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				<title>Patrick Hodges, Staff Reviewer added Ethan&#039;s Secret to Young Adult Indie</title>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges, Staff Reviewer added Joshua&#039;s Island to Young Adult Indie</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:25:13 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A terrific story about life, death, and closure
The [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:47:41 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A terrific story about life, death, and closure<br />
The story:</p>
<p>When Emmitt’s twin sister Minnie dies in a tragic accident, it cripples not only him but his parents with grief. A letter from an anonymous organ transplant recipient arrives soon after, thanking his family for the gift that saved his life. Emboldened, Emmitt seeks to track down every p&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-23316"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/23316/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Enjoyable dystopian psychological thriller
The story:

At [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:14:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enjoyable dystopian psychological thriller<br />
The story:</p>
<p>At seventeen, Claire Harper’s life has taken a turn for the worse – her mother has just died, leaving her an orphan, and her status as a privileged member of society has been revoked. In the caste&#045;system her society lives by, she has been relegated to the lowest rung until she pays off her&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-22947"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22947/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Another brilliant outing from Michelle MacQueen

The [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 02:45:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another brilliant outing from Michelle MacQueen</p>
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<p>Jesse Kerrigan has it all: good looks, charisma, and popularity. Even though he’s captain of a winless hockey team mired in last place, he’s the guy everyone loves… with the exception of Charlotte Morrison, a figure staking phenom determined not to stray from the path that leads to Ol&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-22467"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22467/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Excellent Dystopian Fantasy
The story:

In a dystopian [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 03:10:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent Dystopian Fantasy<br />
The story:</p>
<p>In a dystopian future, the former state of Alaska is now home to what remains of humanity. Teenagers undergo The Proving, a dangerous selection process to determine who will have the honor of becoming Bound, whose lifelong duty it will be to ensure mankind’s continued survival and not repeat the e&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-22346"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22346/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Excellent LGBT Story With a Twist
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In a small [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 03:35:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent LGBT Story With a Twist<br />
The story:</p>
<p>In a small town in Georgia, Tommy is still mourning the loss of his best friend, Chase, so much so that he hears his voice in his head. The only outlet he has for his grief is sending Chase texts. Then, one day, a stranger answers in the form of Nick. Nick, working a summer job at the local diner,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-22205"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22205/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Wonderful book, brilliant series
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Melody, the [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:49:14 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wonderful book, brilliant series<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Melody, the younger sister of Charlie, the main character of the previous book, is now in college. She is smitten with her longtime boyfriend Nate, a handsome football player who is struggling with the part he played in a friend’s death. Rather than let their relationship disintegrate, she uses her “&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21718"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21718/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Exciting, (Mostly) Nail-Biting Dystopian Action!
The [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 02:55:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exciting, (Mostly) Nail-Biting Dystopian Action!<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Lune Avery has survived the Elite Trials and escaped the clutches of her tyrant father, but her trials have only just begun. In the wilds beyond the city where she’s lived her whole life, she must face new challenges and dangers, many of which involve her friend and trainer Bren. Q&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21235"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21235/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Polarizing, Brutal Tale of Teenage Love
The [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:44:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Polarizing, Brutal Tale of Teenage Love<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Sheltered high school junior Andrea Cavanaugh believes she hits the jackpot when Josh McMillan, a piano prodigy, becomes her first&#045;ever boyfriend – he’s talented, handsome, popular, everything a girl could want. However, she quickly learns that Josh has a very dark side, and their storybook rom&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21234"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21234/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Another Gem by Amalie Jahn
Tin Men by Amalie Jahn

The [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:36:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another Gem by Amalie Jahn<br />
Tin Men by Amalie Jahn</p>
<p>The story:</p>
<p>After losing his estranged father, Charlie Johnson’s life is further complicated when he learns he was adopted. Curious about his biological mother, he embarks on a quest to find her. With the help of his stalwart girlfriend Brooke and his government&#045;sanctioned trip through time, C&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21129"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21129/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: I like where this is going!
The story:

Hot on the heels of [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:04:40 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like where this is going!<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Hot on the heels of the event of Super Humans &#040;Book One&#041;, we get inside the heads and lives of two more characters – Beck, the tall, athletic jock, and Wren, the bookish cousin of Miranda, all of whom were also introduced in the first book. Both find themselves involved with a growing team of young s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21038"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21038/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Ambitions Mixture of Genres
The story: 

Four high-schoolers [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:01:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ambitions Mixture of Genres<br />
The story: </p>
<p>Four high-schoolers happens upon five mysterious wells while walking through the woods near their home. Before they know what’s happening, they are all transported to a dystopian landscape fifty years in the future, where they learn that the apocalypse occurred a mere five minutes after they left. While w&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20844"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20844/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Urban Fantasy with a Fresh Twist
The story:

Best friends [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20775/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 15:19:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Urban Fantasy with a Fresh Twist<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Best friends Chloe and Miranda, eager to start their college careers, move into an old, off-campus Victorian house that, strangely, has no other tenants. Soon after, Chloe starts having visions through the house’s picture window. This sets off a chain of events that will see the pair team up with s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20775"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20775/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Brilliant book about sterotypes
Some books hit you right in [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:40:33 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brilliant book about sterotypes<br />
Some books hit you right in the feels (or a bit lower). This is one of them.</p>
<p>In the wake of a horrible car accident that took one life and changed many others, five small town teens most learn to cope with the aftermath.</p>
<p>Peyton is &#8220;the fat girl&#8221;, ridiculed by her classmates despite her every attempt to get in&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20686"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20686/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Brilliant deconstruction of stereotypes
The Story:

At Twin [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 14:34:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brilliant deconstruction of stereotypes<br />
The Story:</p>
<p>At Twin Rivers High (like in most schools), stereotypes abound. People are judged on their appearances, and that label sticks no matter how untrue it is. Take Nari Won Song &#8211; born to Korean parents, wears thick glasses, is quiet and shy &#8230; well, she must be NERD right? She&#8217;s smart and is great&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20495"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20495/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A brilliant slice of teenage life 
The story:

Redmond [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:52:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A brilliant slice of teenage life<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Redmond Fairweather is one of those high-school students no one notices. He and his only two friends, Deep and Alice, are the square pegs of the school. One day, he sees Mr. Street, a charismatic yet sketchy teacher, give what appears to be drugs to another student. To teach him a lesson, he decides&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20322"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20322/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great slice of life romance
The story:

Michaela Matthews’ l [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:46:08 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great slice of life romance<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Michaela Matthews’ life has been all planned out: graduate law school, marry her longtime boyfriend Ethan, become a corporate lawyer like her emotionally distant father and a socialite like her domineering mother. And she wants out. When she meets Jason, a handsome bar owner, she sees in him a way to live –&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20152"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20152/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Heartbreaking, Funny, Brilliant.
The story:

Lock is a shy, [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20150/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:28:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heartbreaking, Funny, Brilliant.<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Lock is a shy, closeted sixteen-year-old boy, transplanted with his little brother and alcoholic mother to Atlanta. West is a rich classmate who’s watching his life spiral out of control. The two quickly realize there’s a spark between them, but can they explore it when everything in their lives con&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20150"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20150/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Raw and Beautiful
The story:

Jackson Wolf, a teenage boy [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20024/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:15:46 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Raw and Beautiful<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Jackson Wolf, a teenage boy from one of Buffalo’s poorer neighborhoods, has it rough. His mother abandoned him, leaving him with his perpetually-drunk, always-angry father who physically abuses him on a regular basis. A chance encounter with a classmate named James McDougal not only turns into a great friendship but t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-20024"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20024/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A Dystopian Novel Worth Your TIme
The story:

Lune Tatum, the [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19829/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 02:39:15 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Dystopian Novel Worth Your TIme<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Lune Tatum, the adoptive daughter of this dystopian world’s Supreme Elite, wants out. Out of the walled city that’s been her prison, out of sight of the populace who hate her because of her privilege, and out of the clutches of the father who’s beaten her into submission since childhood. The only way t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-19829"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19829/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Intriguing Concept, Good Execution
The story:

Effy Garcia [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19585/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 04:26:56 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intriguing Concept, Good Execution<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Effy Garcia commits suicide on her seventeenth birthday. Her body is then possessed by a wandering spirit whose destiny it is to spend 364 days in its host only to move on every March 29th. She’s been doing this for 109 years, moving from body to body with no hope of ending the terrible cycle of d&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-19585"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19585/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Decent if silly teenage spy romp
The story:

Teen spy team [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19499/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 01:37:35 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Decent if silly teenage spy romp<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Teen spy team The Gems (Emma, Olivia, Nadia, and Miyuki) have gelled as a team and now undertake dangerous missions while trying to maintain their cover as everyday high-school students. One day, a mysterious boy named Robert crosses their paths. Turns out Robert hides one whopper of a secret, and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-19499"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19499/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Intense Story that Bridges the Gap between Past and [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19246/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:49:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intense Story that Bridges the Gap between Past and Present<br />
The story:</p>
<p>In 1983, high school senior Laura Sherman was gunned down by a jealous classmate, who then turned the gun on herself. Thirty years later, her spirit returns to help budding medium Rebecca, a teenage girl facing a crisis of her own. Can the two prevent history from repeating&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-19246"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/19246/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: One of the best you&#039;ll read
The story:

A childhood tragedy [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18829/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 17:15:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the best you&#8217;ll read<br />
The story:</p>
<p>A childhood tragedy forces Sable to flee her home, change her identity, and eke out a meager existence in a land that doesn’t want her there. When her past catches up to her, she’s forced seek protection from Jos, a mysterious man with a past of his own. With an evil necromancer on her tail, Sable must fin&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18829"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18829/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Little story with a lot of heart
The story:

Disfigured by a [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18790/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:08:53 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little story with a lot of heart<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Disfigured by a childhood accident, thirteen-year-old Karina Morgan has it tough. Labeled an outcast because of her appearance, she must deal with bullying, rowdy brothers, and parents struggling with their own problems. One day, walking through the woods, she happens upon a mysterious cave. What she&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18790"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18790/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Decent but flawed
The story:

Nancy Miller is a poor, [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18685/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 02:53:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Decent but flawed<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Nancy Miller is a poor, illiterate teenage girl scrounging out a meager living in Edinburgh. On the day she gets fired from her waitress job, she is snatched off the street, thrown in a truck and driven to a huge house. There, she is held captive by a rich, handsome yet troubled boy named Robert, who refuses to tell&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18685"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18685/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Worthy Take on Beauty and the Beast
The story:

Christine is [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18620/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:55:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worthy Take on Beauty and the Beast<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Christine is a beautiful young woman who dreams of being a photographer despite her mother’s insistence she become a model. When her photos mysteriously disappear from her laptop, she enlists the aid of Erik, a scarred youth who hides in his house and uses his hacking skills to spy on his peers. As t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18620"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18620/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: That Moment When Clarity Strikes
The story:

California [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18327/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 02:09:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That Moment When Clarity Strikes<br />
The story:</p>
<p>California “Callie” McCoy is a typical teenager in many ways: unsure of her future, struggles to fit in, and loves the few friends she has… especially Jamie, who she finally begins a relationship with after years of him pursuing her. They start their senior year of high school full of hope, but, as li&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18327"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18327/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great Dystopian Thriller!
The story:

Sawyer is an orphaned [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18242/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 23:57:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Dystopian Thriller!<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Sawyer is an orphaned girl who lives in a world not unlike that of the Terminator movies, where machines have taken over and now roam the streets searching for the last remaining humans. She is a Watcher, a skilled tracker and eliminator. However, when the machines seem to be getting smarter, she and her crew&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18242"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18242/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Deep, Complex Story for Fantasy/Dystopian Lovers
The [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18110/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:01:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deep, Complex Story for Fantasy/Dystopian Lovers<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Ember Trouve, missing for three years in Trinity Forest, has been “rebirthed”, in the form of a controversial mega-pop-star, Oshun. This process is supposed to remove all prior memories, but Ember’s personality fights to break free. Meanwhile, Ember’s brother Jared and best friend&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18110"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18110/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Brilliant, heartbreaking story about triumph over [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18081/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:33:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brilliant, heartbreaking story about triumph over adversity<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Samantha “Sam” Becker wants only one thing – to go to Juilliard. She’s a veritable prodigy with the guitar, a fact that everyone who’s ever heard her play is entranced by her ability. But she is trapped in a house with an alcoholic mother and a domineering father who has her l&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18081"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/18081/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great Dystopian Survival Story
The story:

Fifteen-year-old [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17924/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:45:38 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Dystopian Survival Story<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Fifteen-year-old Alexandra Spencer has led a life of privilege. That all disintegrates when her boyfriend<br />
Marcus begs her to take the fall for a minor crime that he committed, and she is sentenced to a year at Elder Gray prison – by her own father. Forced to cross a danger-filled, dystopian landscape j&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17924"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17924/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A marvelous book with depth
The story:

Casey Morgan has a [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17794/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:35:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A marvelous book with depth<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Casey Morgan has a unique gift, though many (including her) would view it as more of a curse: all she has to do is touch someone’s skin, and she automatically knows how many days that person has left to live. Out of fear and dread, she has withdrawn from all but her family and her best friend Em, wearing g&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17794"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17794/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Fast paced paranormal thriller
The story:

Hanna is a typical [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17731/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:36:22 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fast paced paranormal thriller<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Hanna is a typical teenage girl &#8211; not the prettiest, not the most popular, and totally not prepared for what lies in wait for her. A deadly encounter in an alley behind a nightclub leaves her with a mark on her arm that provides her with supernatural powers that can neither explain nor control. To make&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17731"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17731/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Do not miss this brilliant YA book!
The story:

Abby Renshaw [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17431/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:41:07 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not miss this brilliant YA book!<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Abby Renshaw is not a normal seventeen-year-old girl. She suffers from hallucinations wherein she sees ghosts, a malady she attributes to the “Renshaw curse”, a curse that caused her father to take his own life. When her mother secures a high-paying job in London, Abby decides to visit her pat&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17431"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17431/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Interesting Twist on a Common Theme
The story:

At the stroke [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17395/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:52:23 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting Twist on a Common Theme<br />
The story:</p>
<p>At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, 2019, adolescents Mari, her brother Randall, her best friend Lauren, her frenemy Stefanie, and Stefanie’s boyfriend Tony are sucked into a portal and transported to a world full of danger. They find they all bear the same brand, a mysterious symbol, on the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17395"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17395/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great Charaters, but Somewhat Lacking in Plot
The [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17340/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:17:28 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Charaters, but Somewhat Lacking in Plot<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Phoenyx Blake, a teenage girl, awakens in a locked dungeon with only a girl named Lily for company. Soon after, they are joined by Sebastian, to whom Phoenyx has an instant attraction, and Skylar, his best friend. Through conversation and snippets of info given to them by their captors,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17340"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17340/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Well-written yet complex middle grade adventure
The [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17239/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:43:07 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well-written yet complex middle grade adventure<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Emerson Page is a thirteen-year-old girl who has been through her fair share of tragedies. Her mother died under mysterious circumstances, and her father has gone all-out to hide the truth behind her mother’s death. Emerson’s quest to discover said truth takes her on a magical ride int&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17239"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17239/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Fast-paced Dystopian Thriller
The story:

Seventeen-year-old [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17191/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 03:31:13 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fast-paced Dystopian Thriller<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Seventeen-year-old August is a weapon, a mindless tool of the government of Belstrana, helping to put down anyone who dares to question his President’s authority. Taught to fight since childhood, his free will is held at bay by injections of Crystal. One fateful night, he and three other teens miss their d&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17191"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17191/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great Dystopan Read for Teens of All Ages
The story:

In a [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17051/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 02:58:50 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Dystopan Read for Teens of All Ages<br />
The story:</p>
<p>In a futuristic society that oppresses immigrants and requires citizens, including children, to use guns to enforce the laws, two teenage girls from completely different backgrounds must question everything about the society they live in to save the people they love.</p>
<p>What I loved:</p>
<p>I’m fond o&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17051"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17051/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Quick, entertaining read!
The truth doesn’t always set you f [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16791/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 01:43:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quick, entertaining read!<br />
The truth doesn’t always set you free.</p>
<p>The story:</p>
<p>In a post-apocalyptic world where only the Eastern coast of Canada can still support human life, eighteen-year-old Joanna has completed her education and must now move on to the next stage of her life (known as “Phase 3”), to train for the job she will have for the rest&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-16791"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16791/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A very solid debut effort
The story:

Haunted by the tragic [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16380/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:02:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very solid debut effort<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Haunted by the tragic death of her parents, seventeen-year-old Ember Trouve has withdrawn from her life. She has shunned her best friend Maddie, dabbled in drugs, and kept company with shady boys. Her hobby – chronicling stories of missing kids in her notebook – has become an obsession. This obsession lea&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-16380"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16380/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Great, Quick Dystopian Read
The story:

Charlie Abbot lives [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16242/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 02:36:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great, Quick Dystopian Read<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Charlie Abbot lives in a dystopian world where “dreamers” are a precious national commodity. Dreamers, you see, can foretell the future, and are cultivated by the government in order to prevent catastrophes and terrorist attacks.  Charlie, much to her chagrin, is having the same recurring dream – that of a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-16242"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16242/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Good story for middle-grade readers
The story:

Zak Connors [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16071/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 04:34:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good story for middle-grade readers<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Zak Connors is a twelve-year-old boy who is not long for this world. A terrible virus has engulfed the earth, causing all children to die immediately upon reaching their thirteenth birthday. However, a lucky few are chosen to travel from Earth to Kronnus 13, a distant planet whose very atmosphere is&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-16071"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16071/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A Decent Adventure Romp
The story:
Kinneret Raza is a tough, [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15718/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 02:13:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Decent Adventure Romp<br />
The story:<br />
Kinneret Raza is a tough, adventurous, headstrong young woman with the misfortune of being on the lower rung of the caste system her society employs. She is looked down upon by the upper and middle castes, and longs to improve her station in life so she can one day captain her own ship and show her true feelings&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15718"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15718/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Fun, Engaging Paranormal Action
The story:
Jessica Kane is [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15642/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 16:38:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fun, Engaging Paranormal Action<br />
The story:<br />
Jessica Kane is forced to move to the small town of Druid’s Hollow under the care of her Aunt Ruby while her alcoholic mother is busy going through rehab. Trying to fit in with a completely new crowd of teens is never easy, but when see begins seeing ghosts almost immediately upon her arrival, her c&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15642"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15642/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: A delightful YA romp
The story:
Despite living a life of [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15641/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 16:28:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A delightful YA romp<br />
The story:<br />
Despite living a life of privilege, sixteen-year-old Emma Rothchild has known her share of tragedy. She lost her mother several years before, and more recently, her father. Determined to solve the mystery behind the mysterious plane crash that claimed her father’s life, she soon finds herself thrown into a life of d&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15641"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15641/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Not For The Timid
The story:

Jeannie Kynde has had it bad [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15397/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2017 00:25:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not For The Timid<br />
The story:</p>
<p>Jeannie Kynde has had it bad the last few years. The tragic drowning death of her mother, coupled with a partial hearing loss as a result of a sports-related accident, has made her the brunt of her father’s anger. When she hits her eighteenth birthday, she wants nothing more than to jump in her car – which her fat&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15397"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15397/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Patrick Hodges posted an update: Like Watching a Movie
&#039;Autumn in the City of Angels&#039; by Kirby [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14098/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:48:56 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like Watching a Movie<br />
&#8216;Autumn in the City of Angels&#8217; by Kirby Howell is an addictive dystopian read that reads so smoothly that it will feel as though you are watching a movie. It doesn&#8217;t hurt that the writers, Dana Melton and Jessica Alexander, who write under the pen name Kirby Howell, met while in a script writing class at the University of&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-14098"><a href="https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14098/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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