Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne

"Noah is running away from his problems when he takes the untrodden path through the forest. He comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets an unusual old man who is a toymaker. He's not sure what to expect. But the old man has a story to tell  full of adventure, wonder, and broken promises. Noah has stories to tell too and he learns life lessons from this peculiar old man."

 John Boyne has also written The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. So if you cried while reading that one, this one will more than likely do the same.

Withering Tights by Louise Rennison

If you laughed out loud at Louise Rennison's first series (which you obviously did):

You will love the first book of her NEW series as well:

Georgia's younger cousin Tallulah is just as hilarious, charming, and oblivious as Georgia herself. Just add a few more owls and sheep, a dash of the knobbly knees, and a goofy new version of the Ace Gang. Brillo-pads.

Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin.

Imagine waking up at age 16 and remembering nothing of your life after you turned 12. Meet Naomi, amnesiac (after a terrible fall), year book photographer, girlfriend to Ace, best friend of Will's. Or is she? She cannot remember any of it.

As Naomi struggles through daily life, she has the opportunity to explore life as a completely different person. Does she realy love Ace? Why is she on yearbook? Who really is James? What is Will hiding? Can she heal her relationship with her mother? Can she like her father's fiance?

As she regains her memory, Naomi meets her authentic self as she rebuilds her life from a blank slate.

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Rot & Ruin Pt.2

So I finished Rot & Ruin and I am here to tell you that this was an excellent read. It never really slowed down from start to finish and I am very happy to find out that there will be a sequel. It is a great coming of age novel and the main character,Benny Imura, realizes that his brother may not be the coward he always thought he was and the heroes that he worships are not what they appear to be. Lots of great twists and turns and plenty of action!

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Meet Charlie, 16 year old, sophomore and although not the least popular boy at school, he's not the most popular either. Shy and introspective, Charlie is a wallflower, not really participating in high school, but rather, observing it from the sidelines. Charlie speaks to the reader through a series of letters to an unknown person and through them we share in his experiences and insights into his life.

With the help of a teacher who recognizes his wisdom and intuition, and his two friends, seniors Samantha and Patrick, Charlie mostly manages to avoid the depression he feels creeping up like kudzu. When it all becomes too much, after a shocking realization about his beloved late Aunt Helen, Charlie retreats from reality for awhile. But he makes it back in due time, ready to face his sophomore year and all that it may bring. Charlie, sincerely searching for that feeling of "being infinite," is a kindred spirit to the generation that's been slapped with the label X.

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Rot and Ruin

I am reading this amazing book called Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. So far, awesome!! It is a zombie/dystopic novel and I honestly thought that I would put the book down as soon as the first brain was eaten. Halfway through I have yet to see the typical movie zombie but I am really interested in the way that the main character and his brother see the "zoms", as someone's mother, brother, grandparent or aunt. So far this is an incredible book. I will let you know when I am finished!!

After being hit by a car, Jane is found almost picturesquely laid out in the midst of a rosebush, a battered and broken girl in a party dress eerily resembling the photographs she herself arranges for her Dead Princesses series. She awakens in a hospital room with only scattered memories of the events that culminated in her being struck and left for dead, and it soon becomes clear (to her anyway) that this was no accident, and that someone is eager to finish what he or she started.

Her image-conscious mother and her doctors, however, suspect that the trauma of the experience is making her paranoid, so it is up to her and a hot bad-boy hospital volunteer to figure out who among her apparently devoted friends wants her dead. Jane’s memory returns in flashes, deepening and twisting the mystery as suspects multiply such that even seasoned mystery buffs will have a hard time predicting the nail-biting conclusion. Unlike Jaffe’s previous books, this doesn’t have Scooby Doo–style antics and richly comic laugh lines; instead it meditates on the grotesqueries of high-school popularity games and the deep-seated unmet needs of those who play them. The mystery has plenty of intrigue and the overwrought high-school drama plenty of appeal, though, so Jaffe fans may enjoy the change of pace, and crime fiction buffs will relish Jane’s search for answers.

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Fever Crumb / Philip Reeve

Fever Crumb is a girl who has been adopted and raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the Order of Engineers, where she serves as apprentice. Soon though, she must say good-bye to Dr. Crumb--nearly the only person she's ever known--to assist archeologist Kit Solent on a top-secret project.

As her work begins, Fever is plagued by memories that are not her own, and Kit seems to have a particular interest in finding out what they are. Fever has also been singled out by city dwellers, who declare that she is part Scriven. The Scriveners, not human, ruled the city some years ago but were hunted down and killed in a victorious uprising by the people. If there are any remaining Scriven, they are too be eliminated. All Fever knows is what she's been told: that she is an orphan. Is Fever a Scriven? Whose memories does she hold? Haunting, arresting, and astonishingly original, Fever Crumb will delight and surprise readers at every fast-paced, breathless turn. (review from Scholastic)

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