DUST CITY by Robert Paul Weston – REVIEW

September 30, 2010 – Razorbill Henry Whelp lives in a reformatory for troubled boys called the Home for Wayward Wolves. He’s been there since his father was thrown in jail for killing Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother.  He’s been mad at his father ever since and embarrassed when people bring it up.  He [Keep Reading]

SISTERS RED by Jackson Pearce – REVIEW

Scarlett and Rosie survived the unthinkable when they were just young little girls.  A big bad wolf, disguised as a salesman, forced his way into their Grandma’s cabin, brutally killed her, and then moved on to attack the girls.  Scarlett, determined to save Rose, grabbed a shard of glass to fights for their lives.  She [Keep Reading]

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SHIP BREAKER by Paolo Bacigalupi – REVIEW

Set in a future dealing with the ramifications of global warming, Nailer and the others living in his Gulf Coast community fight for survival working for salvage companies pulling copper wire from grounded oil tankers.  If you don’t work, you don’t eat and for Nailer the responsibility for his safety rests on his own shoulders. [Keep Reading]

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PASSING STRANGE by Daniel Waters – REVIEW

Let me start out by saying, you’ll want to read the first two books in this series before picking up PASSING STRANGE.  If you don’t, you’ll be lost on the ins and outs of the plots and characters. You can find my reviews for the first two books below: GENERATION DEAD #1 KISS OF LIFE [Keep Reading]

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ROT & RUIN by Jonathan Maberry – REVIEW

Benny just turned fifteen. In his world that means he must find a job in order to continue receiving his rations. The problem is, Benny can’t find a job he likes.  He and his best friend, Chong, waited too long to get one and all the easy jobs are gone. What’s left aren’t very appealing. [Keep Reading]

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THE KILLING FROST by John Marsden – REVIEW

First Published in 1995 Let me start out by saying, please please please read the other two books in the series before you pick up this one.  THE KILLING FROST, also called The Third Day, The Frost in some places, is the third book in the Tomorrow Series. Ellie and her friends are in much [Keep Reading]

THE DEAD OF NIGHT by John Marsden – REVIEW

First Published in 1994 THE DEAD OF NIGHT is the second book in the amazing Tomorrow Series.  It picks up where TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN ends and is just as exciting! Ellie and her friends continue to battle against unknown invaders.  They are forced to act like a military force without any of the [Keep Reading]

TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN by John Marsden – REVIEW

First published in 1995 Ellie and six of her friends convince their parents to allow them to go camping in the bush over Christmas break. They find a way into Hell – a place thought to be unreachable due to its jagged cliffs and dense brush. The group enjoys a week of camping in a [Keep Reading]

IRON DAUGHTER by Julie Kagawa – REVIEW

Even better than the first book in the series. You’ll definitely want to read THE IRON DAUGHTER.

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PRISM by Faye and Aliza Kellerman – REVIEW

HarperTeen – July 1, 2009 Absolutely fantastic! Kaida, Zeke, and Joy, acquaintances at best, are assigned to the same car on the way to Carlsbad Cavern for a class field trip. They are jolted awake after the car runs off the road and catches on fire. Amazingly, all three make it out alive before the [Keep Reading]