SYNC 2016 will give away 30 titles - two paired audiobook downloads a week.
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Friday, May 6, 2016
The Crown - Kiera Cass
The last book in the Selection series.
Eadlyn has narrowed the Selection down to the Elite. There are five young men still there wanting to marry her...maybe. Things don't go as planned. Eadlyn must decide what is best for her country is the same as what is best for her.
This was a satisfying ending to the series. I had figured out who Eadlyn would end up with before it happened. There was still a surprise character.
Suggested Level: Middle School & High School
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Wolf Hollow - Lauren Wolk
It is after World War I and the Great Depression, before World War II. Annabelle lives in the small town of Wolf Hollow, Pennsylvania. She leads a quiet, normal life until Betty Glengarry shows up at school.
Betty is a bully. She picks on Annabelle. She is mean and vicious. Her antics greatly effect the lives of those in her path. Toby, a World War I vet, becomes a victim of Betty's attacks.
One day, Toby and Betty go missing. The worse is thought, that Toby has taken Betty. A man hunt has begun for the two. Annabelle knows the truth, but will everyone listen to her?
ARC received from TLA Annual Conference
Suggested Level: Middle School
Readalikes:
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Little House on the Prairie series - Laura Ingalls Wilder
This book is beautifully written. I had a hard time putting it down.
My Lady Jane - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Sixteen year old Lady Jane Grey is known as the Nine Day Queen. She was left the throne on her cousin King Edward's deathbed. Edward's sister Mary did not agree with his decision and overthrew Jane. Jane was sentenced to death for high treason.
That's the real story of Lady Jane Grey. The fictionalized version is so much better!
Lady Jane Grey is set to marry. Her cousin, King Edward, has picked out the perfect man for her. Unfortunately, Jane has no idea that her future husband spends his days as a horse. Gifford Dudley, who prefers to be called G, is an Edian, someone who turns into an animal. Jane is not...
Edward escapes being poisoned by his confidant, but the kingdom believes him dead. Lady Jane Grey is announced as queen and dethroned by Mary. Together, Jane, G, Edward, his sister Elizabeth, and several other Edians plot to take the throne back from Mary.
Release Date: June 7, 2016
ARC Received from Texas Library Association Annual Conference
Suggested Level: Middle School & High School
I adore this book! It is smart and funny. The humor begins with the dedication and doesn't stop.
Ladies, please, PLEASE rewrite more history!
I was explaining it to my 7th grade daughter who told me that people changing into animals is preposterous. I told her that there are people in Harry Potter who turn into animals...
Wax - Gina Damico
Paraffin,Vermont is home to the Grosholtz Candle Factory and all of its secrets.
Poppy Palladino is known around town for her terrible accident on national television. (Think American Idol gone wrong. Yes, there was blood.) She's picked on by Dud. One day there is an exact replica of her made out of wax left outside. Poppy knows it has to have come from Grosholtz Candle Factory. While snooping around during a factory tour, Poppy stumbles upon an old woman making candle figurines. She's given an unusual candle as she runs out of the room.
That evening, Poppy discovers a naked young man in the trunk of her car. He's made of wax and is alive. (She tells her parents that she's found a foreign exchange student for them.) There is also a fire at the candle factory that evening and Poppy is seen on the tape running from the building.
Poppy and Dud team up to find out what is really going on in their town.
Release Date: August 2, 2016
eARC received from Edelweiss
Suggested Level: Middle School & High School
Readalikes: Cloak series - Gina Damico
P.S. I love this cover!
Firsts - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Seventeen year old Mercedes Ayres has set out to help the boys at her school give their girlfriends the perfect first time. It is a service she provides free of charge to help the girls have a better first than she did.
Mercedes has been able to keep this secret for awhile. Her mother is never around. Mercedes even has a steady guy, Zach, that does like her for more than their hook ups. Her super conservative friend Angela would never guess what Mercedes does UNTIL Angela's boyfriend tries to force himself upon her and makes it look like it was her idea. Mercedes secret is out.
How can Mercedes get her life back in order? Is it a case of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons?
Suggested Level: High School
Borden Murders - Sarah Miller
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
Lizzie Borden seems to be everywhere nowadays. There is a television series as well as several new books about her. Sweet Madness by Trisha Leaver is a YA historical fiction book about Lizzie and her maid.
Borden Murders is a nonfiction book about just that, the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden. Lizzie Borden is accused and put on trial for murdering her father and step-mother. Borden Murders is an interesting look into Lizzie, her family, and their town. It includes newspaper clippings and photos from the time period.
Thank goodness for nonfiction that is written like fiction. I believe that more tweens/teens are reading nonfiction because of the books written this way.
Suggested Level: Middle School & High School
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