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New Book Releases August 2018

August 1, 2018 / / 0 Comments

New Book Releases for August 2018

Looking for a new book? August 2018 has a few nice books for your to-read list. Here is my list of top releases for August 2018. Click on covers for more information and reviews.

 

Children’s Fiction

The Dog That Ate The World – Sandra Dieckmann – Flying Eye Books – Published 21 August 2018

Things have changed for seventeen-year-oldIt’s been two years since the night that changed Ashley’s life. Two years since she was raped by her brother’s teammate. And a year since she sat in a court and watched as he was given a slap-on-the-wrist sentence. But the years have done nothing to stop the pain or lessen the crippling panic attacks that make her feel like she’s living a half-life.

Picture book: Animals.

Young Adult Fiction

Someone I Used To Know – Patty Blount – Sourcebooks Fire – Published 1 August 2018

Things have changed for seventeen-year-oldIt’s been two years since the night that changed Ashley’s life. Two years since she was raped by her brother’s teammate. And a year since she sat in a court and watched as he was given a slap-on-the-wrist sentence. But the years have done nothing to stop the pain or lessen the crippling panic attacks that make her feel like she’s living a half-life.

Young adult fiction: Contemporary.

These Rebel Waves – Sara Raasch – Stream Raiders #1 – Balzer+Bray – Published 7 August 2018

Three individuals – one a prince, one a solider spy and the last an outlaw – have each experienced the horrors of the civil war and the drive of Argrid’s church to stamp out magic. Adeluna knows the war is over, but she discovers that the Council is not as neutral as they should be. When the infamous outlaw, Devereux Bell is captured, Adeluna knows he could be the key to revealing Argrid’s plans. Meanwhile, Ben is Argrid’s prince. Challenged by his father, he must walk the thin line between exploring the power magic offers him and not being labeled as a heretic. The three must choose which side they are on as their countries march towards war once again.

Young adult fiction – Fantasy.

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New Book Releases March 2018

March 1, 2018 / / 0 Comments

New Book Releases for March 2018

Some hot new release picks for March 2018. Click on covers for more information and reviews.

 

Young Adult Fiction

The Secrets We Bury – Stacie Ramey – Sourcebooks Fire – Published 1 March 2018

Dylan has run away from home. Run away from the grief that overpowers him, run from the guilt of the secrets he carries, run from the mother who wants to put him in a special school to control his outpouring of anger. His plan of escape is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But the trail will test Dylan in ways he couldn’t expect – from bugs and new food to bears. When Dylan happens upon a strange and intriguing girl who is apparently hiking alone and unprepared, Dylan is drawn to her in a way he has never experienced before. Dylan might be running away, but the trail just might be the place where he finds himself.

Young adult fiction: Contemporary, Adventure.

The Final Six – Alexandra Monir – Harper Teen – Published 6 March 2018

Leo has nothing left to live for. His family were killed in one of the massive natural disasters to hit Rome, and with no one to care for, he has given up all hope. Until, shockingly, Leo is drafted to the new world army. He is now one of twenty-four teenagers battling it out to become one of the Final Six. The chosen six will have the chance to escape Earth and forge a new settlement deep in space. When Naomi discovers she is to be one of the chosen twenty-four, she is heartbroken. There is no way she can leave her parents or her beloved brother. With no other choice, Naomi sets in place a plan to reveal the secrets that lie beneath the surface of this space program.

Young adult fiction – Science-fiction.

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New Book Releases September 2017

September 1, 2017 / / 0 Comments

New Book Releases for September 2017

Here are my book picks for September 2017. Click on covers for more information and reviews.

Children’s Fiction

Wishtree – Katherine Applegate – Feiwel & Friends – Published 26 September 2017

Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood “wishtree”—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red’s branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red’s hollows, this “wishtree” watches over the neighborhood.

You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red’s experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever.

Children’s Fiction – Fantasy

Young Adult Fiction

If There’s No Tomorrow – Jennifer L. Armentrout – Harlequin Teen – Published 5 September 2017

Lena plans to enjoy her senior year of high school. Once last year of parties, special events, volleyball games, time spent with her friends Abbi, Dary and Megan, and treasured moments with her best friend (the boy with whom she has been secretly in love with for years), Sebastian. But a tragedy none of them saw coming shakes Lena’s life. Now, nothing is like she planned. Worse is the grief and guilt she doesn’t know how to deal with and the simple fact that she doesn’t know who she is anymore or how to keep moving on with her life.

Young adult fiction: Contemporary

Wild Bird – Wendelin Van Draanen – Alfred A. Knopt Books for Young Readers – Published 5 September 2017

3:47 a.m. That’s when they come for Wren Clemmens. She’s hustled out of her house and into a waiting car, then a plane, and then taken on a forced march into the desert. This is what happens to kids who’ve gone so far off the rails, their parents don’t know what to do with them anymore. This is wilderness therapy camp. Eight weeks of survivalist camping in the desert. Eight weeks to turn your life around. Yeah, right.

Young adult fiction – Contemporary

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New Book Releases June 2017

June 1, 2017 / / 0 Comments

New Book Releases for June 2017

What’s new for YA and Christian fiction in June 2017? Read on to see what has made it onto my to-read list. Click on covers for more information and reviews.

Young Adult Fiction

The Unlikelies – Carrie Firestone – Little, Brown and Company – Published 6 June 2017

Rising high school senior Sadie is bracing herself for a long, lonely, and boring summer. But things take an unexpected turn when she steps in to help rescue a baby in distress and a video of her good deed goes viral.

Suddenly internet-famous, Sadie’s summer changes for the better when she’s introduced to other “hometown heroes.” These five very different teens form an unlikely alliance to secretly right local wrongs, but when they try to help a heroin-using friend, they get in over their heads and discover that there might be truth in the saying “no good deed goes unpunished.” Can Sadie and her new friends make it through the summer with their friendships–and anonymity–intact?

Young adult fiction: Contemporary

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