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Magan: The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston
The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston Publication Date: May 14, 2013 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 320 Target audience: Young Adult Keywords: witness protection program, secrecy, multiple...
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Estelle: Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: July 16, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 400 Target audience: Mature young adult Keywords: spring break, friendships, murder Format...
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Estelle: Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne
Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: July 2, 2013 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: 262 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: Death, stalking, secrets Format read:...
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Young Adult Books & After High School
When I first picked when I Was Here by Gayle Forman (my review) a few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to learn the main characters had graduated from high school with one of them attending a...
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Perfect Girl by Michele Gorman • Magan Reviews
Perfect Girl by Michele Gorman [twitter • website] Publication Date: October 14, 2014 Publisher: Notting Hill Press Pages: 326 Target Audience: Adult Fiction Keywords: people pleasing, crappy...
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You’re Invited: A Fictional Birthday Party
Greetings, friends! It’s early, I know. (Well, depending on where you are, of course, but I’m going to imagine you woke up at 8 a.m. to read this.) You are dressed in the outfit that makes you feel...
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Sorta Like a Love Story | Pub Date
I’m glad I’m not alone. Like Brittany, I am a happily married person who also thinks Valentine’s Day is the worst. I always felt like many of the boys I knew (not my husband) thought of it as some...
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The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds • Estelle Reviews
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: 1/6/2015 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 272 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: death, NYC, grief,...
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Religion in YA Books • Dive Into Diversity
Each Sunday, I found myself driving down the back roads of our small town with my grandparents, headed to our tiny Catholic church. I was baptized there and participated as a reader, attended Sunday...
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We Can Work It Out by Elizabeth Eulberg • Estelle Reviews
We Can Work It Out by Elizabeth Eulberg ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: 1/27/2015 Publisher: Scholastic Point Pages: 320 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: friendship, romance, organizing a club,...
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Cut Me Free by J.R. Johansson • Magan Reviews
Cut Me Free by J.R. Johansson [twitter • website] Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Pages: 304 Target Audience: Adult Fiction Keywords: child abuse, changing...
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Little Kids: A Valentine’s Love-Fest
Graphic found via Pinterest via this source. As many of you know, a really sweet day is approaching: Valentine’s Day! And my daughter, Everett, just turned one a week and a half ago. I intended to do...
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Something True with Kieran Scott | #TrueLoveTrilogy
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! Whether you love or loathe this holiday, you’re here today because of one common love: reading. We’re thrilled to host Kieran Scott today (you may know her as Kate...
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An Unexpected Advocate | #LoveathonRAK
This post is in celebration of Random Acts of Kindness. ♥ I’ve been blogging for almost 4 years now — in two separate communities — connections have been made and have been broken. Some of grown...
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It’s SNOW-ing Heroes ⋅ A Peek at the Brookhollow Series
The weather outside maybe frightful (at least in NYC) but Rather Be Reading is ever so delightful as contemporary romance writer Jennifer Snow stops by to crank the temperature up a notch with a...
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Promposal by Rhonda Helms • Magan Reviews
Promposal by Rhonda Helms [twitter • website] Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 224 Target Audience: Young Adult Fiction Keywords: promposal, public displays of...
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My Heart and Other Black Holes • Estelle Reviews
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Publisher: HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray Pages: 320 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: depressing,...
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A Chat with The Tragic Age’s Stephen Metcalfe
Stephen Metcalfe may be new to the young adult scene but he brings with him a ton of experience from his work on various stage and screen plays. His first novel, His Tragic Life, hits bookstores on...
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The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand • Magan Reviews
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand [twitter • website] Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 400 Target Audience: Young Adult Fiction Keywords: suicide, loss of a...
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Girl Before a Mirror by Liza Palmer • Estelle Reviews
Girl Before a Mirror by Liza Palmer ( website | twitter ) Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 384 Target audience: Adult Keywords: womanhood, friendship, empowerment,...
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