I love Sarah Rees Brennan’s triology and The Demon’s Surrender was pretty much the perfect ending to it. The Funny I have raced through all three books, grinning most of time, and laughing out loud at others. Even though these books are quite dark (murder, betrayal, demons, double crosses) they are infused with humour. During one scene, when a character I

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Chloe’s older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can’t be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby’s friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But

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The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig. The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band’s manager and get her share of the profits. The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent

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Since her parents’ bitter divorce, McLean and her dad, a restaurant consultant, have been on the move-four towns in two years. Estranged from her mother and her mother’s new family, McLean has followed her dad in leaving the unhappy past behind. And each new place gives her a chance to try out a new persona:

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In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest

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Thursday, 3 March 2011 Interview with Melina Marchetta I am so excited to welcome one of my favourite authors to the blog today. Melina Marchetta is the author of The Piper’s Son, Saving Francesca, Finnikin of the Rock, Looking for Alibrandi, and Printz award winning Jellicoe Road. She was kind enough to answer some questions

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