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Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 1, 2010) BOOK DESCRIPTION: All Kat Roberts wants is to be normal, or at least to look that way to students at her new school. But her mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits in between small and large; Kat's mom is the kind of medium who sees spirits and communicates with them. And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits too. In this first adventure in the popular Suddenly Supernatural series, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel brings humor and heart to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be-all while surviving the seventh grade.  MY REVIEW: As many kids can relate to starting middle school can be scary. In this story Kat is a seventh grader who discovers she can see ghosts. Since her mom's a medium it makes sense she develops the same talent, but Kat doesn't really want this abil

Reading level: YA Paperback, 318 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing BOOK DESCRIPTION: Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can't shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl—who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin—moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. Using what he fears most about himself, Arson must face his consuming past and confront the nightmare that is his present as he walks the fine line between boy and monster. Dark, moody, and breathtakingly relevant, Arson, the chilling chronicle of an isolated boy with unimaginable ability, is sure to ignite the hearts and minds of a new generation. MY REVIEW:  Vega has crafted a gripping novel placing a voice to one of the faceless we see everyday. It's refreshing to re

We're late posting this. Last week we received the following all from swapping: The Dark Hunters (graphic novel), story by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Art by Claudia Campos Black is for Beginnings (graphic novel) story by Laurie faria Stolarz (adaptation by Barbara Randall Kesel, Artwork by Janina Gorrissen) Beautiful City of the Dead by Leander Watts Candor by Pam Bachorz Liar by Justine Larbalestier Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren