Category Archives: YA books

Notable Challenge Update #2

Posted on February 15, 2024 by booksnquilts

I’m definitely making progress reading through the list. But writing reviews for each book is probably overly ambitious. Going forward, I’ll only be reviewing my absolute favorites. But I will list all of the books I read and give a … Continue reading →

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Sophronia Is At It Again

Posted on January 26, 2015 by booksnquilts

Waistcoats & Weaponry: Finishing School Book the Third by Gail Carriger. New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2014. Sophronia has returned to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. This year’s syllabus includes dancing as well as the … Continue reading →

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Questions of Faith and Forgiveness

Posted on September 6, 2014 by booksnquilts

Rumble by Ellen Hopkins. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2014. Matthew Turner doesn’t believe in anything. Not family – his is falling apart around him in the aftermath of his younger brother’s suicide. Not God, because if there was a beneficent, … Continue reading →

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The Girl With the Windup Heart by Kady Cross

Posted on August 5, 2014 by booksnquilts

The Girl With the Windup Heart by Kady Cross. Harlequin Teen, 2014 This fourth installment in The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross focuses on Jack Dandy, the master criminal, and Mila, the part-human, part-automaton young woman rescued from The Machinist … Continue reading →

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An Excellent Graphic Adaptation of a Wonderful Book

Posted on August 3, 2014 by booksnquilts

The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume 1. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell. HarperCollins, 2014 This graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, The Graveyard Book is likely to become as beloved as … Continue reading →

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Hexed by Michelle Krys

Posted on July 27, 2014 by booksnquilts

Hexed by Michelle Krys, Delacorte Press: 2014. Indigo Blackwood is one of the popular students, a cheerleader who is dating the star of the football team. Her perfect high school life is only marred by her quirky mother, who owns … Continue reading →

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Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

Posted on July 13, 2014 by booksnquilts

Free to Fall by Lauren Miller. New York: Harper Teen, 2014. Rory Vaughn happily lives her life guided by Lux, an app that makes most of her decisions for her – from things as simple as what coffee to order … Continue reading →

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The Lure of the Bright Lights

Posted on June 15, 2014 by booksnquilts

Will the Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up? by Sara Hantz. Fort Collins, CO : Entangled Teen, 2014. Most of us, at one time or another, have dreamed of fame and being part of what the glittering world of Hollywood. … Continue reading →

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“Truth” and Consequences

Posted on April 16, 2014 by booksnquilts

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu. Roaring Book Press, 2014. Everybody knows the truth about Alice. Everyone knows she slept with two guys in one night at Elaine’s party.Everyone knows she’s responsible for the star quarterback’s death. Everybody knows … Continue reading →

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Who Doesn’t Love Dogs?

Posted on April 14, 2014 by booksnquilts

Or at least books about dogs? This year’s Hub Challenge list included two great dog books, the nonfiction title, How to Speak Dog by Aline Alexander Newman and Gary Weitzman, D.V.M. and the graphic novel, Dogs of War by Sheila … Continue reading →

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