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    Book Review: Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head by H.C. Chester and Lauren Oliver

    Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head    Series: Curiosity House #1 Author (s): Lauren Oliver; H.C. Chester Publisher: Harper Collin’s Children’s Books Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher ——————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vivid characters, settings that come to life, and a great mystery. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes What you will find in this book: – A rather attractive bearded lady – Several scandalous murders – A deliciously disgusting Amazonian shrunken head – Four extraordinary…

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    Book Review: The Spindlers

    Media Type: Print Book Title: The Spindlers Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love a good story and aren’t afraid of a little darkness in their reading. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N One night when Liza went to bed, Patrick was her chubby, stubby, candy-grubbing and pancake-loving younger brother, who irritated and amused her both, and the next morning, when she woke up,…

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    Audio Book Review: Liesl & Po

    Media Type: Audio Book Title: Liesl & Po Author: Lauren Oliver Narrator: Jim Dale Publisher: Harper Audio Format: MP3 Digital Download Duration: 5 hours and 55 minutes Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: Audible ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of Note ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a book with a heaping helping of magic! Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice—until one…

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    Book Review: Delirium

    Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -the deliria- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. — From Goodreads Cover…