Graceling

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace of killing and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

My Thoughts - This book was fabulous!!! I loved the adventure and suspense! I loved how Katsa discovers the power of her Grace and how to be her own person!

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The Breakup Bible

The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor

After a breakup with her boyfriend, school newspaper features editor Jen Lewis receives a book from her grandmother that provides basic commandments for getting over an ex and sets out to recover from the loss of the romance.

My Thoughts - This was a great story about getting over a boyfriend and a breakup with lots of funny moments thrown in!

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Suite Scarlett

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

Scarlett Martin lives with her mother, father, brother and two sisters at the Hopewell, a small family owned hotel in New York City. On her fifteenth birthday she receives a special gift that is part of the family's tradition: a key to the Empire Suite and a job. Scarlett is in charge of the Empire Suite and is responsible for serving any guest who stays in the grand old suite. When Mrs. Amberson arrives, life picks up for Scarlett who has been left in the city while all of her school friends pursue jobs outside of the city for the summer. Mrs. Amberson appropriates Scarlett as her personal assistant and so begins the wild ride that is Scarlett's fifteenth summer complete with a-far-off-Broadway production starring her brother, a financial crisis and a possible boyfriend. What could go wrong?

Artichoke's Heart

Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee

When she is almost sixteen years old, Rosemary decides she is sick of being overweight, mocked at school and at Heavenly Hair--her mother's beauty salon--and feeling out of control, and as she slowly loses weight, she realizes that she is able to cope with her mother's cancer, having a boyfriend for the first time, and discovering that other people's lives are not as perfect as they seem from the outside.

My Thoughts - Rosemary is wonderful! She will stay with me for awhile! I liked the way she learned how to handle her problems throughout the story. She taught me some things too!

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North of Beautiful

North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth friend Jacob.

My Thoughts - This was a powerful story that challenged me to think about what it means to be yourself, what makes something beautiful and how to deal with the hard things in life. There were some characters in the story that I hated and some that I loved dearly!

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Dead is the New Black

Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez

While dealing with her first boyfriend and suddenly being pressed into service as a substitute cheerleader, sixteen-year-old Daisy Giordano, daughter and sister of psychics but herself a "normal", attempts to help her mother discover who is behind a series of bizarre attacks on teenage tirls in their little town of Nightshade, California.

My Thoughts - This was a fun, quick read! I liked Daisy! This is the first of a series so look for more titles: Dead is a State of Mind and Dead is so Last Year!

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Eva's Book Addiction

Eva's Book Addiction

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