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July 2013 Blog Posts (16)

Game by Barry Lyga

Game (Jasper Dent, #2) Game by Barry Lyga

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



OMG, I couldn't put down this 2nd installment from Barry Lyga's I Hunt Killers. Jasper and Connie go to New York where murders…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:50pm — 1 Comment

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth

The Miseducation of Cameron Post The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Cameron Post is a lesbian when…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:44pm — No Comments

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Oh what a wonderful read, I am still smiling! Thanks to Mary Eileen for recommending this…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Thanks to Rory and the Goodreads…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:31pm — No Comments

The False Prince by Jennifer Neilsen

The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



This is more middle school but oh is it GOOD! I think my high school boys…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Drama Drama by Raina Telgemeier

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Callie is the set designer in her middle school’s stage production of Moon Over Mississippi and with her can do…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:27pm — No Comments

The Office of Mercy by Ariel Djanikian

The Office of Mercy The Office of Mercy by Ariel Djanikian

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Natasha has grown up in America-Five in a world that does not want anyone…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Endangered by Eliot Schrefer

Endangered Endangered by Eliot Schrefer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



American Sophie is visiting the Congo and her mother's Bonobo preserve when she rescues a terrified baby…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:13pm — No Comments

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder by Marissa Meyer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



The classic tale of Cinderella takes a different twist with the protagonist, Cinder, as half robot and human in a…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonneblick

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

My rating: 4 of 5 stars





Jordan Sonneblick has done it again combining humor and heart break…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin

Lincoln's Grave Robbers Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



The year is 1865 and counterfeiting is rampant. Master engraver…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 26, 2013 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Kids of Kabul by Deborah Ellis

Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War by Deborah Ellis

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I have so enjoyed Deborah Ellis' fiction titles but…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 24, 2013 at 5:56pm — No Comments

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Tilt Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



The young teens in Hopkins’ novel, a companion to Triangles, make decisions for love that alter their lives. In this…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 24, 2013 at 5:50pm — No Comments

We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson

We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Cynthia Levinson's book is just such an…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 24, 2013 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan

Zom-B Underground (Zom-B, #2) Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



B has really redeemed herself in Zom B Underground. When she wakes up and realizes she is…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 24, 2013 at 5:38pm — 1 Comment

Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman

Girlchild Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I will admit that this was a very difficult book to wade through; Rory Hendrix’s life in a Reno trailer…

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Added by BJ Neary on July 24, 2013 at 5:30pm — No Comments

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