Dull Boy

Avery is just your average boy. No super strength or ability to fly, no sir. Nope, he’s not a misfit or freak or anything. Just your average, dull boy. Except, of course, he’s not. And it’s gotten beyond his ability to control or hide, so people (like, his parents) are starting to notice and wonder. [...]

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The Forest of Hands and Teeth

I was doing some housekeeping (blogkeeping?) the other day and discovered to my horror that I had never reviewed The Forest of Hands and Teeth, even though I had read it, er, this summer. Yeep. Bad Lush! No more Christmas cookies! Mary lives in a village surrounded by a fence. While the fence is mainly [...]

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Debs Books, Round 4

I finally got my last book! Dull Boy arrived today; I am looking forward to reading it. (Although probably not for a while yet, as I have an alarming stack of books on my nightstand already. Oh, and another one on my desk at work.) Sarah Cross’ website and blog

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Prophecy of the Sisiters

Lia and Alice Milthorpe are sisters. Twins, in point of fact. But they could not be more different from each other if they were strangers–and this becomes much more apparent after their father dies, leaving them orphans. That’s when they also discover that they are on opposites side of an eternal battle between Good and [...]

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Mudville

It rains nonstop every day in Moundville. In fact, it’s rained nonstop every day since that unfinished baseball game between Moundville and neighboring town Sinister Bend 22 years ago. And then, one day, inexplicably, the rain stops. 12-year-old Roy is a baseball fanatic. He’s just wrapping up another successful summer at baseball camp, when he [...]

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Shadowed Summer

Iris and her best friend Collette are bored. It’s summer in Ondine, and nothing happens. Even when Elijah Landry disappeared all those years ago, it was a complete non-event. So Iris and Collette decide to do some witching to liven things up, and head to the cemetery to see what ghosts they can raise. Unfortunately [...]

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Debs Books, Round 3

Eek! I actually got this book a while ago…and completely forgot to mention it! *hangs head in shame* The Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink, plus lots of bookmarks to hand out. The teen section at my library will not experience a lack of bookmarks any time soon, thanks to everyone’s generosity.

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The Demon’s Lexicon

Nick Ryves is a 16 year old with a bad attitude who’s almost always in trouble and can’t wait to quit school. He’s also handy with a sword, and a cold-blooded killer…of demons and wizards. Nick and his brother Alan (with their more or less insane mother in tow) have been on the run from [...]

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Give up the Ghost

Cass McKenna can talk to ghosts. Her older sister Paige drowned four years ago, but they still hang out every day–their relationship is actually much better than it was when Paige was alive. Their parents, however, are still trying to work through their grief, and that can make for an uncomfortable home life for Cass: [...]

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Wings

Laurel and her parents have moved to a new town, and after years of homeschooling, she is attending public high school for the first time. While the first few days are a little rough, Laurel soon makes a few friends and settles into a routine. Everything changes when she wakes up one morning with a [...]

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