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Book Review: When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao
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Book Review: When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao

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Title: When You Wish Upon a LanternAuthor: Gloria ChaoPublisher: VikingHardcover: 352 pagesSource: PublisherSummary: (taken from Goodreads): Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding Of All Time—and they haven’t spoken since. Then Liya discovers her family’s wishing lantern store… Continue reading Book Review: When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

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Title: Pride and Prejudice and PittsburghAuthor: Rachael LippincottPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 256 pagesSource: ARC from ALA conferenceSummary: (taken from Goodreads): What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. But after getting dumped by her first love and waitlisted at her dream art… Continue reading Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
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Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma

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Title: Heiress ApparentlyAuthor: Diana MaPublisher: Harry N. AbramsHardcover: 304 pagesSource: PurchasedSummary: (taken from Goodreads): Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning for… Continue reading Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma

Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
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Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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Title: A Scatter of LightAuthor: Malinda LoPublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 325 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends–one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her… Continue reading Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

Book Review: Arcanum 101 by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
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Book Review: Arcanum 101 by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

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Title: Arcanum 101 Authors: Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill Series: Diana Tregarde, Book 0.3 Publisher: Rosettabooks Ebook: 179 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Tomas Torres never thought that saving his baby sister would only be the start of his problems, but from the moment he threw the fireball at the robber at the corner… Continue reading Book Review: Arcanum 101 by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

Book Review: Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
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Book Review: Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde

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Title: Dragon’s Bait Author: Vivian Vande Velde Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Paperback: 196 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn’t matter–the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon.… Continue reading Book Review: Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde

Book Review: Pride by Ibi Zoboi
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Book Review: Pride by Ibi Zoboi

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Title: Pride Author: Ibi Zoboi Publisher: Balzer & Bray Paperback: 285 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez… Continue reading Book Review: Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Book Review: The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
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Book Review: The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

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Title:The Ghost and the Goth Author: Stacey Kade Series: The Ghost and the Goth, Book 1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Hardcover: 281 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Alona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to… Continue reading Book Review: The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

Book Review: The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Book Review: The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Title: The Shade of the Moon Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Series: Last Survivors, Book 4 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 288 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository It’s been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place… Continue reading Book Review: The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Book Review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
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Book Review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

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Title:La Belle Sauvage Author: Philip Pullman Series: The Book of Dust, Book 1 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover: 449 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that… Continue reading Book Review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman