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The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

5/17/2016

The Paloma and Corbeau families are traveling performers who have been rivals and enemies for years.
They believe that a Corbeau touching a Paloma, or vice versa, could lead to death – but that doesn’t stop Luc “Cluck” Corbeau from saving Lace Paloma’s life during an environmental disaster.
Lace’s growing attraction to Cluck has her questioning their families complicated history as well as her future.

The magical realism and the Romeo and Juliet romance are a winning combination. I also enjoyed how the book takes place in an imaginary central valley town but names other nearby real places (hello Hanford!).

Grades 8-12

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

5/16/2016

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Blue Sargent lives in a house full of psychics and has been told all her life that if she kisses her true love he will die.
When Blue meets Gansey, a wealthy boy and a student at the local prep school, Aglionby Academy, she joins him and his friends in their quest to find a long dead Welsh king.
Blue wonders if this will be the year she finds her ill-fated true love. Will it be Gansey, Adam, Ronan, Noah, or someone else she hasn't met yet?

A mesmerizing blend of fantasy, magic, and mystery. Each character is so real and unique - I just want to live inside this book.

Book 1 of the Raven Cycle Quartet
Grades 8-12

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

5/16/2016

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Futuristic take on the Cinderella fairy tale.
Cinder is a cyborg who spends her days fixing broken machines and fantasizing about escaping from her difficult life.
Her life changes when Prince Kai brings her an android to fix, her step-sister gets the plague, and an evil queen threatens to take over the world.

This is a fun spin on the Cinderella story, and I was rooting for Cinder and riveted by the fast-paced plot.

Book 1 of the Lunar Chronicles
Grades 7-12

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