We the Childrenby Andrew Clements Pages: 160 Benjamin’s life these days is so hectic. His parents are separated, he has a boating meet coming up, he sort of likes a girl, and oh yeah: The crazy custodian at his school left him in charge of saving it right before he died! Time is running out. Can Benjamin …
Uglies (Uglies, #1)by Scott Westerfeld Pages: 425 Uglies is the first in the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. It takes place in a dystopian society hundreds of years in the future. Tally, a 15 year-old “ugly” is anxiously awaiting her 16th birthday so that she can have the operation that will turn her “pretty” and allow her …
Cryer’s Crossby Lisa McMann Pages: 233My rating: A- Goodreads synopsis: The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on… until Kendall’s boyfriend …
Fever 1793by Laurie Halse Anderson Pages: 305My rating: A-Source: Purchased Nook book The streets of Philadelphia in the summer of 1793 were teeming with many things: children, animals, soldiers, and a plague. Mattie is only 14, but she’s seen her share of hard times. She can either give up and take the easy way out, or stand …
Firelight (Firelight, #1)by Sophie Jordan Pages: 323My rating: A-Source: Purchased Ever since she was born, Jacinda has carried the weight of being special. Her entire race, the draki, are special, but Jacinda is special even among her own people. She carries the burden of being human in appearance but at the same time unable to deny her …
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)by Maggie Stiefvater Pages: 392My rating: C+Source: Purchased For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the …