Source: Simon Pulse

{The Namesake: Steven Parlato}

{The Namesake: Steven Parlato}

{Synopsis} – Gifted artist? Standout student? All his teachers are sure certain that Evan Galloway can be the graduate who brings glory to small, ordinary St. Sebastian's School. As for Evan, however, he can't be bothered anymore. Since the shock of his young father's suicide last spring, Evan no longer cares about the future. In […]

Posted September 26, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Louder than Words: Laurie Plissner}

{Louder than Words: Laurie Plissner}

{Synopsis} –The debut novel of an American original, Laurie Plissner is both medical thriller and lyric love story in the tradition of magical realism Since the snowy night when her family's car slammed into a tree, killing her parents and little sister, Sasha has been unable to speak except through a computer with a robotic […]

Posted September 23, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Poor Little Dead Girls: Lizzie Friend}

{Poor Little Dead Girls: Lizzie Friend}

{Synopsis} –“A girl wins a scholarship to an elite boarding school and finds herself entangled in a powerful secret society that threatens her life. Friend writes with a sure, often witty touch … .The story is both immersive and topically relevant. A promising suspense debut.” – Kirkus Reviews “Will give the toughest of readers goose […]

Posted September 6, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Who R U Really?: Margo Kelly}

{Who R U Really?: Margo Kelly}

Spoiler Alert Below {Synopsis} –Thea's overprotective parents are driving her insane. They invade her privacy, ask too many questions, and restrict her online time so severely that Thea feels she has no life at all. When she discovers a new role-playing game online, Thea breaks the rules by staying up late to play. She's living […]

Posted September 3, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Jex Malone: C.L. Gaber & V.C. Stanley}

{Jex Malone: C.L. Gaber & V.C. Stanley}

{Synopsis} –A famous case. A missing girl. If they find her, will they be heroes? Or dead? Bored out of her mind during a summer with her police detective father in Las Vegas, Jessica (aka “Jex”) Malone starts doing what she does best–snooping. When she meets three new friends who share her passion for crime, […]

Posted July 27, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Wanted – Dead or in Love: Kym Brunner}

{Wanted – Dead or in Love: Kym Brunner}

{Synopsis} –Eighteen-year-old Monroe (named for Marilyn) is smart, but she's outsmarted herself. She's got a full-ride scholarship…and now, an arrest record. One more black mark and she'll be waiting tables for life. The fact that she's grown up with crime memorabilia in her very molecules doesn't help. Her special fascination has always been with outlaw […]

Posted July 21, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Screaming Divas: Suzanne Kamata}

{Screaming Divas: Suzanne Kamata}

{Synopsis} –At sixteen, Trudy Baxter is tired of her debutante mom, her deadbeat dad, and her standing reservation at the juvenile detention center. Changing her name to Trudy Sin, she cranks up her major chops as a singer and starts a band, gathering around other girls ill at ease in their own lives. Cassie Haywood, […]

Posted April 21, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments