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Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott
Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction/Poetry Pages: 208 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication: March 26th 2019 My Rating: 4/5 Author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.…
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Wayward Stars (Starswept #2) by Mary Fan
Wayward Stars (Starswept #2) by Mary Fan Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Pages: 378 Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing Publication: February 26th 2019 My Rating: 4.5/5 A month has passed since Iris joined an underground rebel group to save Dámiul from the brutal prison he was sent to for fighting back against his world’s oppressive system. Here, conformity and compliance…
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An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Pages: 400 Publisher: Page Street Kids Publication: February 26th 2019 My Rating: 4/5 After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people,…
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Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro
Watch Hollow bu Gregory Funaro Genre: Middle Grade 320 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Publication: February 12th 2019 Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant cuckoo clock that does much more than tell time. But when the clock’s gears cease…
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Under and Upside down
Recently, I have embarked on an insane journey across the world. I don’t have my official ID but I am a post-graduate student at the University of Sydney in Australia. This adventure began in the summer of 2017 and two years later I sweating buckets in the city of Sydney. Now, why on Earth did…
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Wildcard by Marie Lu
Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo’s new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she’s always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side. Determined to put a stop to Hideo’s grim plans, Emika and the…
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A Very Large Expanse of The Sea by Tahereh Mafi
It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of…
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The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better…
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Anticipated Books of 2019
Happy new year! With the coming of a new year, new books are published! Here are the books I am most looking forward to! I’ve been fortunate enough to actually get some of these books early, such as Gilded Wolves, The Devouring Gray, Wicked Saints and an Affair of Poisons. Consider adding these beauties to…