There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has found trusted friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own, a fourth […]
Tag: fall 2014
The Jewel: Review
The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is a Surrogate- one of the select few chosen to have the offspring for those in the Jewel, and in the Jewel, nothing is more important than […]
The Fires of Calderon Release
The Fires of Calderon is Book One in Lindsay Cummings’s epic Balance Keepers series. These exciting fantasy adventure books are full of magic, mystery, friendship, and humor and are perfect for fans of books like Brandon Mull’s The Candy Shop War or the Unwanteds series by Lisa McMann. Bestselling author of the Skeleton Creek series Patrick Carman […]
Love is the Drug: Review & Signed ARC Giveaway
Emily Bird was raised not to ask questions. She follows instructions and relaxes her hair, dates the perfect boyfriend, attends the uber-class day school, and is on track for a perfect Ivy-League future. Yet at a high class party for DC’s elite, a chance meeting with a shadowy Homeland Security agent and a […]
New October Books for Teens
Yes! October is one of my favorite months! It holds Halloween, the Teen Texas Book Festival and the weather starts to get to a decent temperature in Texas, and best of all, MY NEW BUDGET YEAR STARTS! YES! While school librarians have had their budget (what little there is, I know) for a good […]
Fall Movie Watch
My teens are avid movie junkies- you name it and half the time they have seen it (legally or illegally, unfortunately, but that is a different story). They will constantly be in my office, or around me at the information desk talking about the latest movie, or the next one they want to see. Of […]
Fall TV Shows to Geek Over
My teens are completely on edge about the new TV season that are coming out. We’re playing Yu-Gi-Oh, and then conversation turns to Mockingjay Part One- “Miss, where is it going to stop? HOW can they split that into two movies?” Or “Miss, what do you think they’re going to do with THIS?!?!?!”