Bibliography: Harbison, Paige. (January 31, 2012). New Girl. Buffalo, NY: Harlequin Teen. ISBN: 978-0373210428 Plot Summary: Only at Manderley Academy to please her parents, if being away from home and super hard classes were not enough, the “new girl” is faced with reminders of the girl whose place she took–Becca. She is in Becca’s room, she [...]
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Bibliography: Coben, Harlan. (2011). Shelter. New York: Putnam Juvenile. ISBN: 978-0399256509 Plot Summary: Mickey Bolitar is not having a very good year. His dad is dead, his mom is in rehab, and Mickey is forced to change schools and live with the uncle he doesn’t really know. When his new girlfriend doesn’t show up to [...]
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Bibliography: Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. (2010). Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. IBSN: 978-0375866593 (hc) 978-0375859557 (pb) Plot Summary: On his own in New York for the Christmas holidays, Dash finds a red moleskine notebook in the J.D. Salinger section of the Strand bookstore. The notebook contains a challenge [...]
Bibliography: Fluke, Joanne; Laura Levine and Leslie Meier. (2010). Gingerbread Cookie Murder. New York: Kensington. ISBN: 978-0758234957 (hc) 978-0758234957 (pb) Plot Summary: Three wonderful holiday whodunuits. In “Gingerbread Cookie Murder” by Joanne Fluke, Hannah Swensen just wants neighbor Ernie to turn down the music on his over the top Christmas display. When she finally goes to his [...]
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Bibliography: Hills, Tad. (2011). Duck & Goose: It’s Time for Christmas. New York: Schwartz and Wade. ISBN: 978-0375871122 Plot Summary: Goose is ready for all things winter: snowflakes, sledding, snow angels, snowballs, snowmen (geese), skating and snow forts. Duck doesn’t have time for these activities, he knows what time it really is. Critical Analysis: So much [...]
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