Pretties

Author: Scott Westerfeld

Tally Youngblood is finally a pretty. She is everything that she wanted to be. She is popular, has an amazing boyfriend, and she is pretty! Except for that weird feeling she has that something is very wrong.Then someone that is vaguely familiar appears and offers her a way out. Tally now has to decide between everything she always wanted and everything that she has been trying to forget. She must choose quickly because Special Circumstances intends to...investigate. Again a wonderful book and a wonderful addition to the Uglies series.

For Parents: 11+ there is mention of cutting.

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The Immortal Fire

Author: Anne Ursu

Charlotte and Zee know that their lives will never be normal again. They've been to the Underworld and been attacked by Poseidon who didn't really appreciate being beaten by two kids. They know that something big is going to happen when Charlotte is swept away by a Chimera. All they have to save the world is a map and a hint. They must go to Mount Olympus and fight Philonecron again, man that guy does not give up! They must stop him from taking Zeus's throne, but he actually needs help from two unlikely people. Can they stop him? A perfect ending to this trilogy. I must say that it is very hard to find a series where all the books are fabulous. The third and last book in The Cronus Chronicles.

For Parents: 10+

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The Siren Song

Author: Anne Ursu

Ever since they saved the world Charlotte has been grounded for life and Zee is being treated like he might break into a million pieces. No one knows what happened to them and they can't tell. Now Philonecron wants revenge and since he is the grandson of Poseidon he can get some serious help. Charlotte and Zee's lives are about to be disrupted once again and this time they must save, not the world, but Charlotte's parents and themselves. This one is just as funny as the first. Thrilling and suspenseful I could not put it down until I had finished it. This is the second book in The Cronus Chronicles.

For Parents: 10+

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For Parents

I would just like to say that a lot of the book that I have on here are romantic/romantic comedies, so the age limits that I have put on here only refer to appropriateness regarding language, sexual references, and violence. They have nothing do with whether or not your child is ready to read romances. Also some of the other things, for example, 10-year-olds might not find interseting.

Thank You,

Jessica

The Shadow Thieves

Author: Anne Ursu

Charlotte Mielswetzski has never had anything interesting happen to her; until her cousin Zee is sent to live with her and her parents to escape the mysterious "sickness" that is spreading throughout London's children. Then all of Charlotte's friends and schoolmates start getting sick too. Who are the strange men in tuxedos that are following her? And the creepy English teacher that takes mythology a little too seriously? Charlotte and Zee are then swept up into a quest into the not so mythical Underworld. They must defeat the bad guy named Phil and save the entire world, but can two kids hold out against all of the Greek "myths"? Love. This. Book. Of course I am partial to stories about Greek mythology. The first book in The Cronus Chronicles.

For Parents: 12+

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Uglies

Author: Scott Westerfeld

Tally Youngblood was just a normal 15-year-old waiting for her sixteenth birthday and her operation. Then she would cross the river into Prettyville. Until then, she was just a lowly Ugly. The she met Shay and her life was turned upside down. Now she has to choose what is expected of her and the chance of a new and different life. Special Circumstances force her decision though and she is swept up into a whirlwind of lies, chances and deceit. What can she do but go with the flow? This has been one of my most favorite series sine my school librarian suggested it to me. It is the first in the Uglies series.

For Parents: 11+

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Four Seasons

Author: Jane Breskin Zalben

Allegra Katz is a blooming pianist studying at the famous school of music: Julliard. Unfortunately, not everything is what it's cracked up to be. Ally has no time to do anything but schoolwork and piano. She has been playing since she was four, but now all she wants to do is break free but she's never known any other way. With the pressure building, she has to decide what music really means to her, but can she do it? This book is written in four "movements". It sort of takes you through a year in the life of a stressed high schooler. I myself am a pianist so I understand that between piano, school, and, in my case, sports, you really don't have as much time as you might like.

For Parents: 11+

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