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Review by Elisa THE GOLDEN YARN By Cornelia Funke Series: MirrorWorld #3 Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Breathing Books (December 1, 2015) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon  Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and

Review by Krista... INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD By Jamie Kain Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (December 8, 2015) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon  He prepared their family for every natural disaster known to man—except for the one that struck.When Nicole Reed’s father forces her family to move to a remote area of the Sierra Foothills, one without any modern

From Becs... SALT TO THE SEA by Ruta Sepetys Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Penguin Teen (February 2, 2016) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon The author of Between Shades of Gray returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet unknown—tragedies.In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a

Review by Sara... SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN By Jeff Garvin Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (February 2, 2016) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon The first thing you’re going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a girl?Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. The thing

by Becca... Woot, woot! Today is a great day, because I FINALLY get to spread all my Passenger love around! Thanks Hannah for organizing this amazing blog tour, and Disney-Hyperion! I'm so excited to be apart of it, and share ALL THE FEELS with our readers today with my review, a giveaway of Passenger, AND a super special (cough painted by me cough cough) giveaway, exclusively for

Review by Rachel  UNDERWATER by Marisa Reichardt Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Macmillan (January 12, 2016) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon Morgan didn’t mean to do anything wrong that day. Actually, she meant to do something right. But her kind act inadvertently played a role in a deadly tragedy. In order to move on, Morgan must learn to forgive—first someone who did something that

Review by Sara SANCTUARY BAY  by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (January 19, 2016) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon In this genre-bending YA thriller, will Sarah Merson's shiny new prep school change her life forever or bring it to a dark and sinister end?When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most elite

Review by Krista THE UNQUIET by Mikaela Everett Kindle Edition, 464 pages Published September 22nd 2015  by Greenwillow Books  Goodreads | Amazon For most of her life, Lirael has been training to kill—and replace—a duplicate version of herself on a parallel Earth. She is the perfect sleeper-soldier. But she’s beginning to suspect she is not a good person. The two Earths are identical in

From Becs... THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS by Marieke Nijkamp Hardcover: 292 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (January 5th, 2016)  Goodreads | Amazon 10:00 a.m.The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.10:02 a.m.The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next

Review by Krista The Good Sister by Jamie Kain Hardcover, 304 pages Published October 7th 2014  by St. Martin's Griffin   Goodreads | Amazon The Kinsey sisters live in an unconventional world. Their parents are former flower-children who still don’t believe in rules. Their small, Northern California town is filled with free spirits and damaged souls seeking refuge from the real world.

Swoonings by Jackie SWEET TEMPTATION by WENDY HIGGINSSeries: Sweet Evil (Book 4)Paperback: 512 pagesPublisher: HarperTeen (September 8, 2015)Goodreads | Amazon When bad-boy drummer Kaidan Rowe encounters good girl Anna Whitt, the girl chosen to vanquish the demons from earth, he can't stop thinking about her. The Nephilim son of the Duke of Lust, Kaidan tries to help Anna embrace a life of

Review by Leydy NOT AFTER EVERYTHING by Michelle LevyHardcover: 336 pagesPublisher: Dial Books (August 4, 2015)Language: EnglishAmazon | Goodreads Tyler has a football scholarship to Stanford, a hot girlfriend, and a reliable army of friends to party with. Then his mom kills herself. And Tyler lets it all go. Now he needs to dodge what his dad is offering (verbal tirades and abuse) and

Review by Leydy AN INHERITANCE OF ASHES by Leah BobetAge Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and upHardcover: 400 pagesPublisher: Clarion Books (October 6, 2015)Goodreads | Amazon The strange war down south—with its rumors of gods and monsters—is over. And while sixteen-year-old Hallie and her sister wait to see who will return from the distant battlefield, they struggle to maintain their family

Review by Krista Flashes (Flashes) by Tim O'RourkeHardcover: 320 pagesPublisher: Chicken House (October 27, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon A brilliant detective thriller with a supernatural twist! Charley has visions... Flashes of things she can't explain. A girl in trouble. The sound of trains. She feels certain they are clues to a crime. But no one will believe her. Until

Discussion by Andye NAMELESSby Jennifer JenkinAge Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and upSeries: NamelessPaperback: 336 pagesPublisher: Month9Books, LLC (October 6, 2015)Amazon | Goodreads Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf, and the Ram. Through brutal war tactics, the Ram have dominated the region, inflicting death and destruction on their neighbors.

Review by Sara SERPENTINEby Cindy PonAge Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and upSeries: SerpentinePaperback: 300 pagesPublisher: Month9Books, LLC (September 8, 2015)Amazon | Goodreads Inspired by the rich history of Chinese mythology, this sweeping fantasy is set in the ancient Kingdom of Xia and tells the coming of age story of Skybright, a young girl who worries about her growing otherness.

Review by Rachel & Andye THE DEAD HOUSE by Dawn Kurtagich Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 15, 2015) Language: English Program Type: Audiobook Version: Unabridged Publisher: Hachette Audio Hardcover | Audiobook | Goodreads Welcome to the Dead House. Three students: dead. Carly Johnson: vanished without a trace. Two decades have passed

Review by Krista  The Nest by Kenneth Oppel Expected publication: October 6th 2015 by Simon & Schuster Goodreads | Amazon Steve just wants to save his baby brother—but what will he lose in the bargain? This is a haunting gothic tale for fans of Coraline, from acclaimed author Kenneth Oppel (Silverwing, The Boundless) with illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen. For some kids

Review by Elisa WALK ON EARTH A STRANGERby Rae CarsonSeries: Gold Seer Trilogy (Book 1)Hardcover: 448 pagesPublisher: Greenwillow Books (September 22, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a

Review by Emily EDGEWATER by Courtney Sheinmel Hardcover: 336 pagesPublisher: Amulet Books (September 8, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon Lorrie Hollander used to be a rich girl, but now she’s lost everything because of the secrets and lies of the people around her. It’s been 12 years since Lorrie’s mother skipped town and left Lorrie in the care of her unstable aunt Gigi. Together

Review by Paola FIRST & THENby Emma MillsHardcover: 272 pagesPublisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (October 13, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy silently crushing on best friend Cas, and blissfully ignoring the future after high school. But the universe has other plans. It delivers Devon's cousin Foster, an unrepentant social outlier

Review by Leydy DRIFT AND DAGGAR by Kendall KulperAge Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and upHardcover: 368 pagesPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 8, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon In Mal's world, magic is everything. But Mal is a "blank," the anti-magic. Blanks can't be hexed or cursed or saved or killed by magic. And everyone is afraid of them--even Mal

Review by Jackie The Lost Girl  by R. L. Stine Series: Fear StreetHardcover: 272 pagesPublisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (September 29, 2015)Language: EnglishGoodreads | Amazon Generations of children and teens have grown up on R.L. Stine's bestselling and hugely popular horror series, Fear Street and Goosebumps. Now, the Fear Street series is back with a chilling new

Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchison (and others) Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (September 1, 2015) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon  It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto school grounds, enter the gymnasium, and open fire, killing six and injuring five others.But this isn't a story about the shooting itself. This isn't about

Review by Leydy (Once Upon a Twilight) TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURSby Leila SalesAge Range: 12 - 18 yearsHardcover: 352 pagesPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (September 15, 2015)Goodreads | Amazon Recklessly loyal. That's how seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley has always thought of herself. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like