Genre: Realistic Fiction

{Frenemy of the People: Nora Olsen}

{Frenemy of the People: Nora Olsen}

{Synopsis} – Clarissa and Lexie couldn’t be more different. Clarissa is a chirpy, optimistic do-gooder and a top rider on the school’s equestrian team. Lexie is an angry, punk rock activist and the only out lesbian at their school. When Clarissa declares she’s bi and starts a Gay-Straight Alliance, she unwittingly presses all of Lexie’s […]

Posted June 15, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Cinderella Smith: Stephanie Barden}

{Cinderella Smith: Stephanie Barden}

{Synopsis} – Cinderella Smith has a problem with a capital P.She loses shoes almost as quickly as she puts them on her feet. But now she’s lost the most important shoe of all: her shiny,ruby red tap shoe. Without it she won’t have a chance of being chosen Pumpkin Blossom Fairy for the fall dance […]

Posted May 7, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{The After Girls: Leah Konen}

{The After Girls: Leah Konen}

{Synopsis} – Ella, Astrid, and Sydney were planning the perfect summer after high school graduation. But when Astrid commits suicide in a lonely cabin, the other girls' worlds are shattered. How could their best friend have done this, to herself and to them? They knew everything about Astrid. Shouldn't they have seen this coming? Couldn't […]

Posted April 9, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Strays: C. Alexander London}

{Strays: C. Alexander London}

{Synopsis} – Man's best friend goes to war. Chuck and Ajax are partners, and they're good at their job. Chuck leads Ajax through the jungles of Vietnam, and Ajax sniffs out hidden, deadly traps before they can hurt US soldiers. The war is almost over now, and the Army is grateful for Chuck's service. They […]

Posted February 11, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Honor Bound: C. Alexander London}

{Honor Bound: C. Alexander London}

{Synopsis} – Based on a real military program! The US Navy's new breed of soldier is ready to make a big splash. An action-packed, maritime military adventure from the author of Dog Tags. A notorious Somalian pirate sails the Arabian Sea, leading a band of deadly thieves and mercenaries on an international crime spree. When […]

Posted January 21, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Judy Moody: Megan McDonald}

{Judy Moody: Megan McDonald}

{Synopsis} – “Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood.” To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named Roger. And with her […]

Posted January 8, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Twigs: Alison Ashley Formento}

{Twigs: Alison Ashley Formento}

{Synopsis} – One pint-sized girl. Ten supersized crises. And it’s high noon. They call her “Twigs,” because she’ll never hit five feet tall. Although she was born early, and a stiff breeze could knock her over, Twigs has a mighty spirit. She needs it, as life throws a whole bucket of rotten luck at her: […]

Posted January 8, 2015 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{A Life, Freed: Tracy Hewitt Meyer}

{A Life, Freed: Tracy Hewitt Meyer}

{Synopsis} – On her own for the first time, Rowan Slone is no longer waiting for the future. She’s living in the present, and relishing every minute of it. She has a new boyfriend. She is helping best friend, Jess, raise her five-month-old son, Jacob. And she continues to work as Assistant Manager at the […]

Posted November 30, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{A Life, Forward: Tracy Hewitt Meyer}

{A Life, Forward: Tracy Hewitt Meyer}

{Synopsis} – Her father is gone. Her mother is in jail. And Rowan Slone has left her dysfunctional, violent past behind. With college looming on the horizon, she has a new job that she loves, and a safe place to call home. She is close to achieving everything she ever wanted-a sense of family, a […]

Posted November 28, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments