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Review: Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott

December 22, 2011

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Cover: Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott

“My name is Danielle. I’m eighteen. I’ve been stealing things for as long as I can remember.” And thus ends the first chapter of Elizabeth Scott’s novel, Stealing Heaven. Danielle, or Dani, has been moving around a lot for most of her life. She and her mother remain in a town only long enough…

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Review: But I Love Him by Amanda Grace (Mandy Hubbard)

December 15, 2011

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Amanda Grace’s But I Love Him is the story of Ann’s abusive relationship with Conner. Told in reverse order, we meet Ann broken and alone after the worst beating she has endured at the beginning of the book. Throughout the rest of But I Love Him, the reader learns how Ann and Conner’s relationship…

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Review: Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

November 21, 2011

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At it’s core, Sara Zarr’s novel, Sweethearts, is about friendship. In elementary school, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were outcasts and each other’s only friends. So Jennifer is devastated when Cameron mysteriously disappears and she thinks she’ll never see him again. Fast forward to senior year of high school. Jennifer is no longer fat…

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