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What’s hot now, what’s going to be huge, and what’s worth your time to read! * Good Reads 2012 Kristin Bernet March 5, 2012

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  • 1. * Whats hot now, whats going to be huge, and whats worth your time to read! Kristin Bernet March 5, 2012
  • 2. * The title says it all! This is the story of Helen and Lucas and their star crossed love. As the descendants of ancient Greek Gods they are modern day demigods, complete with super powers, super enemies, and seemingly compelled by fate to pay for the sins their forefathers committed during the Trojan war. What sets Starcrossed apart from other tales of demigods and starcrossed lovers is its fully imagined history and world. If you liked: Twilight, Mortal Instruments, Percy Jackson Series, The Goddess Test, or Meg Cabots Abandon.
  • 3. *Future Dystopian society is divided into fourgroups: Candor (The Honest), Abnegation(The Selfless), Dauntless (The Brave), andErudite (The Intelligent).Beatrice is about to turn sixteen and insteadof getting ready for a sweet sixteen birthdayparty she is mulling over the biggest decisionof her life; Should she choose to stay withher family in Abnegation or is her heartcalling her down a different path?Divergent is a fast paced thriller, with heartstopping action and adventure, and hauntingscenes of romance.If you liked: The Hunger Games, The VampireAcademy series, or Scott Westerfelds theUglies series.
  • 4. * In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, a parent may choose to retroactively get rid of a child through a process called "unwinding." Unwinding ensures that the childs life doesnt technically end by transplanting all the organs in the childs body to various recipients. Now a common and accepted practice in society, troublesome or unwanted teens are able to easily be unwound. If you like: dystopian thrillers, controversial topics, or thought provoking critiques of society.
  • 5. *Review from 365daysofreading.com:Colby is best friends (and also in love) withBev, a flighty girl who belongs to the all-girlband The Disenchantments, which isessentially the worst musical group in history.What The Disenchantments lack in talent, theymake up for with commitment and charisma.Colby is their official roadie, and the summerafter they graduate high school, the grouptours the west coastfrom San Francisco toPortland. After the tour, Bev promised Colbythat they would go to Europejust the two ofthemand explore for a year. But during thetour, Bev suddenly tells Colby that she wontbe going to Europe with himshes going tocollege.If you like: Road trips, realistic fiction, friendsdrama, and music.
  • 6. If you like: futuristic dystopian thrillers and fast paced action.Its been 300 years since Lake Michigan became Unlake Michigan; the cool age is only hazily known toresidents of Wharfton, a small village that sits alongside the walled city of the Enclave. Gaia is 16 andworks in Western Sector Three with her mother delivering babies, advancing the first three per month tolive a better life inside the city. Its a wrenching routine Gaia doesnt question until her parents aremysteriously arrested by Enclave authorities. Gaias rescue attempt is fraught with perilthe burn scar onher face marks her as a freak who would never be allowed into the Enclaves exclusive gene poolandsoon she herself is tossed into a cell with other female physicians. BooklistStriking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor toguide her, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives only to be captured by the people of Sylum, adystopian society where women rule the men who drastically outnumber them, and a kiss is a crime. Inorder to see her sister again, Gaia must submit to their strict social code, but how can she deny her senseof justice, her curiosity, and everything in her heart that makes her whole? Amazon
  • 7. *From Booklist:In her unsettling debut, Karr depicts a sex-obsessed future where women are theperpetual victims of predatory marketing, andother societal ills seen in our presentfamilies trapped in the welfare system,pharmaceutical companies in bed with health-care providers and the mediahave beentaken to terrifying ends.
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  • 9. * Set in the stunning cities of Paris and London, amidst the backdrop of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens created the ultimate love triangle. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!
  • 10. *Did you know that you can get access to some books beforethey are published? Do you blog? Join netgalley.com to request e-books of upcoming popular books. Follow your favorite authors on Facebook or on their author site and enter their drawings for ARCs and cool giveaways. Join a readers advisory group online. Try Teensreadtoo.com
  • 11. ** Did you love Graceling and Fire? Are you eagerly waiting for Bitterblue?Set eight years after Katsa rescuedher in Graceling, Bitterblue is nowthe queen of Monsea. But theinfluence of her father, a violentpsychopath with mind-alteringabilities, lives on. Can Bitterbluefind a away to save her people anduncover the truth her father buriedover 30 years ago?
  • 12. ** Did you like the Twilight Saga, but wished that their was more action and less moping?* The Hunt is exciting, its scary, and it will keep you up at night reading.* Release date: May 8th, 2012
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  • 14. * F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers By: Richard BensonVideo from Amazon.com When Parents Text: so much said so little understood By: Lauren Kaelin and Sophia Fraioli
  • 15. Image courtesy: Fin de DESCARGAS BASKET*