Year: 2014

review by Kara, teen reviewer Parallel by Lauren Miller Abby Barnes has a very detailed plan for her life. She has everything mapped out from what classes she’ll take, what college she’ll attend, to when she’ll get a job. But her plan doesn’t account for a canceled class and in […]

–review by Kara, teen reviewer Raging Star by Moira Young This is the last installment in the Dust Lands Trilogy so if you haven’t read the first two books, don’t read this review. Like I said, this is the last book and it does a pretty good job of wrapping […]

–review by Kara, teen reviewer In Cold Blood by Truman Capote This is the story about the murder of four members of the Clutter family, some of the most prominent and respected people of their community (a community that, prior to the murders, never locked their doors). It is an […]

–review by Kara, teen reviewer Going Bovine by Libba Bray This is the story of how Cameron Smith, a disappointment to all teen, somehow finds himself diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease (hence the title) and journeys across America with a dwarf who has a crippling sense of paranoia, a lawn […]

–review by Kara, teen reviewer Everlost by Neal Shusterman This book is about children in limbo. Our two main characters, Allie and Nick, are involved in the same accident, one that led to their deaths. This is their story about trying to “survive” in a world that is stuck in […]

–review by Kara, teen reviewer The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland This book is about the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, a painter living in 17th century Italy. While this book doesn’t cover her life from birth to death, it covers all of the important parts. It’s a work of […]