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First reviewed 3/21/11, Anna and the French Kiss is the perfect YA romance, in my opinion, notable for the fact that the love interests have the opportunity (and gift) to become friends first. Thoughtful, charming and exciting, the fact that this story takes place is Paris is the ganache in the macaron... Back in December of last year when I reviewed Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by
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Back in 2011 I bought the sky is everywhere , the debut novel by Jandy Nelson, when it came out in paperback. She graduated from the high school my kids go to and I was curious. Like so many books I buy, I still have not (but I will, I will!) read it. When I saw Nelson's newest book, I'll Give You the Sun, I was enthralled by the cover art and impressed by this bold choice for a YA book. A
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Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer is just flat out brilliant, both for the subject matter and how the author chooses to tell the story. And in this, Belzhar is ideally pitched to its audience, in tone and content. Even the cover image is perfect! Wolitzer is an award winning writer of books for adults, most recently The Interestings, as well as The Ten Year Nap, which I read and enjoyed immensely.
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Recurring retellings of fairy tales, echoes of King Lear and Wuthering Heights, personal mottos and a blinding pain that keeps memories out of reach are the threads that e. lockhart weaves together to make the fabric of her stunning new novel, we were liars. I have to precede this review with a handful of warnings: this IS a book that you will be compelled to read in one sitting; this IS a
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JacketFlap tags: Graphic Novel, Summer Stories, TEEN: Real Life Girl Story, TEEN: Graphic Novel, aauthor: Tamaki, Add a tag
<!-- START INTERCHANGE - THIS ONE SUMMER -->if(!window.igic__){window.igic__={};var d=document;var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="http://iangilman.com/interchange/js/widget.js";d.body.appendChild(s);} <!-- END INTERCHANGE --> There was some really great pre-publication raves about This One Summer by cousins Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. The most interesting thing about the buzz,
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JacketFlap tags: Books About Writing, Books About Books, New in Hardcover, Reading Level TEEN, TEEN: Real Life Girl Story, Teen: College Story, aauthor: Rowell, Add a tag
<!-- START INTERCHANGE - FANGIRL -->if(!window.igic__){window.igic__={};var d=document;var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="http://iangilman.com/interchange/js/widget.js";d.body.appendChild(s);} <!-- END INTERCHANGE --> When I reviewed Rainbow Rowell's stunning novel Eleanor & Park, there were so many things I wanted to talk about in relation to the book, in addition to the fact that
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First reviewed 3/21/11, Anna and the French Kiss is the perfect YA romance, in my opinion, notable for the fact that the love interests have the opportunity (and gift) to become friends first. Thoughtful, charming and exciting, the fact that this story takes place is Paris is the ganache in the macaron... Back in December of last year when I reviewed Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by
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First reviewed 3/2/11, Melina Marchetta's Printz winning novel is stunning for the craft with which she tells this layered story as well as the complex, compelling characters she creates. Stick with it and you will be greatly rewarded - and need a box of tissues. If you search the internet for reviews of Melina Marchetta's Printz winning novel, Jellicoe Road and read a few lines, you
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First published on 9/10/10, Lockhart's book is one that I think all teenage girls should read. Frankie is a vulnerable but smart protagonist who challenges the status quo. I hope you'll read my review. I don't think I will be revealing any secrets if I tell you here that teen author E Lockhart is also Emily Jenkins, author of young adult and picture books, since she was outed in the NY
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JacketFlap tags: Reading Level TEEN, TEEN: Real Life Girl Story, TEEN: Mystery, TEEN: School Story, Reading Level Adult Books Appropriate for Teens, aauthor: Miller, Add a tag
<!-- START INTERCHANGE - THE YEAR OF THE GADFLY -->if(!window.igic__){window.igic__={};var d=document;var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="http://iangilman.com/interchange/js/widget.js";d.body.appendChild(s);} <!-- END INTERCHANGE --> I discovered The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller on a list titled 10 Ways to Relive Adolescence without Angst or Acne compiled by Kirkus Reviews.
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JacketFlap tags: Robots, Graphic Novel, TEEN: Real Life Girl Story, TEEN: Real Life Boy Story, TEEN: School Story, aauthor: Hicks, aauthor: Shen and Hicks, Add a tag
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Everything about Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell feels real and immediate, painfully and achingly so. While I managed to spread the experience of reading this breathtaking book out over the course of three weeks (this IS the kind of book you don't want to end, both because it's so good you want it to last forever but also because you know that it will make you cry) I could have easily read
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JacketFlap tags: Reading Level TEEN, TEEN: Real Life Girl Story, aauthor: Cohn and Levithan, TEEN: Real Life Boy Story, New York City, Add a tag
<!-- START INTERCHANGE - NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST -->if(!window.igic__){window.igic__={};var d=document;var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="http://iangilman.com/interchange/js/widget.js";d.body.appendChild(s);} <!-- END INTERCHANGE --> nick & norah's infinite playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is a perfect storm of perfectness - for a certain kind of person who likes
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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares is now in paperback!! This summer, I decided to start reviewing teen books. I'm not sure what I have to add to the arena of teen lit - there are plenty of great review blogs out there, most of them run by teens, teen librarians or teen authors themselves. Looking back, I think that what I hoped to do by throwing my hat into this ring was twofold: to offer up
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I was pretty excited when I heard that Jay Asher, author of the best selling, amazing Thirteen Reasons Why and Carolyn Mackler, author of five YA books, had written a book about two teenagers in 1996 who get the chance to view their Facebook pages from fifteen years in the future even though Facebook hasn't been invented yet. The teen section is filled with great collaborations between YA writers
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I first heard of Cathy Ostlere's novel Karma while listening to children's and YA author Julianna Baggott's piece on NPR Hooray for YA: Teen Novels For Readers of All Ages. I have long loved books set in India, for children, teens or adults, so I was immediately intrigued by Baggott's description of this book. I was especially intrigued by the fact that the book was set in 1984 and not the more
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When I read and reviewed my first graphic novel, Rapunzel's Revenge, written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Nathan Hale, back in January of 2009 I was skeptical of the importance of the genre but fully aware of its growing popularity and presence among readers. Drawn to the often amazing artwork (Shaun Tan's The Arrival, Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet series) and vibrant characters (Barry
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"I did it," is all that Penny's whispery voice says in the message she leaves on Lil's phone at 4:27 am on the "first Saturday of the rest of our lives," also known as the day after high school graduation. Eight hours later, Penny is gone and Lil is keeping what she knows about her possible kidnapping from Penny's parents, the police and the FBI. While Penny's disappearance is the spark that
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If you search the internet for reviews of Melina Marchetta's Printz winning novel, Jellicoe Road and read a few lines, you will know that this is a unique book that is difficult to write a review of. In her acceptance speech for the Printz (in which she says some really wonderful things about YA books and librarians, booksellers and bloggers) she thanks "Louis Sachar for writing Holes and
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As I sometimes beg of my readers, please don't judge Saving Francesca book by its cover! First published in Australia in 2003, this book has had a few different cover incarnations which can be seen at the end of the review. While attractive, it's somewhat misleading - this is not our typical teen high school story in any way. . . Francesca Spinelli begins her story by telling us how her
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