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The Young Elites and The Rose Society by Marie Lu
I know, I know, I’ve been slacking. I have been reading and I have been listening to a lot of great music. But life got busy and didn’t leave a lot of time for blog posts. But HERE I AM, ready to tell you why you need to start The Young Elites series immediately. I […]
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Serpentine by Cindy Pon
Release Date: September 8, 2015 This book is set in the Kingdom of Xia and based on Chinese mythology. It follows Skybright, a teenage handmaid, who discovers she can shapeshift into a snake demon. What I liked: The Mythology: I loved the Chinese folklore details in this. It’s not something I read about often and […]
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Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
Release Date: September 1, 2015 This book is about 18-year-old Maddy who has lived her entire life (except for some brief time as a baby) inside because she is allergic to everything. She thinks she has come to peace with this until a boy moves next door and THINGS HAPPEN.This book was a such a […]
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Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio
Release Date: August 18, 2015 For anyone unfamiliar with Wonder, it’s about a kid, August “Auggie” Pullman, with a severe facial abnormality. He starts at a new school and as kids can be cruel, he has to put up with bullying. I absolutely adored the book and believe it’s something everyone should read. Learning kindness […]
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Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
I read this earlier this year and have been wanting to talk about it and it’s TIME. I’m into sports, but not so into boxing. However, if zero gravity boxing existed that might change things for me. How the book describes the sport is completely amazing. I became more engrossed in these fictional matches than […]