Wow. March is a good month for new releases. Last month, I pretty much knew that Out of the Easy was going to be my favorite, and it was. March is so full of releases I’m dying to read, it was tough narrowing it down. Maybe I’ll be able to squeeze in more than 5… Continue reading What I’m Reading: 5 March 2013 YA New Releases
Category: book reviews
Delightfully Morbid: The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway
The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway Published: February 21st, 2013 by Dutton Juvenile/Penguin Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Adam Strand isn’t depressed. He’s just bored. Disaffected. So he kills himself—39 times. No matter the method, Adam can’t seem to stay dead; he wakes after each suicide alive and physically unharmed, more determined to… Continue reading Delightfully Morbid: The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway
Death, Love, Family, and Musical Theater:The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding
The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding Published: February 5th, 2013 by Entangled Teen Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis: Things I know about Reece Malcolm: 1. She graduated from New York University. 2. She lives in or near Los Angeles. 3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every… Continue reading Death, Love, Family, and Musical Theater:The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding
To Believe in Love: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Published: February 21st, 2012 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Source: local library Synopsis: Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet… Continue reading To Believe in Love: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
In One Night: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley Published: Published February 14th 2012 by Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published in Australia, 2010) Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): “Let me make it in time. Let me meet Shadow. The guy who paints in the dark. Paints birds trapped on brick walls and people lost in ghost forests. Paints guys… Continue reading In One Night: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley