In a town called Perfect, what could possibly go wrong? Turns out, almost everything. Violet has no desire to live in Perfect, but her father, a renown ophthalmologist, moves the family there. The thing with Perfect is, once you visit you soon go blind. Not to worry though, because the Archer family has the solution, a pair of rose-tinted eye glasses that make you see everything just a little more clearly than you did before. Again, Violet is suspicious, and she soon sets out to investigate what is really going on in Perfect. While this is happening, her mother's personality changes and her father disappears. Violet then meets a boy named, well, Boy and things really start to unravel. Violet and boy set into motion a plan to uncover the dark underbelly of Perfect and rescue their friends and families. A Place Called Perfect is an ideal read for ages 10 and up and is great for fans of Coraline or any mystery / fantasy lover!
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It's happened to all of us. You've placed something you own on the kitchen counter or coffee table - a book, a spoon, something simple and easily overlooked. Then, in the next instant, it's not there, or it's been moved to a strange location. You could've sworn that you hadn't touched it but the part of your brain that dispenses rational thought tells you that you're being silly, of course you must've moved it there, you just weren't thinking about it at the time. This is the feeling that every single one of the victims in There's Someone Inside Your House experiences before their untimely demise. An oh there are a lot of untimely demises in this novel. Makani has just moved to Nebraska from Hawaii to live with her grandmother. She carries with her a troubling secret, but this soon takes the back burner once several of her classmates are viciously murdered one after another. There are plenty of suspects, one of them being Ollie, a boy whom Makani has a past with. Makani can't help but still feel drawn to Ollie despite the rumours circling him like buzzards. As the tension increases, and the murders get more and more grisly, Makani and her friends must try and figure out who is behind the crimes and why. I have some older teens (and this book is definitely for older teens) in the library that will love this novel. It has everything they are looking for in a novel: murder, kissing, murder, kissing, foul language and more murder. It's a quick, gory read with some good twists that teens will love. Doreen Green has just moved from California to New Jersey and is hoping to make new friends at her school. It's hard when you're an outsider and everyone seems to have their own social circles already firmly in place. Oh yeah, it's even harder when you have a squirrel tail that you need to keep hidden. Yes, Doreen Green has squirrel superpowers. She can understand squirrel-speak, climb trees with ease and jump really, really high. Initially, Doreen wants to keep her powers secret, but when she stops some local bullies in her neighbourhood, her cover is blown and social media explodes with her antics. To make matters worse, someone has decided to make Doreen his arch-nemesis. If Squirrel Girl is going to survive, she's going to have to call on all of her friends, squirrels and humans! I laughed out loud at this novel, especially the sections where Doreen texts real-life superheroes like Iron Man and Black Widow. I have a ton of students in the library who embody Doreen's positive, determined spirit and I know that they'll eat this novel up, can't wait to give it to them! Branton Middle School has a problem. At least the students do when the principal, Mr. Wittingham (or the Big Ham as he's known) bans all cell phones within the school. To compensate, four friends, Frost, Bench, Deedee and Wolf decide to use sticky notes that they attach to their lockers in order to communicate. The trend catches on and soon gets out of hand. To make matters worst (at least for some) a new girl comes to the school and disrupts the tight friendship the four boys have. The sticky note war escalates, the friendships are strained and before long Frost finds himself at the breaking point. Posted is a funny, touching look at surviving Middle School. Filled with awkward moments, true heartache and the strains that working families face on a day to day basis, I think a lot of tweens will really connect with this story. In the school in the UK that I work at, cell phones are not allowed at all. We are reading this with thirty 11 year old students and they are fascinated by American culture and schools in general so they are eating this up! Highly recommended, a nice read about friendship and what it means to be honest in this day and age. Diana is desperate to prove herself. Surrounded by warriors who make every feat of strength and agility look like a cake walk, she does her best to stand out. When her big chance comes, however, she throws it all away to rescue a teenager drowning off the coast of her island home. Interacting with a human is strictly forbidden in Diana's culture, let alone saving one and hiding them in a cave. This, however is no ordinary human. Her name is Alia and unbeknownst to her she is a Warbringer, someone who may be responsible for the greatest war ever to befall the human race. Using a controversial myth as a guide, Alia and Diana set off to end the curse that Alia has become convinced she carries. Full of action, sarcastic wit and strong female characters, Wonder Woman: Warbringer is a great teen read for anyone who loves superhero backstories. Bardugo has created a character with real depth that flies off the page, highly recommend this! |
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