Category Archives: Young Adult

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
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Posted on July 4, 2013 by

In this fast-paced sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts, Moose Flanagan realizes he now must pay back the favor he asked of America’s number one incarcerated gangster. Uh-oh! The danger factor really amps up in this one when a … Continue reading →

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
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Posted on July 3, 2013 by

I was surprised how much I liked this story about Moose, his autistic older sister Natalie, and their friends who live on the island of Alcatraz. This is a clearly unique and well-researched historical novel for kids and that is … Continue reading →

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Crap I Read Lately…and I DO mean crap.
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Posted on June 21, 2013 by

I’ve been slacking on my posts SOOO much, and I guess it’s time to rectify that. Sort of. I normally post a review after every book I read…however, as I am now more than just a handful behind, I’m taking … Continue reading →

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Requiem – Lauren Oliver
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Posted on April 2, 2013 by

<– this girl on the cover is looking progressively manlier with each book. I’m not really sure I have much to say about Requiem. I didn’t like it. I just feel rather blah about the whole thing, and I’m really … Continue reading →

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Pandemonium – Lauren Oliver
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Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Here are some random thoughts I have about Pandemonium, some taken from notes on my kindle while reading. It’s kind of ridiculous that, now that the “bad guy” (the Invalids) from the first book doesn’t really exist anymore, now there’s … Continue reading →

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Delirium – Lauren Oliver
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Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Summary: Lena lives in a future USA in which the government has decided that all the problems of the world were caused by love  – amor delirium nervosa – and has figured out a way to remove the ability to … Continue reading →

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Everest series by Gordon Korman
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Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Filched these from the Christmas stash of one of my kiddos and figured they’d provide a nice break from the sometimes tedious Anna Karenina…always wanted to read them, so here goes 🙂 Everest Book One: The Contest Not bad. This … Continue reading →

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Another CRAZY mini-multi-book review…
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Posted on December 12, 2012 by

As you may have gathered from my extensive current reading list — and I promise it has NOTHING to do with how many books I must finish before 12/31 to complete my Goodreads goal, ahem 😉 — it’s that time … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
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Posted on November 19, 2012 by

  Michelle says: BLARGH. I hate when a series I love goes beyond the expected mid-series slump into boring and even begins to disappoint… I love love loved The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. It made me go … Continue reading →

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House of Shadows, by Rachel Neumeier – DNF
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Posted on October 11, 2012 by

I am so disappointed. This book has been on my “READ ME NOW” list for months. That’s a step up from my “read me next” list, you know. I really don’t remember what made me so interested in it, though … Continue reading →

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