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When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former...
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Drowning Instinct
@ilsajbick
Release date: Februray 2012
There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.)
Jenna Lord’s first sixteen years were not exactly a fairytale. Her father is a controlling psycho and her mother is a drunk. She used to count on...
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If your 2011 was anything like mine, it’s sucked pretty hard core. There were certainly some high points, but for the majority of the 365 last days, it was low after low after low. But, life is one big series of peaks and valleys and I’m pretty sure a peak is in sight. I hate making resolutions because I...
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It’s time to announce the final drawings of our 2011 Team MVF Food Drive!
The final weekly drawing was for autographed books by Rachel Caine, Mike Mullin and Kimberly Gould and it goes too….
LAURA DAVIS
Thank you Laura for your generous donation in the final hours of our food drive!
Our next drawing was a special treat....
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If you are wondering what happened to the final week of the food drive giveaway…well we all kind of lost track of time. As you all know, it’s very easy to forget about anything but our families and friends over the Christmas and New Years celebrations.
So, to recap, we are giving away 3 autographed books:
Rachel Caine...
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This World We Live In, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Last Survivors, book #3
reviewed by SusanAshlea
This companion to Life As We Knew It (2006) and The Dead and the Gone (2008, both Harcourt) brings together the teen protagonists of those books when Miranda Evans’s father and stepmother arrive with their new...
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Welcome to Week #4 of Team MVF’s 2011 holiday food drive!
This week’s winner is of autographed books from Lnda Hilburn and Mary Ting an an eBook from Katie Reus
Detochkina
For week 5, we are stepping up our game again. This week, we are giving away 3 autographed books:
Rachel Caine – author of The Morganville...
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It’s upon us. The people have been infected. The civil defense siren is whining all over the tv and you can hear moaning coming from behind the bathroom door. What the heck are you going to do? What kind of items do you need? Many people will need survival tools, so I am presenting you with:
The Top 10 Essential items for...
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This is a bit of a different type of the “What’s on my Bookshelf” post, but since the year is winding down I thought I’d list my favorites.
Once SarahBella proposed the 50 Book Challenge at the end of 2010, I knew I was going to have to step up my reading game. I am not sure if I completed the challenge, but...
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I took in Breaking Dawn Part 1 opening weekend at the 10pm show on Saturday night. I went with THE friend, the one who actually first told be about the Twilight series. I would say it had almost come full circle, but it’s only Breaking Dawn Part 1, so I have to hold off on that phrase for awhile.
Breaking Dawn was…well,...
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The Dead and The Gone, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Last Survivors, book 2
reviewed by Sue
Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event–an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion...
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Ashfall, by Mike Mullin
reviewed by Sue
Fifteen-year-old Alex is home alone when the supervolcano under Yellowstone erupts. His town collapses into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence, forcing him to flee. He begins a harrowing trek in search of his parents and sister, who were visiting relatives 140 miles away.
Along the...
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