Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Turkey Day! I hope everyone has a wonderful day surrounded by friends and family. Also remember that there are no calories today. Eat up!

I want it Wednesdays

In today's spotlight is Sweep: Book of Shadows. I stumbled across this book and thought it looked interesting. There are fifteen books in the series. I guess I better start reading.

Summary: A seemingly average teenage girl named Morgan begins to experience strange powers and feelings, making her crush, Cal, a Wiccan himself, wonder if she could be a blood witch, a member of one of the Seven Great Clans.

Book Giveaway!

I am giving away a copy of Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon.

Here is a summary:
Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"

So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio finds himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime. Antonio fights to stay alive on the inside, while on the outside, Natasha faces choices that will change her life. Over the course of a decade, they share a desperate correspondence. Often, they have only each other to turn to as life takes them down separate paths and leaves them wondering if they will ever find their way back together.


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It ain't easy being a teen

Tessa has a lot of problems. Her mother is distant and they do not have a strong relationship. She doesn't know her father because he ran out on the family when Tessa was a child. Another problem is that her mother is a hippie who won't let go of the past and drags Tessa wherever the wind takes them.

Poor Tessa is brought to a compound where her mother can get in touch with her spiritual self. Meanwhile, Tessa tries to make the best of a horrible situation. Things start to look up when she meets the older, handsome Colin. She is drawn to him and soon their relationship grows and takes Tessa down some mature roads.

Things in the compound start to get strange. Plus, Tessa decides she needs to reach out to her father by writing him letters. But will the outcome be what she wanted?

This book is for older readers because it deals with sex and drug abuse.

This is about a young woman trying to find herself during a confusing time. Any teen going through some awkward moments can relate to the main character.

Historical Fiction Friday: Mare's War

In the spotlight this Friday is Mare's War. I went to a conference and found out about this book by the presenter. I thought it sounded really cool.

Here is a summary:
15-year-old Octavia and 17-year-old Tali make the transformation from complaining, self-absorbed teens to observant, supportive family members. As the miles pass from California across the southern states, the girls become intrigued with memories of Mere's harsh childhood of domestic work and her struggle to protect herself and younger sister from their widowed mother's lecherous boyfriend. Mere's account of her war years is full of historical detail and lively personal anecdotes about the training, treatment, duties, and social life in her African-American regiment of the Women's Army Corps both on assignment in the U.S. and in the European Theater during 1944 and 1945.

I want it Wednesday

In today's spotlight is Slumgirl Dreaming: Rubina's Journey to the Stars. If anyone has seen the movie Slumdog Millionaire then they would be familiar with this little girl.

Here is a summary: Nine-year-old Rubina Ali recounts her childhood in the slums of Mumbai and her rise to stardom after being chosen to act in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."