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July 27, 2013

CONFESSIONS OF AN ANGRY GIRL by Louise Rozett

July 27, 2013

Premise of Confessions of an Angry Girl Confessions of an Angry Girl is more than a fitting title. Rose has a number of reasons to be angry. As if being a freshman isn’t daunting enough, Rose has greater worries when she starts high school. She lost her father. He left for Iraq as a contractor…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, bullying, dating, death, debut authors, friendship, grief, high school, humour, language, realistic fiction, romance, siblings

July 23, 2013

WILD AWAKE by Hilary T. Smith

July 23, 2013

Kiri lives for music. Classical piano consumes her life hours on end. She practices so much, it borders on obsession. With her showcase coming up, she needs to nail Khachaturian and Prokofiev. When she is not playing the piano, then she is practicing on her synth with her bandmate and best friend, Lukas. Their goal…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, death, debut authors, drugs, family, mental health, music, music bands, paranoia, piano, realistic fiction, romance, vacation

July 20, 2013

THE GLIMPSE by Claire Merle

July 20, 2013

London, 2041 — society is divided into the Pures and the Crazies. The Crazies are predisposed to mental illness based on their genetic make-up. The Pures are said to be healthy and must protect themselves to build a stronger race of humanity, devoid of mental illness. Then there’s Ana. This 17-year-old is no ordinary Pure. She…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, debut authors, dystopian, futuristic, mental health, psychology, romance, survival

July 15, 2013

AND THEN THINGS FALL APART by Arlaina Tibensky

July 15, 2013

I am sorely disappointed. I picked up this book because of the premise. Keek is a writer who is cut off from her friends because she has no Internet access and her cell is broken. That to me was a promise that Keek would be an introspective character with witty or poignant observations to share….

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, debut authors, family, realistic fiction, relationships, sylvia plath, writing

July 12, 2013

SPLINTERED by Anita G. Howard

July 12, 2013

Wonderland in the hands of A.G. Howard became a whole lot more grotesque and twisted than it already was when Lewis Carroll first imagined it. “Splintered” is a quasi sequel and adaptation of the much loved classic of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll; a modern-day tribute, if you will. Alyssa can not only hear…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, classic lit basis, dark fantasy, debut authors, fairy tales, great book design, lewis carroll, mental health, paranormal, romance

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