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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Amidst all the discussion of darkness in young adult fiction, here is a book that tackles difficult subjects and certainly contains elements of darkness but that I would recommend highly. It is not that Between Shades of Gray is a job … Continue reading
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Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
This was another hard to rate YA fantasy adventure novel. It has a nice hook (a Van Helsing is sent to a Geneva boarding school after getting in to trouble at his previous school and finds out his famous last name more appropriate than he ever thought) and some good action but it just feels little thin somehow. The set up is good but it just never really grabbed my attention. Continue reading
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The Great Mogul Diamond (The Dopple Ganger Chronicles) by G.P. Taylor
When I first heard about The Dopple Ganger Chronicles by G.P. Taylor I was intrigued. Part graphic novel part young adult action story? Interesting, no? So when Tyndale publishers offered a review copy of the third book in the series, … Continue reading
Such Men As These: The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies over Korea by David Sears
Continuing my two-book review series on the Korean War, I turn to Such Men as These: The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies over Korea by David Sears. The book is 395 pages with 46 black … Continue reading
The Warlock by Michael Scott
Bottom line: I recommend the series and found this an interesting chapter in the larger story but with a vicious twist at the very end. Continue reading