Shadowshaper

Posted on: October 17, 2016 at 4:26 pm, in

ShadowshaperBy Daniel Jose OlderHere is an urban fantasy set in the magical city of Brooklyn. Shadowshaper follows artist Sierra Santiago during a summer of discovery. Sierra’s family has been keeping a secret from her but with the help of her friends she will find out what a special soul she truly is. Sierra and her […]

The Blackthorn Key

Posted on: October 5, 2016 at 10:07 am, in

by Kevin SandsIt’s 1665 in London, England. Christopher Rowe is an apothecary’s apprentice. His master, Benedict Blackthorn – a well-respected, if slightly absentminded, apothecary, is teaching Christopher all about combining ingredients to create powerful medicines, as well as codes and puzzles that help to keep recipes for said medicines a secret.  Suddenly apothecaries all over […]

Book of the Month – Happily Ever After

Posted on: October 2, 2016 at 3:25 pm, in

By Kiera Cass  Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass is a relative of the Selection Series. While this book is not part of the chronological selection stories, it does offer a behind the scenes look at some of the more prominent characters in the main series. Before picking up this book, you need to be […]

What the Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy

Posted on: September 20, 2016 at 2:52 pm, in

What the DickensBy Gregory Maguire On a dark and stormy night, after the power has gone out and the food is almost gone, the Ormsby children are tired and frightened.  Their parents have left them in the care of Gage, an older cousin, and the rest of their neighbourhood has been evacuated.  Determined to be […]

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

Posted on: September 16, 2016 at 2:37 pm, in

Lair of Dreams by Libba BrayThis sequel to The Diviners proved to be well worth the wait. Evie O’Neill, a girl with the ability to read peoples’ secrets, has outed herself as a Diviner, kickstarting her very own radio show as “America’s Sweetheart Seer”. Now all of 1920’s New York City knows about people with […]

Book of the Month: Ms. Marvel, Volume 1, No Normal

Posted on: September 4, 2016 at 11:38 am, in

  By G. Willow WilsonKamala Khan is your average, typical teenage girl. She wants to fit in, she wants to be liked, and she wants her parents to just trust her when she asks to go to a party. But Kamala isn’t an ordinary teenager, and her school chums won’t let her forget it. Now, […]

The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

Posted on: September 2, 2016 at 3:52 pm, in

  11 years ago six kids from the same kindergarten class went missing without a trace. Then one day out of the blue, five of the six returned. Now 16 years old, Lucas, Scarlett, Kristen, Sarah and Adam are home only they do not remember anything about their past lives nor where they have been […]

Wolf Hollow

Posted on: August 29, 2016 at 5:27 pm, in

by Lauren Wolk   Annabelle lives a steady life with her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers plus aunt in a small Pennsylvania farming town. The arrival of the new girl Betty shakes things up and not in a good way. Annabelle quickly learns the new girl is a relentless bully who threatens not only Annabelle […]

Learning to Swear in America

Posted on: August 21, 2016 at 4:53 pm, in

by Katie KennedyAn asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, and NASA has amassed a group of scientists to figure out how to stop it before it destroys North America.  Yuri is a 17-year-old Russian physics phenom who NASA has recruited to be part of the team.  Yuri’s colleagues in Russia are used to his youthfulness, and […]