Review: Thirteen Reasons Why (audio)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Ti

Thirteen Reasons Why (audio) By Jay Asher Read by: Debra Wiseman and Joel Johnstone (Listening Library (Audio), Compact Disc, October 2007, 9780739356500) The Short of It: An absolutely riveting, cannot-turn-off story about a young girl explaining why she decided to take her life. The Rest Of It: Clay Jensen comes home from school and finds [...]

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Review: Before I Fall

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Ti

Before I Fall By Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins, Hardcover, 9780061726804, March 2010, 480pp.) The Short of It: Absolutely riveting, from beginning to end. The Rest of It: After dying in a car accident, Samantha Kingston is forced to relive her last day a total of seven times. As repetitive as this sounds, each day is slightly [...]

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Review: The Absolute Value of Mike

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ti

The Absolute Value of Mike By Kathryn Erskine (Philomel, Hardcover, 9780399255052, June 2011, 256pp.) The Short of It: Laugh-out-loud funny. The Rest of It: When his father takes a teaching job in Romania for the summer, fourteen-year-old Mike is sent to a town he affectionately calls, “Do Over” so he can stay with his grand-aunt [...]

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Review: If I Stay

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Ti

If I Stay By Gayle Forman (Dutton Juvenile, Hardcover, 9780525421030, April 2009, 208pp.) The Short of It: A short but riveting story about the importance of family, the ability to let go and the impact that change can have on one girl’s life. The Rest of It: After surviving a horrific crash, Mia finds herself [...]

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Review: Across the Universe

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Ti

Across the Universe By Beth Revis (Razorbill, Hardcover, 9781595143976, January 2011, 416pp.) The Short of It: Across the Universe has a lot going on in its pages, but teen readers will have a hard time putting it down. The Rest of It: Amy, her parents, and a host of others are frozen in a type [...]

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