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THE BONE WITCH – Rin Chupeco
I follow a lot of different publishers through email and social media, and I follow a number of other reviewers and review sources mostly out of curiosity and partially to see what’s trending in literary circles. One of the books that I’ve been seeing almost everywhere has been The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. In… Continue reading
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TRASH CAN DAYS – Teddy Steinkellner
Four youngsters are about to start middle school – Hannah and Jake Schwartz, Danny Uribe, and Dorothy Wu. They attend San Paulo (California) Junior High. They of course have the ‘usual’ concerns including who likes who, friendships that come and go, who is going to be the best basketball player, and how to be the… Continue reading
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THE LAST RIDE OF CALEB O’TOOLE – Eric Pierpoint
I went in to this book really hoping to like it because, well, I really like author Eric Pierpoint as an actor. But I didn’t. I love books for kids and I often feel like I’m one of the last readers of western fiction, so this tale of a young boy and his sister, set… Continue reading
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ASTROTWINS: PROJECT RESCUE – Mark Kelly
A children’s book about pre-teen astronauts written by an actual astronaut?! Heck, yeah! It is 1976 and the Cold War and Space Race are in full swing. Twin brothers Mark and Scott Kelly are bright and curious and along with their friends Barry and ‘Egg’ and their grandfather (from whom they appear to have inherited… Continue reading
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THE MOON AND BEYOND – John E. Siers
Deep Space Research Institute is a covert operation that does its business right under the noses of the authorities and officially sanctioned space programs. The DSRI consists primarily of scientists who have developed a means of propulsion using gravity to provide thrust rather than tugging things back to the earth. Using this concept, the DSRI… Continue reading
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THE DELPHI EFFECT – Rysa Walker
Seventeen year old Anna Morgan communicates with ghosts. It happens without warning and it’s no wonder that she struggles to stay focused and the foster homes she’s been in shuttle her around and don’t want to have to deal with her. When she comes into contact with another young girl, this one brutally murdered, Anna… Continue reading
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SKY JUMPERS – Peggy Eddleman
This post-apocalyptic setting is a little unusual compared to most that I’ve read. So many novels today set in the future after a nuclear holocaust are dystopian novels of the tremendous struggles and meager existence of deformed survivors. But this book paints a slightly brighter picture – though not all is smooth skies (or there… Continue reading
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RACE THE NIGHT – Kirsten Hubbard
A small assortment of youngsters are alone in the desert with only ‘Teacher’ and ‘Nurse’ as guides and over-seers. Teacher instructs the children from old World Encyclopedia’s and tells them that ‘they are the world.’ The implication is clear that civilization as we know it has been destroyed. But the students start to question Teacher and… Continue reading
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COUNTERPART – Hayley Stone
Counterpart is the sequel to Machinations by author Hayley Stone. You can (and should), read my review of Machinations here as I layout the requirements for a classic YA story. Counterpart continues the story of Rhona Long – the young commander in a battle against the machines. Rhona is still battling the perceptions of those around… Continue reading
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DATA RUNNER – Sam A. Patel
Set in the not-too-distant future, Data Runner is a an action-packed thrilling ride. A few giant mega-corporations own nearly everything – including the internet. The only way to transmit sensitive data is to employ runners to carry the data from one location to another. They do this by getting the digital information injected into a… Continue reading
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DRAW THE LINE – Laurent Linn
I was attracted to this book because of the art theme. Through my high school years I was sure I was going to go on to a career in the art field, and I was nudged in that direction by my art teachers as well. I was also a nerd/geek before it was even close… Continue reading
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HOUSE OF SECRETS – Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini
I definitely expected something a little … better … given Chris Columbus’ name on this. The Walker family is moving. Mr. Walker lost his job recently, under peculiar circumstances (something referred so often that I thought maybe this was the second of third in a series). But when they see their new house, things really… Continue reading

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