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A YA literature analysis blog by an MLIS grad student. 1. The Braid 2. Weetzie Bat 3. Perfect From Now On 4. grl2grl 5. First Part Lastl 6. Upstate 7. Saving Francesca 8. The Summoning 9. Persepolis 10. Eragon 11. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian 12. A Wrinkle in Time 13. The Golden Compass 14. Graceling 15. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 16. The Hunger Games 17. The Looking Glass Wars 18. The Fellowship of the Ring 19. Ruby Red 20. Wicked Lovely |
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Notes Wicked LovelyMarr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely. New York: Harper Teen, 2007
Aislinn has unfortunately attracted the attention of a fairy king, and although he wants her for his queen, she is determined to keep her mortal life.
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Aislinn is a pretty normal teenager. She’s lived with her grandmother since her mom died, and she’s got a really cute best friend who might be interested in being her boyfriend. But she doesn’t have time to contemplate a relationship with him once a fairy king starts stalking her.
As long as she can remember, Aislinn has been able to see fairies, and they’re not as happy and sparkley as you might imagine. The fairies Aislinn sees are cruel, violent, and scary. Her grandmother gave her three rules for survival: don’t stare at them, don’t speak to them, and don’t ever attract their attention. Now that these rules aren’t keeping her safe anymore, Aislinn has to come up with her own rules in order to keep her freedom.
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New York Times Bestseller
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Los Angeles Times Bestseller
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Spiegel List (German Bestseller)
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Livres Hebdo (French Bestseller)
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Publishers Weekly Starred Review
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Book Sense Children’s Pick, 2007
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Locus Recommended Reading, 2008
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Amazon Best Books for Teens, 2007
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International Reading Association Notable Book, 2008
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Borders Original Voices Finalist
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Adlibris.se (Swedish Bestseller)
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The end just left me with SO many questions
Emerald Green doesn’t come out until NEXT Spring. Because it’s originally in German and has to be translated.
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Agate sings in B flat, the wolf avatar,
A duet — solutio! — with Aquamarine.
Mighty Emerald next, with the lovely Citrine.
The Carnelian twins of the Scorpio sign,
Number Eight is digestio, her stone is Jade fine.
E major’s the key of the Black Tourmaline,
Sapphire sings in F major, and bright is her sheen.
Then almost at once comes Diamond alone,
Whose sign of the lion as Leo is known.
Projectio! Time flows on, both present and past.
Ruby red is the first and is also the last."Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (via winedarksky)
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Gwen unexpectedly discovers she can time travel, against her will and into unknown times. Obviously, this is quite a shock.
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Gwyneth Shepherd’s beautiful, sophisticated, popular cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for time travel, and of course doted on my her entire extended family. The strange gene skipped Gwen, supposedly. So she is completely unprepared when instead of Charlotte, Gwyneth is suddenly thrust backwards in time! Gwen must adjust to wearing old clothes, using archaic manners, and traveling with Gideon, her appointed companion. He’s totally obnoxious, and maybe the cutest guy she’s seen in any century. Stay tuned for the next two books in the series!
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Notes"It all depends on what you want,’ put in Merry. ‘You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin—to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours—closer than you can keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo."The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (via ladydulac)
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Frodo: “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.”
Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, in which case you also were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.”
