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Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (June 1, 2010) Book synopsis: Cross over to the night and meet your knights in shining darkness.Cross Adademy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! Rido is gone, but the battle rages on at Cross Academy. The Night Class is still under attack, and Headmaster Cross has joined the war to protect his students. Zero, however, has vowed to get rid of all the Purebloods--including Yuki! Our review: I must admit the reason why I picked up Matsuri Hino's first Vampire Knight manga was because I read it in an issue of Shojo Beat magazine (bye SB! I miss reading you!). I was drawn to the beauty and...

Okay, now that we've stopped drooling and fawning over the cover art for this book we feel it's safe to announce it as this week's pick: So Silver Bright (Theatre Illuminata #3) by Lisa Mantchev. Summary (from Goodreads ): Things are never easy for Beatrice Shakespeare Smith. Something's happened to the Théâtre Illuminata, putting the only home she's ever known in limbo. Her mother's sanity is fraying under the strain, her father has vanished and an angry goddess is out for revenge. Bertie is caught between her duties and her dreams, just as her heart is torn between Ariel and Nate. But hope glimmers in a Distant Castle, and if Bertie can put on the performance of her life, maybe she can win the magical boon that may save them all. This is a wonderful series and each cover has been truly outstanding. We can only wonder what Bertie gets into this time around. Can't wait! So Silver Bright (hardcover, 320 pages) will be published by Feiwel & Freind...

We fell behind posting this week and wanted to get this up. We are reading, just caught up in the curveballs life likes to throw at us from time to time. This week's tease is from the YA paranormal novel, Griffin Rising , by Darby Karchut. ""Yeah. Me, too. I mean...," Katie faltered, tucking her hair nervously behind her ear. They stood looking everywhere, but at each other." Here's the summary: For centuries, rumors have abounded of a lowly caste of supernatural beings known as the Terrae Angeli. Armed with the power to control Earth, Fire, Wind and Water, these warriors secretly serve as guardians for mortals in danger.  But for one young angel-in-training, Griffin, life is hell as a cruel master makes his apprenticeship a nightmare. On the verge of failing, a new mentor, Basil, enters his life and changes it forever. It is their father-and-son relationship, sometimes turbulent, often hilarious, always affectionate, that sings through the story like...