Reviews written by Joanne Mumley, Twitter Manager

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August 06, 2013
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Middle Grade Fiction
Storytelling at its Best

Texting the Underworld is truly unique! It is one of those books you just don't want to put down but have a hard time saying goodbye to the characters once the story is over. It is a whirlwind through mythical tales and a truly engaging tale of a young boy's...

August 01, 2013
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3.7
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Young Adult Fiction
Words Cannot Describe

I kept hearing the buzz about Wild Awake through friends,social media, and YA book talk. Wild Awake is not the type of YA book I pick up but over the summer I always like to try something new. I was impressed with this debut novel. All in...

July 22, 2013
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4.7
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Young Adult Fiction
Much More Than a Zombie Book

When I first picked up Contaminated, it sounded like the average run of the mill zombie book. And don't get me wrong, I love those books. They are great to bring to the beach or to curl up under the covers with at night. But Contaminated is so much...

July 02, 2013
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4.0
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Young Adult Fiction
Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

This much anticipated sequel does not disappoint! Vortex has a much darker tone than Insignia and I love the twists and turns.Readers dive right back into Tom Raines life. Tim's life is in flux. Not only does he still have to deal with having a super computer in his head,...

May 11, 2013
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Dark and Horrifying Thrill Ride

Daniel Kraus brings a whole new meaning to horror novels. Scowler is a haunting book that I just couldn't put down. It is one of the darkest and scariest of the year.The novel is an intense and disturbing thrill ride that carries the reader through a brutal, violent, and often...

April 11, 2013
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4.0
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Middle Grade Fiction
Hold Fast and Hold Tight

It has been a long time since I have read a book and completely fallen in love with the characters. All that changed when I picked up Hold Fast. I didn't want to finish the book - I didn't want to leave the characters- I just wanted to keep...

April 09, 2013
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4.0
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Young Adult Fiction
Mont Does it Again!

Eve Marie Mont does not disappoint! A Touch of Scarlet is not a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Emma ends up in the parallel world of The Scarlet Letter. She does not physically enter the novel but instead witnesses the world in a dreamlike state. Unlike...

March 03, 2013
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4.0
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Young Adult Fiction
Couldn't Put the Book Down!

In the wake of all the hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, and other natural disasters around the world, Orleans possesses an almost frightening reality. Orleans, tells the story of what happens after New Orleans is struck by super storm after super storm. Disease has taken over the city. With the spread of...

February 28, 2013
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4.0
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Young Adult Fiction
Terrifyingly Account of the Horrors of the Holocaust

"If I had known what the next six years of my life would have been like, I would have eaten more." Yanek's, the narrator of Prisoner B-3087, words reverberate throughout the novel. Prisoner B-3087 is a realistic description of life and death for the Jewish people during...

February 18, 2013
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4.7
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Skin Crawling Thrill Ride

Adrew Fukuda's writing is addictive. Fukuda takes us on a mind-bending and intense ride as readers trace back the history of this vampiric world. Prey gets off to an electrifying start; it is well paced and well plotted. The writing is clear and precise. It provides a...

February 10, 2013
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4.7
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Sensational Sequel of Epic Proportion

A book I didn't want to put down. It is very rare that I fall in love with a sequel. I enjoyed Cinder and loved the retelling of a the Cinderella fairytale. However, Scarlet takes my breath away. It flawlessly combines two fairy tales into one brilliantly structured plot. ...

January 31, 2013
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3.7
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Young Adult Fiction
Not Your Average Read

A teenage assassin, an intriguing world focused on the manipulation of energy and "The Society",a secret organization that needs to be destroyed before it destroys everyone, are all wrapped into one suspenseful tale. Jennifer Lynn Barnes's book, Nobody is told in dual perspective with surprisingly...

January 28, 2013
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4.7
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4.0
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5.0
Middle Grade Non-Fiction
Thrilling Look at the Attempt to Steal Lincoln's Body!

Lincoln's Grave Robbers is an exciting,fast paced and well-researched story of a little-known crime in post-Civil War history. It is a historical non-fiction book that portrays the events of men who make countereit money. They hatch a plan to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and ransom it for the release of...

January 07, 2013
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4.0
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Best of Middle School Fantasy Available

The Fire Chronicle is the second book in The Books of Beginning Series. This second book takes place a little while after Atlas. John Stephens wastes no time getting right into the action. The evil finds Kate, Michael, and Emma in their new horrible orphanage and separates our three heroes....

November 26, 2012
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4.7
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Gripping and Full of Surprises

What a read! I have been waiting a long time for this third book.As with the previous novels, Ally Condie's writing is fluid and poetic. We learn more about Xander as a narrator while continuing with the multiple narrations from Cassia and Ky. All three narrations are strong and plot...

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