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YA Review: Brilliant Hues by Naomi Kinsman
Brilliant Hues (Faithgirlz!) by Naomi Kinsman Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Zonderkidz Publication Date: September 4, 2012 It’s time to go. Sadie Douglas and her father have changed the way people look at bears and hunting in Owl Creek, Michigan. Now it’s time for them to return to California. Another set of goodbyes? It seems like too much for a young teenager to bear. When she gets back to California, she realizes that life did not just sit around and wait for her. Friends that she left behind when she went to Michigan are completely different people now. An interest in boys has changed some of the dynamics…
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Review: Tributary by Lisa T. Bergren
Tributary, by Lisa T. Bergren Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA Novella Publisher: Ebook Publication Date: June 2012 The world is at peace, for the most part, for Gabi and Marcello. After struggling through crisis after crisis, there’s been a time of rest for the two of them, giving everyone a chance to breathe a little and settle down into their lot in life. Gabi and Marcello are finally given some time together. Lia, who is still struggling with PTSD after all of the battles she fought and is trying to find her place in the past. Rodolfo Greco is trying to piece together the bits of his life after…
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Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Selection, by Kiera Cass Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: April 24, 2012 America Singer is a Five. That means she’s right about in the middle of the caste system for her homeland of Ile’a. Living as a member of the artist caste, she sings to earn money for her family to be able to live. Her greatest hope is to marry a four and move up one caste. Fives never marry up more than that. She understands that and she’s content with the man she loves, Aspen. Unfortunately, he’s a six. So if America were to marry him, she would be…
