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Review: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: This is a super cool cover and I love it a lot. Elise looks 100% like Glendale’s Hottest … Continue reading →
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Review: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina. Candlewick, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: The title is the centerpiece of this cover, as it should be. It grabs attention, reflects the story, and doesn’t … Continue reading →
Review: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2010. Currently available. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: Half girl alert! She’s missing part of her body and head! I wish that that publishers could just be ok with girls’ … Continue reading →
Review: The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock. Viking, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: How much do I love this cover? So. Much. It’s both interesting artwork and actually relevant to the book’s content. The … Continue reading →
Review: Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013. Currently available. Genre: Middle grade realistic fiction. Face Value: This is such an exuberant cover! Nate on the red carpet in NYC is a joyful … Continue reading →
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Tagged auditions, Boys, Broadway, Bullying, musical theatre, NYC, sexual orientation
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Review: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian. Simon & Schuster, 2012. Currently available. Genre: YA contemporary realistic fiction. Face Value: The girls on this cover have whole bodies, which is a great thing. As an Instagram lover, I’m also … Continue reading →
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Review: Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King Little, Brown & Company, 2011 (currently available) Note: We already knew we were fans of A.S. King’s writing, based on her previous and totally Slatebreaking books Dust of 100 Dogs and Please … Continue reading →
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