YA Books Central | Karen Klein | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/thebookreturn/activity/ Activity feed for Karen Klein. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:00:44 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4d9da2a00c75178fb85ff74bd5064e2f Karen Klein, Staff Reviewer added Where is the Mississippi River? to Kids Nonfiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/82501/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:06:01 -0500
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December 21, 2018
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October 28, 2017
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September 20, 2016
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July 14, 2015
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April 10, 2018
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January 10, 2017
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August 22, 2019
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February 19, 2019
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April 03, 2018
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January 15, 2019
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December 26, 2017
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June 19, 2018
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July 10, 2018
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May 15, 2018
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May 15, 2018
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November 01, 2016
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November 01, 2016
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October 10, 2017
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September 01, 2017
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September 05, 2017
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April 11, 2017
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June 20, 2017
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July 04, 2017
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April 11, 2017
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May 02, 2017
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April 11, 2017
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January 24, 2017
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December 02, 2016
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June 06, 2017
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February 28, 2017
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September 06, 2016
]]> 0 56a7c295869d667315ec3d55f5252b29 Karen Klein posted an update: Karen Klein, Staff Reviewer reviewed Sunny Makes a Splash […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/26530/ Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:26:45 -0500 Karen Klein, Staff Reviewer reviewed Sunny Makes a Splash (Sunny #4)

Sunny Makes a Splash (Sunny #4)

Awesome Graphic Novel

A continuation of the Sunny series. I've been waiting to hear more of Sunny's story.Sunny is having a great summer having fun working at the neighborhood pool.
I am always looking for interesting…

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]]> 0 57f4dabefbedb85d72a2e0aad99878a0 Karen Klein posted an update: Interesting Premise Sam and Isla are twins. They often give […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/24371/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:22:55 -0400 Interesting Premise
Sam and Isla are twins. They often give fabulous dinner parties at their grandmother’s fancy NYC apartment. When their grandmother decides to give up the apartment, they decide to give one final dinner party. Sam and Isla each invite three quests that are a surprise to the other twin.
I found this book to be very pretentious…Read more

]]> 0 d859dc7348ba6636fc873be7c39b20f3 Karen Klein posted an update: Touching Story Emmet has just lost his twin sister Minnie, to […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/23064/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:30:26 -0400 Touching Story
Emmet has just lost his twin sister Minnie, to a horrible accident. When Minnie's parents decided to fulfill her wish to donate her organs, Emmet decides to undertake a project to record the recipiants stories.

I loved that the author decided to write a novel about this difficult and rarely touched on subject. The information…Read more

]]> 0 47c8051303a7069edee1fc62c1d46384 Karen Klein posted an update: Great Novel for Teens. The Suicide Journal is novella […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22358/ Mon, 25 May 2020 17:08:16 -0400 Great Novel for Teens.
The Suicide Journal is novella centered around a teenager named Cal. The story essentially centers around Cal's decision to kill himself and the reasons why.
The great part about this story is that instead of dialog from Cal about why he wants to kill himself, the takes us through a series of vignettes from Cal's life.…Read more

]]> 0 1b6c44030cc82833a0bd7d710a1c853d Karen Klein posted an update: Young Adult Slice of Life I received a free copy from the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22356/ Mon, 25 May 2020 16:40:58 -0400 Young Adult Slice of Life
I received a free copy from the publisher through Netgalley.
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth centers around a group of teenagers who attend an elite school in California. This topic fascinated me. I love to slice of life stories.
The story begins with a tragic event occurring to one of the students at the school. The…Read more

]]> 0 b6d0c33de579a3208037db8ff3678455 Karen Klein posted an update: Fun Graphic Novel I am pretty new to graphic novels so when I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/22350/ Mon, 25 May 2020 01:20:02 -0400 Fun Graphic Novel
I am pretty new to graphic novels so when I won a copy of ‘Pumpkin Heads’ on GoodReads I was super excited. ‘Pumpkinheads’ is written by Rainbow Rowell and illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks. It tells the story of two friends who work at their local fall festival each year ( the story takes place during one shift). Since I love…Read more

]]> 0 4e20e389bb33cdbfb95dca793bd56dde Karen Klein posted an update: Interesting Read Erin Whitaker's father is dead and her […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21864/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:34:56 -0500 Interesting Read
Erin Whitaker's father is dead and her mother is a drug addict. When she is very young her mother leaves her alone on a doorstep and doesn't return. She is taken in by her grandparents who raise her.
This book gives an inside look at how the young kids of addicts have to constantly adjust their lives and expectations. I…Read more

]]> 0 53ed3977e803315dee9e484c469e7a86 Karen Klein posted an update: Great for teens Roman has his life turned upside down when, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21863/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:32:56 -0500 Great for teens
Roman has his life turned upside down when, amidst a scandal, his mom decides to leave LA. Roman must learn to adapt to a new lifestyle and school in the midwest. He must grapple with who he really is and whether he'll ever meet his real father.
Although I had heard some spoken poetry before, I never realized that there was a…Read more

]]> 0 9d76f7b91e3721d6f459d217852a3230 Karen Klein posted an update: YA historical fiction Meg lives in a small town in upstate NY […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21788/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:41:08 -0500 YA historical fiction
Meg lives in a small town in upstate NY (outside Ithaca) in the later years of WWII. She is torn between her family and her dreams of College. She is also torn between dating her childhood friend and the boy everyone thinks she should date.
I love historical fiction. I really love historical fiction that takes place outside…Read more

]]> 0 fd0df153811ec3446ca9dd4d0c16a513 Karen Klein posted an update: Spooky Read ‘First rule of storytelling,’ he says, a gli […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/21787/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:40:26 -0500 Spooky Read
‘First rule of storytelling,’ he says, a glint in his eyes.’ Everything is possible.’

Nell is still trying to recover from the loss of her mom when her dad moves her across the country. The move is for his new job in a historical hotel.
In 1907 Lea is being forced to marry a man she doesn’t love to improve her family’s circumstanc…Read more

]]> 0 99b230f2d99919374278cc34a87fe40a Karen Klein posted an update: Great Florida Story Callie is trying to survive high school […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/5143/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:57:32 -0400 Great Florida Story
Callie is trying to survive high school and get out of her small Florida town. When her best friend moves away to college, Callie believes she is stuck alone.

I really love me some books set in Florida. Especially when it gives a glimpse into small-town Florida.

I really liked Callie and her relationship with her twin…Read more

]]> 0 cc873958b9e7e6dac863645a3dcf399b Karen Klein posted an update: YA Summer Read *I received this book for free from the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20592/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 04:42:58 -0400 YA Summer Read
*I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my…Read more

]]> 0 d4a23be0f38e5c6f462749d6367314ae Karen Klein posted an update: Love This Series n the third and final installment in the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20578/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:32:05 -0400 Love This Series
n the third and final installment in the ‘The Clay Lion’ trilogy, Charlie’s little sister Melody takes her own trip to the past. Melody learns that small actions can have large and unexpected consequences in the present.

I adored the previous installments in the ‘Clay Lion’ series. I pretty much jumped from ‘Tin Men’ into t…Read more

]]> 0 b2f8f7b407898bf5dd49f79760f5f6b8 Karen Klein posted an update: Great Continuation of the Clay Lion Series In this […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20543/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 06:44:07 -0400 Great Continuation of the Clay Lion Series
In this continuation of the ‘Clay Lion’ series, Brooke’s boyfriend Charlie takes his own journey into his past and in the process discovers who he really is.

I really enjoyed, ‘The Clay Lion’, and literally went right into ‘Tin Men’ as soon as I had finished the first one. I had to know how Brooke’s…Read more

]]> 0 22028151273c2d21d44c6ef8110bde16 Karen Klein posted an update: Magical Realism Ruby and her sisters come from a long line of […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20504/ Wed, 29 May 2019 21:51:21 -0400 Magical Realism
Ruby and her sisters come from a long line of wise and powerful women. When their grandmother and her sisters fled Russia they lost most of their magical powers. Today only one of their great powers remain. The power to have a vision of their own death.
The cover on this one was what initially got me. It justs screams Russian…Read more

]]> 0 a6c94e556733777741352c1675f8f1b5 Karen Klein posted an update: Time Travel with a Twist Brooke’s brother has died a rather s […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20413/ Sun, 12 May 2019 03:33:26 -0400 Time Travel with a Twist
Brooke’s brother has died a rather sudden death. In Brooke’s world, she can go back in time only once. Will she be able to save her brother? Will she be punished for breaking the rules of time travel?

I am a huge fan of time travel. I’ve been hearing about ‘The Clay Lion’ for some time now and I finally got a chance to…Read more

]]> 0 2c6591eec371c737f1571f99b33b401e Karen Klein posted an update: Set a Course for Adventure Navy, Isaiah, and Jesse are teens […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/20364/ Sat, 04 May 2019 03:54:57 -0400 Set a Course for Adventure
Navy, Isaiah, and Jesse are teens traveling with their families on an Alaskan cruise. While enjoying their vacation they must solve the mystery of who is committing thefts on board the ship.

A mystery aboard a cruise. Yes, please. I have never read a story that takes place on a cruise ship. This story has so much…Read more

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