Clues to the Universe by Christina Li My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is not often we find a Young Adult novel that delivers on all we look for in the genre: compelling storyline, empathetic characters, and clean content. So much out there is inappropriate, and young voracious readers find it. In “Clues to…
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The Survivors by Jane Harper My rating: 4 of 5 stars A return home and a subsequent murder on the beach bring back unsolved mysteries of the past for Kieran, forever marked by his brother’s death by this small coastal town. Setting is in Australia, so teens may need to adjust to the lingo. Studyville…
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune My rating: 5 of 5 stars The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story and the experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place and realizing that you can relate deeply to them. You get to meet Linus Baker and how…
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” is the famous first line in iambic hexameter in this beautiful and dark classic novel. We never learn our heroine’s name, so overshadowed is she by Rebecca, her husband’s beautiful, perfect, deceased first wife. Not…
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