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Book of the Day: Sylo

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You guys, YOU GUYS! Look what I found in my mailbox SYLO by D.J. MacHale SYLO by D.J. MacHale Release Date: 2013-07-02 THEY CAME FROM THE SKY parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO’s commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. Tucker believes there’s more…

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Trailer: The Bone Season

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Happy Thursday, guys!  Check out this awesome ass trailer for The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon     The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon Release Date: 2013-08-20 The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. Her job: to scout for information by breaking into people’s minds. For Paige is a dreamwalker, a clairvoyant and, in the world of Scion, she commits treason simply by breathing. It is raining the day her…

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Book of the Day: Matt Monroe and The Secret Society

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Hey….yo! Earlier this week, in my mailbox I found Matt Monroe and The Secret Society by Edward Torba Matt Monroe and The Secret Society by Edward Torba Release Date: 2013-01-01 Matt Monroe, a fourteen-year-old boy, puts his fears aside as he travels to a same-time dimension to fulfill a prophecy. The saga begins when Matt finds a set of mysterious wooden tablets and an onyx ring. Soon he and his older brother, along with five friends, find themselves transported to the world of Paragon, where they face numerous obstacles. This…

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Trailer: Of Triton

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Happy Thursday, Guys! Check out this awesome trailer for Of Triton by Anna Banks   Of Triton by Anna Banks Release Date: 2013-05-28 Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she’s a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena realm. Syrena law states all Half-Breeds should be put to death.As if that’s not bad enough, her mother’s reappearance in the Syrena world turns the two kingdoms–Poseidon and Triton–against one another. Which…

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Book of the Day–The Year of Shadows

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omg you guys!  This books cover makes me squeal with excitement!  It is The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand Release Date: 2013-08-27 Olivia wants a new life—and it might take ghosts to get it. A heartfelt, gently Gothic novel from Claire Legrand.Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother’s left, her neglectful father—the maestro of a failing orchestra—has moved her and her grandmother into the city’s dark, broken-down concert hall to save money, and her only friend is Igor, an ornery…

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Book of the Day: Proxy

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Hi ya! So last week, I received a copy of Proxy by Alex London Proxy by Alex London Release Date: 2013-06-18 The adventure novel of the year! Inspired by The Whipping Boy and Feed, this adrenaline-fueled thriller will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games for its razor-sharp insights into the nature of human survival and its clever writing. Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to take all…

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Book of the Day: The Wild Queen

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Look what I found in my mailbox, guys!  Love this cover for some reason!  Its The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots (Young Royals) by Carolyn Meyer The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots (Young Royals) by Carolyn Meyer Release Date: 2013-06-18 Mary Stuart was just five years old when she was sent to France to be raised alongside her future husband. But when the frail young king dies, eighteen-year-old Mary is stripped of her title as Queen of France…

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Book of the Day: Enchanted

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Hey yall!   A few weeks back, I got  Enchanted (The Woodcutter Sisters) by Alethea Kontis Enchanted (The Woodcutter Sisters) by Alethea Kontis Release Date: 2013-05-28 It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.      When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses…

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Wishlist Update June 13, 2013

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Time for another Wish List Update! This week Bunny shares books from:Matthew Guinn,Annelie Wendeberg,Jenna Black,Paul Blackwell,Zoe Marriott,Juliet Marillier,Sophie McKenzie,Karina Halle,Stacey Jay,Dawn Metcalf,Phoebe North,Shaunta Grimes,Terron James,Teri Harman,J.M. Darhower,Louise Millar,Carol Rifka Brunt,Paula Treick DeBoard,Elaine T. Cook,Michelle Zink,Andrea Cremer,Tone Almhjell,Robert Paul Weston,Lydia Kang

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Book of the Day: Wells Bequest

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Yay, yay! Look what I found in my mailbox The Wells Bequest: A Companion to The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman The Wells Bequest: A Companion to The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman Release Date: 2013-06-13 Leo never imagined that time travel might really be possible, or that the objects in H. G. Wells’ science fiction novels might actually exist. And when a miniature time machine appears in Leo’s bedroom, he has no idea who the tiny, beautiful girl is riding it. But in the few moments before it vanishes,…

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