YA Books Central | Teri Polen | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/tpolen6/activity/ Activity feed for Teri Polen. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:56:11 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 460e10c5384256c06f432d6e4f6d6eb0 Teri Polen added Subject A36 (The Colony Series #1) to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/43611/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:36:06 -0400
Subject A36 (The Colony Series #1)
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13+
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February 13, 2020
]]> 0 f62f2e5a38f6a63fd21023eb296b9055 Teri Polen added The Gemini Connection to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/43379/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:34:15 -0400
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12+
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June 01, 2018
]]> 0 b2acf0cc69e248a6f7d8129ad1a99a8c Teri Polen added Sarah to Young Adult Indie https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/42829/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:28:33 -0400
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13+
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December 01, 2016
]]> 0 ecc2b569059f7b060f489813d1bdff03 Teri Polen posted an update: For Older YAs I'm not a frequent reader of YA contemporary, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13448/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:38:52 -0400 For Older YAs
I’m not a frequent reader of YA contemporary, but whatever this author writes, I read – her books are just that good. Always.

This novel is dark, intense, heart-wrenching, thought-provoking and difficult to read at times. The teenage characters drink, swear and have sex and there are some violent scenes. But this novel sends a…Read more

]]> 0 73c688b2525c15dda9385af7169be4bc Teri Polen posted an update: Different Twist On Alien Invasion This was an intriguing and […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13137/ Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:04:06 -0400 Different Twist On Alien Invasion
This was an intriguing and enjoyable read – yet, not what I expected. The snarky dialogue between Alice and her dad is both humorous and loving. The friends Alice makes at her new school are fun, intelligent, and kind of unexpected for an expensive boarding school and the budding romance is sweet. Being the…Read more

]]> 0 3f2da2b012af617524efafc7dac9539f Teri Polen posted an update: Good Mystery/Unlikable Characters I had some mixed feelings […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12918/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:14:47 -0400 Good Mystery/Unlikable Characters
I had some mixed feelings about this book.

What I liked: There’s a good mystery here and the reader will wonder where to place the blame. After the loss of her stepbrother, Lana’s pain and confusion seeps through the pages, and I felt it with her. When she is unable to distinguish reality from dreams/imagination…Read more

]]> 0 5d3db7be247da72b1617a2ac7ebdc156 Teri Polen posted an update: Adventurous YA I had such fun reading this book. My oldest […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12917/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:04:22 -0400 Adventurous YA
I had such fun reading this book. My oldest son turned me into a dinosaur nerd when he was around 5 years old (he carried plastic dinosaurs with him wherever we went), so I loved the adventure and wonder of discovering new dinosaur breeds and fossils in this novel.

The two MCs, Samuel and Rachel, are nearly polar opposites in…Read more

]]> 0 05f9b9e3e75ea7c89768bb307416152e Teri Polen posted an update: Amazing Followup! Well - I didn't think it was possible to […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12145/ Tue, 24 May 2016 12:19:35 -0400 Amazing Followup!
Well – I didn’t think it was possible to like the second book in this series any more than the first – I was wrong.

Alex is now a little wiser, more mature, and very aware of what’s expected of her. She also knows what she wants and refuses to be anyone’s pawn. With her dying sister, time-travel missions, boy problems, and…Read more

]]> 0 6ea1c43c593d7bfa133f2f5a2b0443a3 Teri Polen posted an update: Haunting and Distinctive Writing I love this author's writing […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11752/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:55:15 -0400 Haunting and Distinctive Writing
I love this author’s writing – beautiful, haunting, distinctive. Vivid descriptions and evoking feelings in the reader? This author can accomplish more with one sentence than others with a whole page.

How do I describe this story? It contains anywhere from one to three unreliable narrators, dark fairy tale…Read more

]]> 0 5a82dc1bc09655757d6415c82005a01a Teri Polen posted an update: Fantastic Followup What a fantastic followup to Alive, the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11751/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:47:15 -0400 Fantastic Followup
What a fantastic followup to Alive, the first book in this series! The author uses a nice technique for reminding the reader what happened in that book – something I appreciated.

Again, the group finds themselves in unfamiliar territory – this time a new planet where they face one obstacle after another, be it people or…Read more

]]> 0 9f617154380cd61983a404a7e2cf6e24 Teri Polen posted an update: A Drop of Night A YA thriller with comp titles of The Maze […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11487/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:27:42 -0400 A Drop of Night
A YA thriller with comp titles of The Maze Runner and The Cabin in the Woods? Yes, please. I don’t know how I missed this one when it was first offered on Edelweiss, but I’m so glad I was able to get a copy at the last minute. This book is described as action/adventure/thriller, but some readers may consider it a touch of horror…Read more

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