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This ti me of year, I struggle with t he balance of reading for pleasure and reading/grading for my students. This hurts my heart because it is imperative that we take care of our minds, our bodies, and our souls.  While struggling to find time for pleasure reading, there are times when sacrifices must be made. This novel was one of those times when I made the sac rifice. F or this novel, I put it all as ide, grabbed a blan ket, a cup of coffe e, and read.  I do not regre t putting off everything to do this - not even a little. Title: The Evolution of Mara Dyer Author: Michelle Hodkin ISBN: 9781442421790 Source: personal copy purchased from B&N Available: NOW at your local bookstore and library Summary (from the book jacket): Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t . She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t . She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secret...

Title and author: Moonlight Mayhem by Sherry Soule Date: July 2, 2012 ISBN: 9780615665658 Source: from the Author Summary (from Goodreads): Otherworldly Creatures. Dazzling Magic. Fiery Romance. Shiloh Ravenwolf thought she was getting used to the strange events in Whispering Pines, until the full moon brings another surge of supernatural threats to her coastal town. Ferocious wolves, deadly necromancers, and shambling zombies have descended upon the neighborhood, so Shiloh needs to gain control of her magical abilities—fast! It sucks that she has a crippling fear of the dark, which for a demon hunter can be an epic problem. But she spends so much time wallowing in the darkness, how can she not become a part of it? When her classmates are attacked by a mysterious creature and her father is murdered, Shiloh vows vengeance. Forcing her phobias aside, she forms an unlikely coven of supernaturally gifted teens to help her eradicate this menace. Except that’s not all Shiloh has to worr...

Title and author: After by Ellen Datlow Pages: 384 Date: October 9, 2012 Publisher: Hyperion ISBN: 9781423146193 Source: NetGalley Summary (from Goodreads): If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each story exploring the lives of teen protagonists raised in catastrophe’s wake—whether set in the days after the change, or decades far in the future. New York Times bestselling authors Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Carrie Ryan, Beth Revis, and Jane Yolen are among the many popular and award-winning storytellers lending their talents to this original and spellbinding anthology. Table of Contents – I thought this would be helpful to you The Segment by Genevieve Valentine After the Cure by Carrie Ryan Valedictorian by N....

Title and author: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Pages: 408 Date: September 18, 2012 Publisher: Scholastic ISBN: 9780545424929 Source: NetGalley Summary (from Goodreads): “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has e...