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| Crank by Ellen Hopkins:
This is a story about a monster. Not a dragon or a mythological beast, but a very real, very destructive monster--crystal meth--that takes hold of seventeen-year-old Kristina Snow and transforms her into her reckless alter-ego Bree. Based on her own daughter's addiction to crystal meth, Ellen Hopkins' novel-in-verse is a vivid, transfixing look into teenage drug use. Told in Kristina's voice, it provides a realistic portrayal of the tortured logic of an addict.
Ellen Hopkins har jag läst två böcker av tidigare och har gillat båda så minst en av böckerna kommer vara av henne. Denna ska vara hennes mest kända så är väldigt sugen på att läsa denna =).
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| Burned by Ellen Hopkin:
Raised in a religious -- yet abusive -- family, Pattyn Von Stratten starts asking questions -- about God, a woman's role, sex, love. She experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of Nevada to find salvation and redemption. What she finds instead is love and acceptance -- until she realizes that her old demons will not let her go.
En till Ellen Hopkins bok, denna hade jag inte hört så mycket om tills Nelly från Nellons bokblogg läste den och tyckte mycket om den. Så nu vill jag med läsa den!
Handlar om sekter, vilket jag tycker är väldigt intressant!
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| Tricks by Ellen Hopkin:
Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching...for freedom, safety, community, family, love. What they don't expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons.
Ännu en bok från Ellen, verkar lite lättsammare än de andra två men gissar att den kommer vara väldigt gripande och innehålla mycket svårigheter den med. Är lite av hennes stil.
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| Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder:
Restless souls and empty hearts
Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams.
Nico can't stop. He's always running, trying to escape the pain of losing his brother, Lucca. But when Lucca's ghost begins leaving messages, telling Nico to help Brooklyn, emotions come crashing to the surface.
As the nightmares escalate and the messages become relentless, Nico reaches out to Brooklyn. But neither of them can admit that they're being haunted. Until they learn to let each other in, not one soul will be able to rest
Nästa kända vers-författare, Lisa. Henne har jag också läst två böcker av och denna ska vara den bästa av henne har jag hört.
Har redan beställt denna och kommer troligen läsa den till bokcirkeln med ^^
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| The Day Before
by Lisa Schroeder :
Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by herself.
Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape. Together they decide to share a perfect day: no pasts, no fears, no regrets.
The more time that Amber spends with Cade, the more she’s drawn to him. And the more she’s troubled by his darkness. Because Cade’s not just living in the now—he’s living each moment like it’s his last.
Told in verse and brimming with raw emotion and pure romance, this is a gracefully woven tale of life-changing secrets and unexpected friendship
En till bok av Lisa, verkar också söt som alla hennes andra böcker =).
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| Falling for you by Lisa Schroeder :
Rae's always dreamed of dating a guy like Nathan. He’s nothing like her abusive stepfather—in other words, he’s sweet. But the closer they get, the more Nathan wants of her time, of her love, of her...and the less she wants to give.
As Rae’s affection for Nathan turns to fear, she leans on her friend Leo for support. With Leo, she feels lighter, happier. And possessive Nathan becomes jealous.
Then a tragedy lands Rae in the ICU. Now, hovering between life and death, Rae must find the light amid the darkness…and the strength to fight for life and the love she deserves.
En nysläppt titel av Lisa =). Men finns ännu bara som hardback, så väntar med denna!
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Ska jag läsa denna!? =)
| The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate:
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.
Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.
Hur söt verkar inte denna!? <3
Men visste inte om det är vers som jag tänker vers... men läste sen detta:
" it is almost a hybrid between verse and very spare evocative prose."
Så jag fuskar med den på listan utan att ha dåligt samvete. Tror nog jag ska läsa denna alltså, verkar så himla söt och annorlunda!
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| Hidden by Helen Frost:
When Wren Abbott and Darra Monson are eight years old, Darra's father steals a minivan. He doesn't know that Wren is hiding in the back. The hours and days that follow change the lives of both girls. Darra is left with a question that only Wren can answer. Wren has questions, too.
Years later, in a chance encounter at camp, the girls face each other for the first time. They can finally learn the truth—that is, if they’re willing to reveal to each other the stories that they’ve hidden for so long. Told from alternating viewpoints, this novel-in-poems reveals the complexities of memory and the strength of a friendship that can overcome pain.
Snyggt omslag och har aldrig hört talas om denna förut, blir lite nyfiken =). Kul att våga testa på någon ny vers-författare.
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| Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai:
No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama.
For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree.
But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. HÀ and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, HÀ discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family.
Väldigt tjusig bok. Verkar väldigt fin med. Supersugen på denna!
Men stör mig enormt på att paperback omslaget har TVÅ klistermärken på sig om att boken vunnit pris. Omslaget som är så fint syns knappt med de stora blafforna... kanske ska köpa som hardback?
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| The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan:
One school. Twenty voices.
Endless possibilities.
There's the girl who is in love with Holden Caulfield. The boy who wants to be strong who falls for the girl who's convinced she needs to be weak. The girl who writes love songs for a girl she can't have. The two boys teetering on the brink of their first anniversary. And everyone in between.
As he did in the highly acclaimed Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan gives us a world of unforgettable voices that readers will want to visit again and again. It's the realm of possibility open to us all - where love, joy, and the stories we tell will linger.
Stört fult omslag :P Men är ju vers + Levithan hur fel kan det bli lixom?
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| Vad mina vänner inte vet av Sonya Sones:
Sophies vänner har åkt på solsemester och hon är ensam kvar i stan. En dag, på konstmuseet, börjar skolans ärkenörd Murphy prata med henne och innan Sophie förstår hur det kunde hända, ses de varje dag - åker skridskor på sjön, tecknar på kaféer, klär julgranen hemma hos Murphy.
Sophie försöker med alla medel att värja sig mot känslorna. För inte kan hon väl vara kär i den där tönten? Eller kan hon? Och vad ska kompisarna säga när de får veta vem Sophie är kär i?
Vi måste ju ha med några böcker på svenska med. Har inte hittat så många men författaren till "En sån där vidrig bok där mamman dör" har några stycken översatta =) så som denna.
Men var inte överdrivet impad av hennes andra bok så tror jag skippar denna.
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| May B. by Caroline Starr Rose:
I’ve known it since last night:
It’s been too long to expect them to return.
Something’s happened.
May is helping out on a neighbor’s Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it’s hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May’s memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she’s determined to find her way home again.
Så himla tjusig framsida men tyvärr finns den bara som harback än så länge..
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| Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay:
My wish is to fall cranium over Converse in dizzy daydream-worthy love.
If only it were that easy.
Marcie has been dragged away from home for the summer--from Idaho to a family summerhouse in New Hampshire. She's left behind her friends, a group of freaks and geeks called the Leftovers, including her emo-rocker boyfriend, and her father.
By the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this "summer vacation" has become permanent. She has to start at a new school, and there she leaves behind her Leftover status when a cute boy brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up. But understanding love, especially when you've watched your parents' affections end, is elusive. What does it feel like, really? Can you even know it until you've lost it?
Verkar ganska söt, men är inte supersugen på den...
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| The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick:
I'm not proud. I'm sixteen, and soon
to be homeless.
Weary of his life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an abandoned freight train outside a small town, where he falls in love with rich, restless Caitlin and befriends a fellow train resident, "Old Bill," who slowly reveals a tragic past. When Billy is given a gift that changes everything, he learns not only to how forge his own path in life, but the real meaning of family.
Verkar intressant!
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| Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill:
Wicked Girls is a fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials based on the real historical characters, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692—Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam Jr.
Annorlunda från de andra versböckerna. Kan kanske vara bra?
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| Kaleidoscope Eyes by Jennifer Fisher Bryant:
Will Lyza’s 1968 summer mystery lead to . . . pirate treasure?
When Lyza helps her dad clean out her late grandfather’s house, a mysterious surprise brightens the sad task. In Gramps’s dusty attic, Lyza discovers three maps, carefully folded and stacked, bound by a single rubber band. On top, an envelope says “For Lyza ONLY.” What could this possibly be? It takes the help of her two best friends, Malcolm and Carolann, to figure out that the maps reveal three possible spots in their own New Jersey town where Captain Kidd (the Captain Kidd, seventeenth-century pirate) may have buried a treasure. Can three thirteen-year-olds actually conduct a secret treasure hunt? And what will they find?
Ett middle grade äventyr, verkar söt ^^
Va tror ni, för barnslig eller kan den vara bra?
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| Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas:
Anke’s father is abusive to her brother and sister. But not to her. Because, to him, she is like furniture— not even worthy of the worst kind of attention. Then Anke makes the school volleyball team. She loves feeling her muscles after workouts, an ache that reminds her she is real. Even more, Anke loves the confidence that she gets from the sport. And as she learns to call for the ball on the court, she finds a voice she never knew she had. For the first time, Anke is making herself seen and heard, working toward the day she will be able to speak up loud enough to rescue everyone at home— including herself.
Verkar sorglig och lik Ellen Hopkins böcker med mycket allvar.
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| Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell:
The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's supporters, lives with her father on Arthur's base camp, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men.
Elaine's only girl companion is the mysterious Morgan, Arthur's older sister, but Elaine cannot tell Morgan her deepest secret: She is in love with Lancelot, Arthur's second-in-command. However, when yet another girl -- the lovely Gwynivere-- joins their world, Elaine is confronted with startling emotions of jealousy and rivalry. But can her love for Lancelot survive the birth of an empire?
Väldigt annorlunda tema för en versbok. Inte helt säker på om det är något för mig dock..
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| All The Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg:
Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted: by bombs that fell like dead crows, by the family -- and the terrible secret -- he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events force him to choose between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.
By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love.
Inte helt min typ av bok, så tror jag skippar denna.
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| Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow:
An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing. Bent on dominance, rival factions are initiating the down-and-out of L.A. into their ranks. Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kindhearted, lovesick dogcatcher, and the object of his affection: a female werewolf who has abandoned her pack..
Vers plus varulvsbok, spännande ^^. Men är trött på varulvar för tillfället så tänker inte läsa denna, denna gång!
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