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Two Boys Kissing | August 21, 2013
2013 has already proven to be a big year for David Levithan – his groundbreaking Boy Meets Boy celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this year. And next week, his latest novel, Two Boys Kissing, will be published. Narrated by a …
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The Dark | August 14, 2013
“Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo.” So reads the flap copy for the charmingly somber, visually stunning picture book from Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen. This superstar team tackles an all-too-familiar theme in …
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The Dream Thieves | August 7, 2013
Ok guys. Get ready. Blue Sargent and those oh-so-swoon-worthy Raven Boys are back! Securing an ARC of The Dream Thieves was the main objective of my summer and when I finally got it to my apartment –after guarding it in …
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Fangirl | July 31, 2013
Fangirl is a YA novel about family, friendship, and fiction. Cath and her twin sister, Wren, have always done everything together. They’ve lived in the same room, shared the same clothes, mourned their absent mother together, and loved the wildly …
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Mortal Fire | July 24, 2013
Are you ready for an existential experience? No? Well I wasn’t either when I opened Elizabeth Knox’s Mortal Fire, but boy, I couldn’t put it down once I started. Knox’s ethereal storytelling is simply captivating as she weaves the tale …
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The Boy on the Bridge | July 17, 2013
A forbidden love affair and the controversy it ignites are common ingredients in a young adult romance story. However, Natalie Standiford throws a curve ball to conventions by setting her novel in dreary Cold War Russia, where American Laura Reid …
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The Day the Crayons Quit | July 10, 2013
Crayons are the obvious tool of choice for the child artist. They’re easy to grasp, require little cleanup, and—while not recommended— are safe to eat. In The Day the Crayons Quit, these drawing implements leverage their artistic indispensability by leaving …
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Battling Boy | July 3, 2013
Ever have one of those moments when you realize the author you’ve just “discovered” has actually been around for years—and not only that, but also that he or she is kind of a big deal? I’ll admit that is exactly …
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More Than This | June 26, 2013
After Patrick Ness slayed me with The Chaos Walking trilogy and even more so with A Monster Calls, I needed to get my hands on an ARC of his upcoming YA novel, More Than This, out this September. More Than …
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