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Title: The Archived Author: Victoria Schwab ISBN: 978-1-4231-5731-1 Pages: 336                                     Ages: 12 and up Available: January 22, 2013 Summary (from the book jacket): Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for st...

With the daily demands of work and home, my reading time has dwindled a lot lately. This year, with the upcoming holiday break, I decided to challenge myself to read ten books. But, the break is the shortest it has ever been, and with only three days of break remaining (not counting today), I have to terms with the fact that I'm not going to reach my goal. As of today, I have completed five of the ten books I was hoping to read. I will begin reviewing them today, but reading time is being stolen from my grips once again because I must prepare for a new semester with my students. At this point, here's what I have read, in the order that I have read them: The Archived by Victoria Schwab - so in love with this book; seriously! Cannot wait to review it Splintered by A.G. Howard - wow! This book really takes an interesting twist of the famed Alice in Wonderland Rapture by Lauren Kate - a fitting conclusion to this tale of fallen angels The Second Spy by Jacqueline West - lo...

I have put off writing this review because I was just not ready to say good-bye to this series. This is one of my favorites, and up to the final page, Fitzpatrick did not disappoint me. Title: Finale Author: Becca Fitzpatrick ISBN: 9781442426672 Available: NOW at your local bookstore and library Summary (from the book jacket): Will Love Conquer All? Nora and Patch thought their troubles were behind them. Hank is gone and they should be able to put his ugly vendetta to rest. But in Hank’s absence, Nora has become the unwitting head of the Nephilim and must finish what Hank began. Which ultimately means destroying the fallen angels—destroying Patch. Nora will never let that happen, so she and Patch make a plan: lead everyone to believe they have broken up, and work the system from the inside. Nora will convince the Nephilim that they are making a mistake in fighting the fallen angels, and Patch will find out everything he can from the opposing side. They will end this war ...

With it being the end of the semester, demands o f my job steal my reading time. Many teachers can relate, and during any break I relish my reading time.  Here are 10 books I'm challenging myself to read during my small break:  1.     The Archived ARC by Victoria Schwab 2.     The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse 3.     Every Day by David Levithan 4.     Rapture by Lauren Kate 5.     Splintered ARC by A.G. Howard 6.     The Second Spy by Jacqueline West 7.     Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 8.     Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh 9.     Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter 10.   The Diviners by Libba Bray And of course, I am looking forward to finishing my audiobook, Days of Blood and Starlight .   Have you read/reviewed any of the above? If so, leave a comment/link. Which of these novels do you recom...

I bought this at B&N after viewing the cover an d title and thinking it looked interesting. It was - I did not want to put this book down. I had to because of my teaching responsibilities, but it was a captivating read. If you're looking for a gift for the YA reader in your life, you should consider adding this title to your gift-giving list.     Title: Origin   Author: Jessica Khoury   ISBN: 9781595145956   Available: NOW at your local bookstore and library   Summary (from the book jacket):   Pia has always known her destiny. She is meant to start a new race, a line of descendants who will bring an end to death. She has been bred for no other purpose, genetically engineered to be immortal and raised by a team of scientists in a secret compound hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest. Now those scientists have begun to challenge her, with the goal of training her to carry on their dangerous work .   For as long as she can remember, Pia’s...