by Wendy Stevens | Nov 17, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Delacourt Press Formats: Hardcover, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Reading The Year of Chasing Dreams brings back memories of wanting to be a cowboy and...
by Retired Reviewer | Aug 1, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Young Adult
The Glass Casket is written as if taking a leisurely stroll through a dream. A vividly macabre fairytale that puts a very different spin on touches of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and maybe even Hansel and Gretel. The conversations are personable...
by Site Owner | Jun 11, 2014 | Science Fiction, Young Adult
By James Dashner Delecorte Press, $9.99, 368 pages James Dashner’s Maze Runner series seems perfectly poised to cash in on the popular trend of teen dystopian fiction. The front cover is intriguing – a suburban neighborhood is ablaze with apocalyptic hellfire,...
by Site Owner | Mar 25, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
It’s Not a Game – Anymore By James Dashner Delecorte Press, $18.99, 313 pages Michael can’t seem to get the image of Tanya throwing herself off the Golden Gate Bridge out of his mind. The fact that he had jumped to try to save her pretty much cemented into his...
by Site Owner | Apr 5, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
By Ty Roth Delecorte Press, $17.99, 336 pages Ty Roth delves into the minds of three teenagers with insight and empathy. High school student John Keats tells the story of two childhood friends that struggle with dysfunction, desire, and death. So Shelly is brilliantly...