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Category Archives: Best of 2015
Roben’s Best of 2015
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley About – Aza Ray Boyle’s life has been defined by a unique, deadly lung disease. Just days before her sixteenth birthday, she’s swept aboard a ship sailing through the sky-bound world of Magonia and discovers … Continue reading
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Yentl’s Best of 2015
All Fall Down by Ally Carter About: This novel is about a girl whose mother is murdered under mysterious circumstances. She takes initiative and starts to investigate her mother’s murder. Why I Recommend: It is a very suspenseful book that … Continue reading
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Lynn’s Favorite of 2015!
The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson About: Two Hearts. One Hope. Rose has been appointed as a healer’s apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a rare opportunity for a woodcutter’s daughter like her. While she often feels uneasy at the sight of … Continue reading
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Jenn’s Best of 2015
Ink & Bone by Rachel Caine About: Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest … Continue reading
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Audrey’s 2015 FAVz!
1.) All American Boys by Jason Reynolds: Reynolds and Kiely have crafted not only the most important book I’ve read this year, but possibly ever. This is a multi-faceted look at race relations in America; police brutality; growing up in America, and what … Continue reading
Veronica’s Best of 2015
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard About: Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood–those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare … Continue reading
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Ofilia’s Best of 2015
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco About: Okiku has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the innocent ghosts of the murdered-dead and taking the lives of killers with the vengeance they are due, but when she meets Tark she … Continue reading
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Kelsey’s Best of 2015
4.) Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazaq Baddawi is the story of a young boy named Ahmad struggling to find his place in the world. Raised in a refugee camp called Baddawi in northern Lebanon, Ahmad is just one of the … Continue reading
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Debbie’s Best of 2015
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place-Julie Berry About: Okiku has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the innocent ghosts of the murdered-dead and taking the lives of killers with the vengeance they are due, but when she meets Tark she knows … Continue reading
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SPL’s 2015 Best of Young Adult Lists
2016 is here! Welcome to a new year and possible new you! I love the start of the new year and all of it’s promises and possibilities. What were the books you read this year that made an impact on you? … Continue reading
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