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April 8, 2013

Teen Board: Fresh Spring Reads

By Kate F.

Spring has arrived and so have many brilliant young adult novels! With a lot to choose from, here’s a list of novels I’m planning on reading this spring, and ones that I think you should read, too!

 

 

 

PIVOT POINT by Kasie West sounds like nothing I’ve ever read before! This novel is about Addison Coleman, a girl who can look into the future and see the outcomes of a choice she must make. When her parent’s get divorced, Addison has the choice to live with either her mom or her dad. However, both choices have their flaws and perks, and her decision proves to be the most difficult she’s ever had to make.

REVENGE OF THE GIRL WITH THE GREAT PERSONALITY by Elizabeth Eulberg sounds like a fun, hilarious read! Lexi is funny, smart and popular. But she’s never been one of those girls who the guys pay attention to. What’s more is that Lexi’s little sister, Mackenzie, is a beauty pageant contestant, where she is constantly judged by her superficial beauty. Lexi’s sick of her family’s pursuit of perfection. Other girls had better watch out, because Lexi is tired of being ignored. She’s ready to play the beauty game --- and she’s playing to win.

POISON by Bridget Zinn sounds charming and whimsical with a little bit of romance. Kyra, a 16-year-old girl and skilled poisons master wants what’s best for her kingdom. To do that, Kyra makes a difficult choice; she decides to poison the kingdom’s new leader, who just so happens to be her best friend. But her poison dart misses for the first time, and Kyra is forced into hiding. Armed with her potions, an adorable pig and Fred, a charming adventurer, Kyra is still determined to do what’s best for her kingdom at any cost.

MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza sounds adventurous and fast paced! Mila was never supposed to remember who she is. She was supposed to forget that she was built in a top-secret science lab and has been programmed to do things that real people would never do. Now, Mila is on the run from two very different organizations; one that wants to shut her down and one that wants to unlock her secrets. No one truly knows what’s happening to Mila, yet it might just end up saving her life.

For all you Infernal Devices fans, CLOCKWORK PRINCESS comes out very soon! I know for sure that I’m going to be reading this as soon as possible! In this final installment of Cassandra Clare’s beloved series, the Shadowhunters find themselves in more danger than ever.  Faced with impossible choices, Tessa Gray and her friends must choose between saving the world, or destroying what she loves most.

TAKEN by Erin Bowman comes out on April 16th, and I cannot wait! This novel sounds fresh and exciting. Gray Weathersby’s 18th birthday is just months away. To any normal teenager, that may sound like great news. But to Gray, it means uncertainty. In Claysoot, on a boy’s 18th birthday, the ground shakes, the wind blows, a bright light descends…and the boy disappears. Clay is resigned to his fate, but then he discovers a letter from his mother and begins to question everything he’s ever known.