From the back cover: Tennyson: Don't get me started on the Bruiser. He was voted "Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty" by the entire school. He's the kid no one knows, no one talks to, and everyone hears disturbing rumors about. So why is my sister, Brontë, dating him? One of these days she's going to take in the wrong stray dog, and it's not going to end … [Read more...] about Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Ekiben Hitoritabi, Vol. 1
By Jun Hayase | Published by Futabasha | Available in English at JManga Even if JManga didn't offer anything else to interest me, I think I would still love them forever for introducing me to Ekiben Hitoritabi. (The ekiben in the title refers to the boxed meals sold at train stations throughout Japan, while hitoritabi means "a trip undertaken alone.") Ekiben Hitoritabi … [Read more...] about Ekiben Hitoritabi, Vol. 1
43 Old Cemetery Road, Books 1-3 by Karen and M. Sarah Klise
43 Old Cemetery Road is a quirky illustrated series for children that tells its ghostly story using letters, newspaper clippings, drawings, et cetera. There are three books in the series so far—Dying to Meet You (2009), Over My Dead Body (2009), and Till Death Do Us Bark (2011)—with a fourth (The Phantom of the Post Office) due in May 2012. Dying to Meet You What with the … [Read more...] about 43 Old Cemetery Road, Books 1-3 by Karen and M. Sarah Klise
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
From the front flap: The worst part of being dead is that there's nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It's enough to kill a girl all over again. But I'm about to get something no one else does—an encore performance, thanks to Emma, the long-lost twin sister I never even got to meet. Now Emma's desperate to know what happened to me. And … [Read more...] about The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Perfect by Sara Shepard
From the front flap: In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem. Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and the best friend Alison were once the girls at Rosewood Day School. They were the girls … [Read more...] about Perfect by Sara Shepard