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I'm today's hunt stop for the  2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt ! Follow the hunt every day during the month of December! Answer the daily trivia questions from MG and YA books published during 2011 to be entered into the YA book giveaway. Today's question is from  Enclave  by Ann Aguirre. Question #61:  Who was the leader of the Wolves?   Remember to fill out your answer in the form at Most Important Letter  here ! Good luck!!

The Girls of  No Return  By Erin Saldin Will be published: 2/1/12 From goodreads:  CUT meets HATCHET in this lacerating debut about girls, knives, and redemption. The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area stretches across two million acres in northern Idaho. In its heart sits the Alice Marshall School, where fifty teenage girls come to escape their histories and themselves. Lida Wallace has tried to negate herself in every way possible. At Alice Marshall, she meets Elsa Boone, a fierce native Idahoan; Jules, who seems too healthy to belong at the school; and Gia Longchamps, whose glamour entrances the entire camp. As the girls prepare for a wilderness trek, Lida is both thrilled and terrified to be chosen as Gia's friend. But everyone has their secrets--their "Things" they try to protect; and when those come out, the knives do as well.    This is a story of obsession and about finding out who you are and where you are going. Lida is h...

Here I was thinking that I have all of these posts scheduled so that you would not notice that I am missing while I finish up the last of my grad school work.....Sorry! As this week I have a tour book to plow through, papers to finish, and K-Dramas to watch (thank you One Page at a Time ) for this new addiction I didn't need! Grrr! I promise to be back with content in about a week. Until then, if you see me, be kind. 

Whoo Hoo! Trivia time! I'm today's hunt stop for the  2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt ! Follow the hunt every day during the month of December! Answer the daily trivia questions from MG and YA books published during 2011 to be entered into the YA book giveaway. Today's question is from  Divergent  by Veronica Roth. Question #7:  What faction was Eric from originally? Remember to fill out your answer in the form at Most Important Letter  here !

Graffiti Moon By Cath Crowley Goodreads link Will be out on Valentines Day, 2012 Review copy from ATWT From Goodreads: Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for.  Really  fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes. What a sweet surprise this book is! I don't normally care for contempt stories, or romance, but I LOVED this book. I read it in one shot today. Lucy and Ed live in Melbourne (Australia) and the en...

Anna Dressed in Blood By Kendare Blake Out: now Review copy from my library Goodreads listing MUST READ I have to admit, I was sold on this book months ago because I loved the cover that much. I did not care what the book was about. So, I went into this one not knowing what to expect and I was surprised. I LOVED this book. We have a ghost hunter, who happens to be a hot teenage boy and a ragtag group of friends who want to help him banish the most famous local ghost-Anna. Anna, however, is not like most ghosts. Blake writes really scary scenes and they do not come off as hokey, just the opposite. Some of the things that happen in this book are really frightening, and I cannot recommend it for the squeamish. This is so refreshing to see in YA-real horror. I also loved that Blake was not afraid to allow her characters to make fun of themselves. Repeated Ghostbuster and Buffy references abound, and the comments were funny and relieved some of the tension of the world she ha...

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!!! I hope you have a couple of restful days off and a heaping plate of good reads!!!!