Archive for the ‘2011 Debut Authors’ Category

Book Review: The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski

February 26, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 1:40 pm

  From Goodreads.com: In the world of Sheridan Wells, life is perfect when she’s decorating a cake. Unfortunately everything else is a complete mess: her mom ran off years ago, her dad is more interested in his restaurant, and the idea of a boyfriend is laughable. But Sheridan is convinced finding her mom will solve [...]

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Book Review – Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer

February 13, 2011, Posted by Sara at 6:22 pm

What if your worst enemy turned out to be the best friend you ever had? Meet Brooke: Popular, powerful and hating every minute of it, she’s the “It” girl at Douglas High in Lake Champion, Minnesota. Her real ambition? Using her operatic mezzo as a ticket back to NYC, where her family lived before her [...]

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Review – Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith

February 13, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 1:14 pm

From the back cover “blurb”:  Scrub isn’t happy about leaving Florida and his friends to summer with his grandmother in “Middle of Nowhere:”.  When he arrives at her Intergalatic Bed and breakfast, he isn’t surprised by its 605 meets Star Wars décor. But he is surprised by the weird looking guests. It turns out that [...]

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Review – Illegal by Bettina Restrepo

February 12, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 5:14 am

From Goodreads.com: Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora fights to make sense of her loss while waiting for her father’s return and a better day. When the letters and money from her father stop coming, Nora decides that she [...]

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Review – Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald

February 7, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 1:21 pm

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald, illustrated by J.P. Coovert From Goodreads.com Charlie Joe Jackson may be the most reluctant reader ever born, which has worked out really well for him so far, until he pushes his luck too far one day in middle school… I received this as an Advance [...]

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Review – Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin

February 2, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 3:55 am

From the author’s website: Desperate to escape the mediocrity of her third-rate classes, seventeen-year-old Charlotte Locke joins her new school’s elite debate team, where her heart is quickly captivated by Neal Fitzpatrick, the team’s captain extraordinaire. Even better than being in Neal’s orbit, however, is Charlotte’s debate partnership with Amanda Munger–aka Girl Wonder. Bold and [...]

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Review – Memento Nora by Angie Smibert

January 31, 2011, Posted by Maryanne at 3:00 am

Memento Nora by Angie Smibert From the author’s website: Nora, the popular girl and happy consumer, witnesses a horrific bombing on a shopping trip with her mother. In Nora’s near-future world, terrorism is so commonplace that she can pop one little white pill to forget and go on like nothing ever happened. However, when Nora [...]

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Review: Clarity, by Kim Harrington

January 12, 2011, Posted by Donna at 5:00 am

From Goodreads.com When you can see things others can’t, where do you look for the truth? This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats. Clarity “Clare” Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch [...]

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Review: Across The Universe by Beth Revis

January 10, 2011, Posted by Georgia (~Gypsy Rae~) at 1:43 pm

“Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes, That call me on and on across the universe…         Nothing’s gonna change my world”      ~John Lennon and Paul McCartney Amy is 17 years old. She lives in the year 2025. Her life is similar to teenagers of today. She lives with her parents, [...]

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