Tag: contemporary
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (one of my fav MG books ever!)
Hi everyone, From the moment I read the blurb for this book, I knew I would love it. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise soon became one of my favourite MG novels ever and one of my fav novels I’ve read this year. Five years. That’s how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived…
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Mini-Review // Three Keys
Front Desk was one of my all-time MG reads since I could relate to it so much as a Chinese-born Canadian. So of course I couldn’t wait for the sequel. Here are my thoughts about Three Keys! Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud…
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Mini-Review // Love, Creekwood
Note: This is a spoiler-free review for Love, Creekwood, however may contain spoilers for Simon Vs The Homosapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat. It’s been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship, and just a few months since Abby and Leah’s unforgettable night at…
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Mini-Review // Tweet Cute
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side.…
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Mini-Review // Instant Karma
Marissa Meyer is easily one of my favourite writers of YA sci-fi/fantasy, so of course I was curious and thrilled when she released a YA contemporary book! Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled…
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Mini-Review // From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime? A crime he says he never committed. Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover…
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Mini-Review // Clean Getaway
How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma:* Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.* Fasten Your Seatbelt: G’ma’s never conventional, so this trip won’t be either.* Use the Green Book: G’ma’s most treasured possession. It holds history, memories, and, most important, the way home. What…
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Mini-Review // Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family’s mansion. The next items? • Enjoy a drunken night out.•…
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Mini-Review // The Kiss Quotient
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases — a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn’t help that Stella has…
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Mini-Review // Amina’s Voice
Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.”…
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