Summary: Jason is autistic; he greatly struggles with social situations and making friends at school. He excels in creative writing, though, and becomes part of Storyboard, an online writing forum. On Storyboard, Jason feels comfortable sharing and interacting with other writers. When a girl named Rebecca starts responding to his stories, he is ecstatic. However, Jason’s world is turned upside down when he has the …
Summary: After a dramatic resuce at the end of Catching Fire (Book #2 of The Hunger Games Trilogy), Katniss is trying to adjust to life in District 13. She is utterly consumed with grief, regret, bewilderment, and constant worry about Peeta who was taken captive by the Capitol. In spite of her fragile state, the powers of District 13 are insisting that …
Summary: Determined to win this year’s top science prize and to get revenge on her former friend Matt, Cat takes on the ultimate challenge; she becomes the guinea pig in her own experiment. Overweight and a junk food lover, Cat decides to adopt a prehistoric lifestyle. She forgoes processed food & modern technology and scientifically documents the changes that occur in her …
Summary: Isabel (“Belly”), her mother, and brother spend every summer with her mother’s best friend Susannah and Susannah’s two sons. Belly’s has had a crush on the oldest, Conrad, for years, but he’s always thought of her like a little sister. But, this year Belly’s blossoming into a lovely young woman and everyone is starting to notice. Thoughts: I …
Summary: Kat’s trying to escape the family “business”. But when her father’s life is in danger, she is pulled back into the art thieving world she worked so hard to escape. Thoughts: I read an advance copy of this exciting novel last summer and thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. The fun adventure is immersed in …
Summary: For as long as she can remember, Evie has lived and worked at the International Paranormal Containment Agency. Her unique talent of seeing beneath a paranormal’s “glamour” to what lurks below makes her a valuable asset to the agency. Then Lend, a handsome shape-shifter, is captured at the IPCA while trying to find information about the mysterious murders taking …