Title: The Warrior Heir Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion/Disney (US)/Indigo (UK) Publication Date: April 2006 (US)/September 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 432 Pages Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life…
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Title: Burn Bright Author: Marianne de Pierres Genre: Dystopian YA Publisher: Random House Australia Publication date: March 1st 2011 Paperback: 316 pages In Ixion music and party are our only beliefs. Darkness is our comfort. We have few rules…
Title: Undead Author: Kirsty McKay Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 304 Pages It was just another school trip… When their ski-coach pulls up at a cafe, and everyone…
Title: The Wikkeling Author: Written by Steven Arntson, Illustrated by Daniela J. Terrazzini Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Running Press Kids Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 256 Pages Young Henrietta is about to uncover a mystery she…
Title: Spinning Out Author: David Stahler Jr. Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: May 25 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages High school senior Frenchy has little ambition beyond hanging out at the smoking rock until his best friend,…
Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 497 Pages It’s been eight months since all the adults disappeared. GONE. They’ve survived hunger. They’ve survived lies. But…
Book Review: How I Stole Johnny Deppβs Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain
Title: How I Stole Johnny Deppβs Alien Girlfriend Author: Gary Ghislain Genre: Science Fiction / YA Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: June 8 2011 Hardcover: 208 pages David Gershwin’s summer is about to take a turn for the weird.…
Title: Huntress Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Fantasy / YA Publisher: Little, Brown (US)/ Atom (UK) Publication date: April 5 / May 5 Hardcover/ Paperback: 384 pages Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn’t shone…
Title: The Dark City Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Science Fiction-Fantasy Publisher: Red Fox (original) / Dial (reprint) Publication Date: August 1998 / May 2011 Hardcover: 384 Pages Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation,…
Title: America Pacifica Author: Anna North Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Literary Fiction Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 294 Pages Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacificaβone of the last places on…