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23 Minutes by Vivian Vande Velde

8/26/2016

 
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Zoe can  travel back in time 23 minutes to relive events she wants to change.  Most of the time, it makes people think she's crazy.  But Zoe has a chance to use this "gift" to save lives.  She lands in the middle of a bank robbery gone wrong and she is the only who can help.  A single mistake can get her killed and not even time travel can bring her back from that.  Will she be strong enough to do what she has to do?
This was a really interesting premise and I was rooting for Zoe the whole time.  A fast and exciting read.

When by Victoria Laurie

8/10/2016

 
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If someone knew what day you would die by looking at you, would you want to know??? What about a family member, would you want to know?  Maddie doesn't have a choice.  Every person she looks at has their death date on their forehead. Only she can see it.  She hates this "talent." But her mother makes her use it to make money.  All's well until  a client's son goes missing on the exact day she predicts as his death date.  Maddie gets brought in to the investigation and becomes a suspect.  Can she help solve the case, or will she become a victim?
Excellent thriller!!!

Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

8/10/2016

 
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Can you imagine losing weight on a cruise?  Sounds too good to be true, right? Laurel is going cruising with her best friend Viv.  A new diet sweetener being served on the cruise is guaranteed to make you lose weight. So, you can lose weight and meet some great celebrities on the cruise too.  Definitely sounds too good to be true.
Laurel decides to forego the sweetener and she and her celebrity crush Tom see very strange things happening to everyone who took the sweetener.  In fact, people get wild and dangerous.  Tom and Laurel must expose the sweetener and save themselves and their friends before it's too late.
This is an exciting book, guaranteed to keep your attention.



The Secret Language of Sisters by Luanne Rice

8/9/2016

 
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One text changes Roo's perfect life forever. When she answers a text from her sister while she's driving,her car flips and she ends up in a hospital. Everyone thinks she's in a coma and doesn't know what's going on around her, but she knows and understands everything.  She has locked in syndrome.  Can she get anyone to help her?  Her sister Tilly is the only one who might, but she is suffering from guilt about many things.  
Can she find a way to get to her sister?  
This book was hard to read, but I couldn't put it down. It is a great story of love between sisters.

This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

8/9/2016

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What can happen in 54 minutes.  This is the story of what happened at Opportunity High school in that time span. Told in precise time segments by Claire, Tomas, Autumn, and Sylv, the reader finds terror unfolding as students are welcomed to the new year in the auditorium and then find they can't leave.  The shooting begins and each of the four storytellers tell the tale from their point of view. They each have a relationship with the shooter and each relive moments trying to figure out why he snapped and is doing what he is doing. Each student that is shot feels personal to all four of the storytellers. Who will survive?

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Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

8/9/2016

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"Even Matt's best friend wants to know what's up with the black suit." Matt has worn it everyday since his mom died.  Why....well, he got hired at the local funeral home--his whole life is a mess, so why not.  His father's drinking, they need the money, and he hates to admit it, but he's drawn to the funerals. He goes to every one to see the person that cries the most at the end.  Then he meets Lovey who will teach him how to be tough, which is all he wants.  You can't help but root for Matt and hope he makes it through all the crazy.....

Great book that's on the Lone Star list and the Tayshas list for 2016.

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Some of my favorite books of the summer.......

8/8/2016

 
My favorite new dystopian book that I read this summer........
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​Celestine North lives a perfect life.  She's a model daughter and sister, she's well-liked by everyone at school and she's dating the most popular boy in school.  But in their society, if you are found to be "flawed," you could be branded and imprisoned. Your life is ruined.
Celestine is a girl who sees life in black and white-no gray areas for her. When her instinct kicks in and she rights a wrong, will she lose everything and be found flawed?​


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  Glittering Court is a beautiful new fantasy from Rachelle Mead who is famous for her Vampire Academy series.Adelaide is a countess who has a title, but no money. To escape being married off to a man she doesn't love, she poses as her servant and joins the Glittering Court.Here, they make poor and lower class girls into girls that appear to be upper class and will appeal to the wealthy men in the new world.
Adelaide must not let anyone know who she is or where she came from.  She must be a good actress and hide her identity well.  The only one who knows is the owner's son, Cedric.  
​Everyone at the glittering court has secrets. Will she fool everyone and make the dangerous journey to the New World? Will she find the man of her dreams?


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    Martha Johnson is the Librarian at BCJH in Bay City, TX. She loves to read and wants her students to get excited about reading.  

    ​She also loves technology and wants to spread new ideas to students and staff members.

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