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This week we're looking forward to Echoes by Melinda Metz. This is a newly packaged novel containing all three of The Fingerprints series in one book. The summary from Goodreads sounded very interesting. With one touch of an object, Rae can pick up what whoever touched it before her was thinking. What she hears freezes her blood: Someone close by is planning to hurt her...and she has no clue why. As Rae reluctantly teams up with Anthony to figure out who is behind these malicious thoughts, she stumbles upon a much larger secret. And this mystery from her past may hold the key to Rae’s future. Publisher: Harper Teen (July 2010) Page Count: 528 Reading Level: YA From the author of the Roswell High books comes a series that combines everything that teens love—a relatable heroine struggling to fit in, a tension-filled friendship that develops into more, an overarching mystery to be solved, and a fresh supernatural twist. Originally published as the Fingerprints series, t...

It's official. Memorial Day has thrown the week out of whack so our posting is a day off. Our pick this week is from Penitence by Jennifer Laurens. "My mouth dropped. I lunged, but Weston's arms linked me tight to his immobile frame. "It's not worth it," he whispered into my ear." (Page 187) Summary : Book Two. Seeing good and evil spirits is a gift Zoe guards with her life. Despite her guardian angel's disappearance, Zoe forces herself to accept that she still has a purpose-but how does she carry the weight of her brother's drug abuse, the hardship of living with an autistic sister, and a best friend who's obsessed with a guy who only wants Zoe? She's never felt more alone. When a mysterious spirit appears, Zoe thinks she has a new guardian angel. Instead, her brother's addiction worsens, her parents are on the brink of separation, and her best friend tries to kill her. The spirit she thinks is her new guardian isn't there t...