young adult

  • "Jack Templar: Monster Hunter" by Jeff Gunhus Book Review

    By Ruth on February 10, 2013
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    If you made it this far, I assume you’re already a monster hunter or in training to become one. I hope my story helps you in the many fights ahead. Click on the image above to get your copy. However, if you’re not a monster hunter…YOU MUST LEAVE THIS PAGE IMMEDIATELY. I’m serious. This story was never meant to become […]
  • “Tournament of Chance: Dragon Rebel” by Suzanne G. Rogers Book Review

    By Ruth on January 17, 2013
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    If Heather manages to win the Tournament of Chance, she’ll be the first commoner to earn a place at court. Instead of a glorious victory, however, she’s arrested and marked for execution. After a daring escape, she joins the Dragon Rebels, who seek to overthrow the despotic monarchy and restore the former kingdom of Ormaria. On a perilous quest, Heather […]
  • “Life On the Edge” by Jennifer Comeaux Book Review

    By Ruth on January 15, 2013
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      Life on the Edge Nineteen-year-old Emily is new to pairs skating, but she and her partner Chris have a big dream–to be the first American team to win Olympic gold. Their young coach Sergei, who left Russia after a mysterious end to his skating career, believes they can break through and make history. Emily and Chris are on track […]
  • “The Legend of Mickey Tussler” by Frank Nappi Blog Tour

    By Ruth on January 10, 2013
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    In the late 1940s, the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey’s autism—a disorder still not truly understood even today—has alienated the boy from the world, […]
  • "Anna and the French Kiss" by Stephanie Perkins Book Review

    By Ruth on December 31, 2012
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    Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris–until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming,beautiful, Étienne has it all…including a serious girlfriend. […]
  • “The Color of Snow” by Brenda Stanley Book Review

    By Ruth on August 30, 2012
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    Can a troubled young girl reenter society after living in isolation? When a beautiful 16-year-old girl named Sophie is found sequestered in a cage-like room in a rundown house in the desolate hills of Arbon Valley, Idaho, the entire community is shocked to learn she is the legendary Callidora–a baby girl who was kidnapped from her crib almost seventeen years […]
  • “Growing Pains: Kendra’s Diaries” by K. P. Smith Book Review

    By Ruth on April 9, 2012
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    Summary (from goodreads):  Growing Pains; Kendras Dairies is the first book in the series chronicling the journey of Kendra Foster from adolescence to adulthood. I aspire to encourage, entertain, and inspire young adults. Life has its ups and downs, its bumps and its bruises. But with perseverance, determination, and faith you can be all you were born to be. Never […]
  • “Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble” by D. Robert Pease Book Review

    By Ruth on December 18, 2011
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    Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have to admit that when I first began this book (2 days ago!), I was somewhat dreading it.  I don’t honestly know why except that I am not a science fiction enthusiast, and I had hoped that my daughter would be able to read this […]
  • “Blaze of Glory” by M. Garzon Book Review

    By Ruth on October 18, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: Last year, I had it all. Two jumpers on the show circuit, a lot of wins, and a lot of attention – the good kind. But now I have nothing. My life is circling the drain. The only spark of light that exists for me is my new, forbidden passion. If my stepfather finds out, he will […]