Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Laugh out loud chick-lit. Just don't read it during study hall because you won't be able to read quietly. This is the first in the Confession of Georgia Nicolson series.



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The Knife of Never Letting Go

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


WOW!! I loved this book. Todd lives on New World, a place where everyone can hear everyone's thoughts. (including animals) There is no privacy and no quiet. New World is full of NOISE.

With all of this noise, you would think that there couldn't be any secrets - but there are PLENTY - including the real reason there are no women left on New World. This is the first in the Chaos Walking trilogy. I can't wait to read the next two books. Make sure to checkout the Playaway because this is a FABULOUS audiobook!!!



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Ten Miles Past Normal

Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


It's hard to fit in when you are known as "goat-girl" because once you rode the bus with goat poop on your shoes. But just like everyone else, Janie longs to be "normal".



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Shine

Shine by Lauren Myracle

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Cat's best friend, Patrick, is a victim of a vicious hate crime just because he is gay. He is beaten, tied to a gas pump and left to die. He is in a coma, but the doctors aren't sure if Patrick is going to make it. To add insult to injury, this crime is not being investigated by the local sheriff (is he indifferent or prejudiced?) and Cat is afraid that the people responsible will not be found and punished.



This is a fantastic novel! In addition to the main story, there are other stories expertly woven in. You might just finish this on one sitting!







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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


When Jacob was little, his grandfather used to tell him stories about the strange kids he grew up with. The stories were spectacular and his grandfather even had the pictures to back up his stories. By the time Jacob was a teenager - he thought all of his grandfather's stories were made up. He even doubted the pictures were real. Then is grandfather is killed and it is up to Jacob to figure out why


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Ship Breaker

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book is set in the future in what once was New Orleans but after 6 hurricanes and countless oil spills the coast looks nothing like it does today. Nailer works on "light crew" pulling copper wire from wrecked oil tankers. It is extremely dangerous and like everyone else working on the coast, Nailer gets paid just enough to survive. When you work on a crew, you are tattoo and owned by your boss. Nailer lives in a shack on the beach with his very abusive and dangerous father. One day he stumbles across a treasure - oil, but can he cash in before he is killed for it?

2010 Printz Award winner



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Where She Went

Where She Went by Gayle Forman




This is the sequel to the wonderful book, "If I Stay". Fast forward a few years and Adam is a rock star but he is still reeling from Mia's accident and he is self-destructing. It takes an army of people to try to keep him on track but it's not helping. Adam is losing it. I wasn't sure if I wanted to read the sequel because I was afraid that "Where She Went" wouldn't live up to the original. I am so glad I did. You're on an emotional rollercoaster the whole time but it's a great ride!



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