Review: Wake by Lisa McMann
Product DetailsSimon Pulse, March 2008Hardcover, 224 pagesISBN-10: 1416953574ISBN-13: 9781416953579Ages: 14 and upGrades: 9 and up From the Publisher; Not all dreams are sweet. For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime. She can’t tell anybody about what she does — they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control. Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche. She is a participant…. I was fortunate enough to hear about this and snag … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2010, Lisa McMann, Reviews, Wake, YA
Debut Spotlight: WISH by Alexandra Bullen
This weeks debut author spotlight is Alexandra Bullen, author of Wish. Release Date: January 12, 2010 Publisher: Point Hardcover: 336 pages Where to buy:Amazon.comChapters.caThe Book Depository.com The story . . . Nothing can change the fact that Olivia Larsen’s twin sister, Violet, is gone . . . until a mysterious, beautiful gown arrives on her doorstep. The dress doesn’t just look magical—it is magical. It has the power to grant her one wish, and the only thing Olivia wants is her sister back. Olivia’s wish will be granted. With Violet again by her side, both girls get a second chance at life. And as the sisters soon discover, they have two more dresses and two more wishes left. About the author… Alexandra Bullen has been a playwright, waitress, barista, gardener, script reader, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alexandra Bullen, Spotlight, Wish



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