Reader: Allen D.
Age: 15
Title: Dreamstrider
Author: Lindsay Smith
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Pub Date: 10/06/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: This book is powerful in many ways. Their is a monotheistic religion that is powerful and almost believable. The writing is smooth and is almost so perfect it's hard to put it down.
Memorable or Forgettable: It was memorable by how the author made the story flow real nicely. I didn't like some parts of the religion though. She really could've moved it from realistic to OMG!
Cover: The cover actually deflected me. I didn't understand the point of it and to be honest, only picked up the book so I could stay on TKB.
Age Range: 14 through 17
Quality: 4Q - Better than most
Popularity: 2P - Only for special interest
Annotation: Dreams turn into Nightmares in Dreamstrider. In Livia's world she feels a Darkness tugging at her from the shadows, and the nightmares are continuing to grow larger.
tags: fantasy / action / political intrigue / ya lit
Reader: Allen D.
Age: 15
Title: Battlesaurus: Rampage at Waterloo
Author: Brian Falkner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub Date: 07/14/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: The plot was flawless. I mean, I don't know anyone who's been able to use Napoleon in a fictional story like this before. Love, Death, Betrayal, and the best part...Dinosaurs.
Memorable or Forgettable: It was really well done. Each character(even the minor ones) were well devoloped.
Cover: It brought me to it and it reflected the book well. I mean, who can pass up a book with a dude beating people up on a dinosaur?
Age Range: 14 through 18 and up
Quality: 5Q - Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 5P - Everyone wants to read it
Additional Comments:
This, was, AWESOME!!!!!!
Annotation:
It's 1815. And dinosaurs are going to be used to rule the world. That is, if one little boy doesn't stop them first.
tags: historical fiction - dinosaur fantasy mashup / ya lit
Reader: Allen D.
Age: 15
Title: Powerless
Author: Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Pub Date: 06/02/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: No
Convince us to read the book: Only two words, "Divergent Spinoff." Special powers, Messed up world, Good vs. evil, if you like books like this... well, you get it.
Memorable or Forgettable: It was so predictable.
Cover:
No comment.
Age Range: 12 through 13
Quality: 1Q - How did it get published?
Popularity: 1P - Yech! Forced to read it
Annotation:
In a world were everyone has powers, Kenna Swift has none. But when Supervillians attack the place she works, she fights back to show that she's not powerless.
tags: fantasy / suspense / ya lit
Reader: Allen D.
Age: 14
Title: Summoned (Redemption's Heir #1)
Author: Anne M. Pillsworth
Publisher: Tor Teen
Pub Date: 06/24/14
Galley: No
Top 25: No
Convince us to read the book: Summoned is a book for people who enjoy magic or The Alchemist, by Michael Scott. It is a
book full of adventure and has a very steady plot line.
Memorable or Forgettable: It is unforgettable because of how the author
carefully uses every character he enters.
Cover: The cover is why I picked it up. And it reflects
its contents very well.
Age Range: 14 through 17
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
tags: fantasy / Redemption's Heir / ya lit
