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  • 2 stars out of 5

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne

19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry, now the Head of Magical Law Enforcement, is struggling to balance his heavy workload and family life, and his scar has mysteriously...

Posted by on October 7, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Dreamology by Lucy Keating

Every night since Alice was a child, she has dreamt of the same boy: Max. When Alice moves to Boston, she runs, literally, into the boy of her dreams.

Posted by on September 12, 2016

  • 3 stars out of 5

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Princess Lia of Morrighan, tired of living a life ruled by tradition and duty, is pushed to her limits when her hand is offered in marriage to the prince of...

Posted by on September 11, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

First & Then by Emma Mills

The story borrows from Pride and Prejudice, yet forges its own identity, straying from its source material enough to keep you guessing what will happen. An unexpectedly touching, thoroughly delightful...

Posted by on September 11, 2016

  • 1 stars out of 5

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow

Bow presents an intriguing concept but is unable to follow through with her characters, pacing, or focus. The writing is littered with unexplained technological terms and the staccato sentences take...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Shutter by Courtney Alameda

Masterfully crafted pacing helps build a sense of foreboding, and the richly layered background makes for a captivating story that manages to leave room for an anticipated sequel. Shutter is...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

  • 5 stars out of 5

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins

Brought together by award-winning author Stephanie Perkins, this diverse and heart-warming collection of holiday stories is written by a veritable Who's Who of YA authors. Mostly realistic but occasionally fantastical,...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist

Each relationship is presented in three parts –the backstory, the hypothesis, and the investigation – and hilarious charts and diagrams accompany each pseudo-scientific relationship analysis. Josh may have struck out...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Goodbye Stranger is the newest book by Rebecca Stead, author of the Newbery Award winning book When You Reach Me. Stead has a talent for creating plots that include an...

Paper Cowboy by Kristen Levine

I am very much a native of the western suburbs of Chicago. My only homes have been in Downers Grove and Westmont, and I’ve always felt that suburbia was a...

The Art of Secrets! by James Klise

Arson, possible hate crime, losing everything, gaining new things, a school benefit, new friendships, a fortune in lost art found only to be lost again, intrigue, mystery, and so much...

Posted by on April 17, 2015

The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

As a very young child, before I can even remember, I apparently caused trouble by playing in my older sister’s dollhouse.  Fortunately, I had a mother who understood the undeniable...

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