Drama

Title: Song of the Silk Road Author: Mingmei Yip Pages: 352 ISBN: 978-0758241825 Synopsis (Taken from Amazon.com) As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Lily Lin was captivated by photographs of the desert – its long, lonely vistas and shifting sand dunes. Now living in New York, Lily is struggling to finish her graduate degree when she receives an…

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Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes Title: This is Me From Now On Author: Barbara Dee Pages: 272 ISBN: 978-1416994145 Rating: Synopsis (Taken from Amazon.com) Sometimes your life just needs a little jolt. This is what Evie’s new friend Francesca tells her, and soon enough, Evie’s life has had something more like an earthquake. Francesca thinks life is dull…

Title: The Goddess Test Author: Aimee Carter Pages: 304 ISBN: 978-0978662134 Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis (Taken from Amazon.com) It’s always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate’s going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won’t live…

Title: Wherever You Go Author: Heather Davis Pages: 320 ISBN: 978-0547501512 Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis (Taken from Amazon.com) A poignant story about making peace with the past and opening your heart to love. Seventeen-year-old Holly Mullen has felt lost and lonely ever since her boyfriend, Rob, died in a tragic accident. But she has no idea that as…

Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes Title: Ultraviolet (ARC) Author: R.J. Anderson ISBN: 978-7613-7408-4 Pages: 304 Price: $17.95 (HC) $12.95 (EB) Rating: Synopsis: (Taken from back of book) Sixteen-year-old Alison wakes up in a mental institution. As she pieces her memory back together, she realizes she’s confessed to murdering Tori Beaugrand, the most…

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes Title: Water for Elephants Author: Sarah Gruen ISBN: 978-1565125605 Pages: 350 Rating: Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com) As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for…