Reader Girls Blog

Yay! Happy Release Day to Sherilynn Kenyon's Infinity (her first novel series for young adults starring our favorite character, Nick), Lisa Mantchev's Perchance to Dream and Kristina McBride's Tension of Opposites ! We loved Perchance to Dream and thought Tension of Opposites was a wonderful debut novel.  This week we're reading Infinity and expect to love that as well. For an excerpt from Infinity click here  to go to the Infinity/Official Sanctuary site and listen to it.

  And then there was Pietr . . . Strangely distant, annoyingly arrogant, utterly straightforward, twitchy, witty, and yes, slightly argumentative Pietr. There was something about him that got under my skin. (Page 105, ARC) Our choice this week is: 13 To Life by Shannon Delany. Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (June 22, 2010) Everything about Jessie Gillmansen’s life changed when her mother died. Now even her hometown of Junction is changing. Mysterious dark things are happening. All Jessie wants is to avoid more change. But showing a hot new guy around Junction High, she’s about to discover a whole new type of change. Pietr Rusakova is more than good looks and a fascinating accent—he’s a guy with a dangerous secret. And his very existence is sure to bring big trouble to Jessie’s small town. It seems change is the one thing Jessie can’t avoid… Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly event hosted by MizB of   ShouldBeReading .

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (April 27, 2010) Summary: Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins. My review: I approached this book with trepidation. After all I had l