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June 2011

6 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury

Title: Wrapped Author: Jennifer Bradbury Genre: Mystery, Historical, Regency, Young Adult Publisher: Athenium (S&S) Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the…

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Smugglers’ Stash and News

Hello everybody!!! Hope y’all having a good Sunday! Down to business… Beauty Queens Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of Beauty Queens by Libba Bray is… Tatiana C. (comment #54) Congratulations! You know the drill. Send us an…

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Book Review: The Dead by Charlie Higson

Title: The Dead Author: Charlie Higson Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion (US)/Puffin (UK) Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/September 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 496 Pages THE DEAD begins one year before the action in THE ENEMY,…

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Book Review: Bumped by Megan McCafferty

Title: Bumped Author: Megan McCafferty Genre: Dystopian, Satire, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Teen) Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 336 Pages When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay…

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Smugglers’ Stash & News

Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Is anyone else enjoying a Game of Thrones finale party? Big props to HBO for doing such a great job with the first season adaptation of the novel. The question now becomes, what on…

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Beauty Queens Island Survival Giveaway

Even though we Smugglers were less than impressed with Beauty Queens (make sure to check out our review later today), that doesn’t mean that you won’t like it. Courtesy of Scholastic, This Is Teen, and Big Honcho Media, we…

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Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (Harper Teen) Publication Date: May 2011 Paperback: 487 Pages In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the…

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Book Review: Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

Title: Imaginary Girls Author: Nova Ren Suma Genre: Contemporary – Speculative Fiction YA Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication Date: 14 June 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages Chloe’s older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for,…

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Book Review: Luminous by Dawn Metcalf

Flowing from Steph Su Reads, the next stop on the MundiMoms’ LUMINOUS Blog Tour is….us! Title: Luminous Author: Dawn Metcalf Genre: Speculative Fiction / YA Publisher: Dutton Publication date: June 30 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages As reality slips and…

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Smugglers’ Stash and News

Friendly readers, Thea is away this weekend and usually when that happens, I take over and throw a party and go all EXTREME when writing the stash but ALAS, I have contracted the Flu of Doom and I feel…

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