Higgins, M.G. Bi-Normal. Costa Mesa, CA: Saddleback Press, 2013. Genre: Contemporary, LGBT Intended Audience: 14 and Up Personal Reaction to the Book: I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I picked it up in a
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Green, John. Looking for Alaska. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2005. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal Reaction to the Book: This is the third book by John Green which I have read. It
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Ritter, William. Jackaby. New York: Algonquin Young Readers, 2014. Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Intended Audience: 12 and up Personal reaction to the book… Jackaby has been heavily branded as “Doctor Who meets Sherlock,” by the
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Pope, Paul. Battling Boy. New York: First Second, 2013. Genre: Graphic Novel, Superhero, Action/Adventure Intended Audience: 12 and up Personal reaction to the book… From the Eisner-award-winning author of Batman: Year 100 comes Battling Boy, a
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Brosgol, Vera. Anya’s Ghost. New York: First Second, 2011. This graphic novel is about Anya, a first generation Russian immigrant, and the challenges she faces with making friends at her American private school,
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Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. New York: Square Fish, 2006. Genre: Graphic Novel Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book American Born Chinese was an interesting graphic novel, one that I
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Araki, Mari & Kashyap, Keshni. Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Genre: Graphic Novel, Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book This graphic novel is
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Hicks, Faith Erin. Friends with Boys. New York: First Second, 2012. Genre: Contemporary, Graphic Novel Recommended Age Group: 13 and up Personal reaction to the book Friends with Boys is a graphic novel by Faith
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Carroll, Emily. Through the Woods. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Genre: Graphic Novel, Short Stories Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction This graphic novel was scary, but delightfully so. Through the Woods
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Lockhart, E. We Were Liars. New York: Delacourte, 2014. Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book In Lockhart’s We Were Liars, the main character and
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