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Reading level: Ages 12 and up Audio CD Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) (August 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0449015203 ISBN-13: 978-0449015209 Buy from Amazon! Buy on Audible Read my book review for Every Day! Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.Every morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day. With his new novel, David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story tha...

Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: EgmontUSA (June 26, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 160684086X ISBN-13: 978-1606840863 Buy One Moment from Amazon! This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget. Maggie remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party. She remembers climbing the trail with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below–dead? As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding? The latest novel from the author of The Tension of Opposites, One Moment is...

Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (August 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0062102907 ISBN-13: 978-0062102904 Buy Don't Turn Around from Amazon! Sixteen-year-old Noa has been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off the grid and trusting no one, she uses her computer-hacking skills to stay safely anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in an empty warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side. Enter Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter needs people with Noa's talents on his team. Especially after a shady corporation called AMRF threatens his life in no uncertain terms. But what Noa and Peter don't realize is that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who'd stop at nothing to silence her for good. Fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will devour the stor...

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Here's a little something about me that you don't know... I love listening to music while I read a great book. I feel like having a little background music while reading makes the book more enjoyable. To me, reading a book without music is like watching a movie with no soundtrack. So I have decided to share with you weekly some of my favorite albums that I listen to while reading books... Indie-rock band Now, Now (formerly known as Now, Now Every Children)  has come a long way since I first started listening to them in 2008 when they released their first album, Cars. Threads has easily become one of my favorite albums of the year.  I seriously cannot stop listening to it.  When the album ends, I start it over.  This album is absolutely perfect to listen to while reading a great book.  It's chill enough not to distract you from what you're reading.  It's really difficult to say which song is my favorite... but I would have to say ...

This will be my first year at BEA and I am so excited.  So I thought I'd put together a little post on all of the books I am most excited about getting there.  I'm most excited about Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's new book Burn For Burn ! I am a huge fan of Jenny Han. I just absolutely loved her Summer series. And I recently read one of Siobhan's books, The List, which I also loved. Here are my reviews for Jenny Han's Summer Series: The Summer I Turned Pretty,  It's Not Summer Without You, and We'll Always Have Summer My review for Siobhan Vivian's, The List The next book that I am extremely excited about is Feedback by Robison Wells! I didn't know he was going to be at BEA until today actually, so when I read that he was going I nearly fell out of my chair. I cannot  wait to read what happens next in the Variant series. Here's a short little review I did for it awhile back:  Variant And last but not least... ...

Reading level: Ages 12 and up Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (March 13, 2012) Language: English Buy from Amazon! Gabie drives a Mini Cooper. She also works part time as a delivery girl at Pete’s Pizza. One night, Kayla—another delivery girl—goes missing. To her horror, Gabie learns that the supposed kidnapper had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper was working that night. Gabie can’t move beyond the fact that Kayla’s fate was really meant for her, and she becomes obsessed with finding Kayla. She teams up with Drew, who also works at Pete’s. Together, they set out to prove that Kayla isn’t dead—and to find her before she is. My thoughts: Wow. Just wow. The Night She Disappeared had me shaking.  Books about people getting kidnapped stresses me out more than anything. There were moments in this book were it just got too intense. I had to put down the book, and calm down. Tell myself that it's just a book. Except, it...

Amy's review Abigaile's review Andye's book and audio review I feel like ReadingTeen should have an entire post dedicated to Shatter Me. Not just a review on the book, but a mad love post. Just because it's that great. And if you haven't read Shatter Me yet, stop what you're doing right this minute, and read Shatter Me. I promise; you will love it. More than love it, you will inhale it, become addicted to it, and not be able to read anything else without comparing it to Shatter Me on the level of greatness.   I got to meet the author, Tahereh Mafi last week and well, that was one of the best days of my life. There was some pretty hardcore fan-girling at that book signing.  I literally could not believe I was meeting her.  I don't know, I guess in my head I see incredible authors who just sit in there house all day and write greatness all day everyday. (I know some of that might be true). So it was just really crazy for me to be talking to ...

Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (April 17, 2012) Language: English Buy from Amazon! What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were? And what if to discover your true self, you first had to unravel a mystery so big and terrifying you were not sure you’d survive solving it? When Marshall and Elyse wake up in each other’s arms with zero memory of how they got there or who they are, it’s the start of a long journey through their separate pasts and shared future. Terrified by their amnesia, the two make a pact to work together to find the answers that could jog their missing memories. As they piece together clues, they discover they’re in the idyllic mountain resort town of Summer Falls, where everyone seems mysteriously happy, but as Marshall and Elyse quickly learn, darkness lurks beneath the town’s perfect facade. Not only is the town haunted by sinister ghosts, but none of its living inhabitants ...

WASHINGTON D.C. Saturday, April 14th, 2012 Hooray For Books! 1555 King Street, Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 3:30 in the afternoon   'Like' them on the official Facebook     Reading Teen is looking so forward to the book signing in Alexandria at Hooray For Books! on Saturday! Click the links below, to read some of our book reviews, of these awesome books, from these talented authors. Plus an interview of Tahereh Mafi of Shatter Me! Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Interview by Abigaile Book Review by Abigaile Book and Audiobook Review by Andye Review by Amy Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Book Review by Andye Eve by Anna Carey Book Review by Kit Hallowed by Cynthia Hand Book Review by Andye Plan to attend this event on Saturday to meet these amazing authors, PLUS you will get to meet yours truly, Andye, Austin, Abigaile and Kit ! We are looking forward to meeting you!!

Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (February 8, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1416994815 ISBN-13: 978-1416994817 Buy from Amazon! Kendall loves her life in small town Cryer¹s Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside and focuses on just one goal: help find her missing friends. Even if it means spending time with the one boy she shouldn't get close to... the one boy who makes her question everything she feels for Nico. Determined to help and to stay true to the boy she's always loved, Kendall keeps up the search--and stumbles upon some frightening local history. She knows she can't stop digging, but Kendall is about to find out jus...

I know we normally don't review baby books, but I wanted to make an exception because these books are so freaking cute it's ridiculous. These baby-lit books are so simple, yet so creative. Every page is filled with adorable art and a few words that relate to the story.  Out of these two my favorite is definitely Jane Eyre. I loved the art and the words they used. I almost want to put it on my bookshelf! Thank you @ericsmithrocks from @quirkbooks !  With the perennial popularity of classic writers like Charlotte Brontë and Lewis Carroll, Baby Lit is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar's Alison Oliver, Little Miss Brontë and Little Master Carroll are a must for every savvy parent's nursery library. Reading level: Ages 1 and up Board book: 22 pages Publisher: Gibbs Smith; Brdbk edition (March 1, 2012) Language: ...

Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (January 3, 2012) Language: English Buy from Amazon Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she's a girl who doesn't believe in second chances, a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at her mom's diner and obsessing over what might have been. So when things start looking up and she has another shot at her dreams, Hudson is equal parts hopeful and terrified. Of course, this is also the moment a cute, sweet guy walks into her life--and starts serving up some seriously mixed signals. She's got a lot on her plate, and for a girl who's been burned before, risking it all is easier said than done. It's time for Hudson to ask herself what she really wants, and how much she's willing to sacrifice to get it. Because in a place where opportunities are fleeting, she knows this...

Audible Audio Edition Listening Length: 4 hours and 53 minutes Program Type: Audiobook Version : Unabridged Publisher : Recorded Books, Simon & Schuster Audio Audible.com Release Date: February 7, 2012 Buy the book from Amazon! Buy the audiobook from Audible! This book. Wow. Dead To You was absolutely incredible. I haven't really ever been a huge fan of Lisa McMann's work. I mean, I'm not saying she isn't a great, great author. I'm just saying that her previous books have never grabbed me the way Dead to You did. The story was very interesting. I would try to predict what would end up happening, and was proven way way way wrong. It had some great twists and turns! I just feel like I would have liked it a lot more if it maybe had a different narrator. The only voices I seriously could not stand was Cami and Gracie's voices. (although I loved the characters!) I mean, I don't really expect a guy narrator to do girls voices perfe...

Reading level: Ages 13 and up  Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: HarperTeen (May 8, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0061947075 ISBN-13: 978-0061947070 Buy from Amazon http://www.charlesbenoit.com/ Grace always has a plan. There’s her plan to get famous, her plan to get rich, and—above all—her plan to have fun. Sawyer has plenty of plans too. Plans made for him by his mother, his father, his girlfriend. Maybe they aren’t his plans, but they are plans. When Sawyer meets Grace, he wonders if he should come up with a few plans himself. Plans about what he actually wants to be, plans to speak his own mind for a change, plans to maybe help Grace with a little art theft. Wait a minute—plans to what? To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this book.  As you can tell from reading my review of Charles Benoit's first novel, YOU , I was not impressed.  So I was pleasantly surprised when I got about a quarter though Fall From Grace I decided that I absol...

Paperback: 344 pages Publisher: StoneHouse Ink (September 27, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0615543375 ISBN-13: 978-0615543376 More than three months have passed since Arson and Emery were taken. Taken and then separated. And experimented on. Salvation Asylum is more like a prison than a psychiatric facility. Unknowingly, Arson has become a vital instrument in a campaign set to genetically alter mankind. Enraged, confused, trapped, and unable to fully manifest his abilities, he wonders if he will ever see Emery again. His new existence is one crawling with questions. Is Grandma alive? Where does the fire come from? Can he become more than a monster? In Ashes, book two of the ARSON series, nightmare and reality collide as Arson must embrace what he is and the haunting realization that there may be others out there, others like him. http://www.estevanvega.com/ Follow him on Twitter! @EstevanVega  My thoughts: Ashes left me... speechless. It also left me with my h...

Abigaile's Favorites: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi  We'll Always Have Summer by Jenni Han Delirium by Lauren  Oliver The Enemy by Charlie Higson The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan When Colors Bleed by Estevan Vega Legend by Marie Lu The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan Shelter by Harlan Coben Variant by Robin Wells Austin's Favorites: The Warlock by Michael Scott Morpheus Road: The Black by D.J. Machale The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

Reading level: Ages 14 and up Audio CD Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (March 9, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0307710319 ISBN-13: 978-0307710314 Buy from Amazon Audible In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in s...