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YA
After eighteen-year-old Max and seventeen-year-old Kendell witness a terrible (possibly preventable) accident in New York City, they reunite on a quest to perform seven acts of kindness by midnight on New Year's Eve. Point-of-view alternates between the two teens with intermittent chapters from the strangers they help; this narrative choice provides insight into the effectiveness of their kindness and elevates the contemporary romance's appeal.
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Butterfly Wishes series.
Illustrated by
Tracy Bishop.
Sisters Addie and Clara discover Wishing Wings, butterflies that talk and grant wishes, in their new yard in the country. Vibrant descriptions of the Wishing Wings' grove provide a colorful backdrop as the sisters learn to help the magical butterflies--and each other. Grayscale illustrations portray the sisters' emotions and the magic of this backyard world. An approachable first fantasy series for newly independent readers. Review covers these Butterfly Wishes titles: Tiger Streak's Tale and The Wishing Wings.
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Butterfly Wishes series.
Illustrated by
Tracy Bishop.
Sisters Addie and Clara discover Wishing Wings, butterflies that talk and grant wishes, in their new yard in the country. Vibrant descriptions of the Wishing Wings' grove provide a colorful backdrop as the sisters learn to help the magical butterflies--and each other. Grayscale illustrations portray the sisters' emotions and the magic of this backyard world. An approachable first fantasy series for newly independent readers. Review covers these Butterfly Wishes titles: Tiger Streak's Tale and The Wishing Wings.
376 pp.
| HarperTeen
| June, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-225047-6$17.99
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YA
After a year of fantasizing about Camden, Ari starts the summer before senior year not quite able to believe that her fantasies may becoming reality. Camden seems equally attracted to her, and he introduces her to a world of sci-fi and cosplay where Ari feels at home. Characters are realistically drawn, even if the inevitable romantic complications are somewhat slow to materialize.
358 pp.
| HarperTeen
| June, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-198581-2$17.99
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YA
Justine, Rory, Felix, Keira, and Nate, stars of the hit documentary Five at Six, are poised to start shooting Five at Sixteen. But the teens go on the lam--camera in tow--to support one castmate on a personal quest. With its implicit commentary on reality-show culture, this provocative novel explores what makes observing strangers fumbling through life so entertaining--and so eye-opening.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2013
426 pp.
| HarperTeen
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-198579-9$17.99
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YA
Laurel's parents and brother are killed in a car accident that also kills her friend David's mother and critically injures his father (who was driving). As a result, Laurel and David's relationship takes on dramatic new dimensions. Laurel's grief is genuine and palpable as she struggles to cope with and accept her new reality in the aftermath of tragedy.