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Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King
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Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

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Title: Different Seasons Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Hardcover: 608 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas–including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption–from Stephen King, bound together by the changing… Continue reading Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

Book Review: Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts
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Book Review: Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts

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Title: Hostage Author: Willo Davis Roberts Publisher: Aladdin Paperback: 144 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository I always thought I’d be ready for an adventure, if one ever came along. I didn’t know how stupid that was until it happened. Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 Hostage is… Continue reading Book Review: Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts

Book Review: Runaway by Meg Cabot
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Book Review: Runaway by Meg Cabot

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Title: Runaway Author: Meg Cabot Series: Airhead, Book 3 Publisher: Point Hardcover: 310 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository EM WATTS IS ON THE RUN She’s on the run from school, from work, from her family, from her friends, from herself. With everyone she loves furious with her for something she can’t… Continue reading Book Review: Runaway by Meg Cabot

Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook
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Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook

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Title: You Owe Me a Murder Author: Eileen Cook Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn. 17-year-old… Continue reading Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook

Book Review: Never Come Back by David Bell
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Book Review: Never Come Back by David Bell

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Title: Never Come Back Author: David Bell Publisher: NAL Paperback: 448 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Elizabeth Hampton is consumed by grief when her mother dies unexpectedly. Leslie Hampton cared for Elizabeth’s troubled brother Ronnie’s special needs, assuming Elizabeth would take him in when the time came. But Leslie’s… Continue reading Book Review: Never Come Back by David Bell

Book Review: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of Rene Descartes by Andrew Pessin
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Book Review: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of Rene Descartes by Andrew Pessin

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Title: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes Author: Andrew Pessin Publisher: Open Books Digital: 504 pages Source: LibraryThing Early Reviewers Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository An historical murder mystery based on real events. Who would want to murder the world’s most famous philosopher? Turns out: nearly everyone. In 1649, Descartes was invited by… Continue reading Book Review: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of Rene Descartes by Andrew Pessin

Book Review: Echoes by Alice Reeds
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Book Review: Echoes by Alice Reeds

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Title: Echoes Author: Alice Reeds Publisher: Entangled: Teen Paperback: 400 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to. Each step forward reveals the… Continue reading Book Review: Echoes by Alice Reeds

Book Review: This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock
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Book Review: This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock

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Title: This Story is a Lie Author: Tom Pollock Publisher: Soho Teen Hardcover: 336 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and… Continue reading Book Review: This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock

Book Review: Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
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Book Review: Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

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Title: Waking the Witch Author: Kelley Armstrong Series: Women of the Otherworld, Book 11 Publisher: Dutton Adult Hardcover: 309 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository At twenty-one, Savannah Levine-orphaned daughter of a notorious dark witch and an equally notorious cutthroat sorcerer-considers herself a full-fledged member of the otherworld. The once rebellious teen has grown into… Continue reading Book Review: Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

Book Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
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Book Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

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Title: Frostbitten Author: Kelley Armstrong Series: Women of the Otherworld, Book 10 Publisher: Orbit Hardcover: 352 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Being the world’s only female werewolf has its advantages, such as having her pick of the Otherworld’s most desirable males. And Elena Michaels couldn’t have picked a more dangerously sexy and undyingly loyal… Continue reading Book Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong