Love and other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo Published: December 11th 2012 by Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published in Australia as Good Oil in 2010) Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): Love is awkward, Amelia should know. From the moment she sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him.… Continue reading First Job + First Crush: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo
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The Art and Poetry of Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
I love when a book introduces me to a place or concept or idea that sends me to the stacks on a research expedition. The most recent young adult novel to send me on such a journey was Graffiti Moon. I love art and poetry, but when I first read Graffiti Moon, I wasn’t familiar with all… Continue reading The Art and Poetry of Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Is This What It’s Come To?: Sexy Feminism by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Heather Wood Rudulph
Sexy Feminism by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Heather Wood Rudulph Published: March 12th 2013 by Mariner Books Source: ARC from Publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Not your mother’s feminism! A humor-filled action plan for an accessible, cool, and, yes, even sexy brand of 21st-century feminism A Mariner Original Paperback Feminism can still seem like an abstract idea that is… Continue reading Is This What It’s Come To?: Sexy Feminism by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Heather Wood Rudulph
It’s Not What You Think: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Darkfever and Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning Published: 2006 and 2007 by Delacorte Press Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): MacKayla Lane’s life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she’s your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinks…until… Continue reading It’s Not What You Think: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Getting Graphic: My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf Published: March 1st 2012 by Abrams Books Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf… Continue reading Getting Graphic: My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
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