Posted March 18, 2015 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments
The Scorpio Races by
Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic (2011)
Hardcover (404 pages)
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The Raven Boys,
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It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.
Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.
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Posted March 12, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Shiver by
Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1 Publisher: Scholastic (2009)
Hardcover (390 pages)
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The Raven Boys,
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For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.
Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It’s her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.
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Posted March 11, 2015 in Faith, Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Joy of the Gospel by
Pope Francis Publisher: Image (2013)
Hardcover (196 pages)
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Encountering Truth,
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Pope Francis apostolic exhortation is a passionate call for every Christian to be constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others. He envisions a church of Spirit-filled evangelizers who exude joy and care for God’s people, especially the poor. “Evangelii Gaudium” is thought provoking, wide-ranging, and challenging to every Catholic. Those who carefully read it, study it, and pray with it will be ready for take up, with the whole Church, this new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality and, most especially, joy.
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Posted February 11, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Winner's Curse by
Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner's Trilogy #1 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (2014)
Hardcover (355 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The Winner's Crime,
The Winner's Kiss Also in this series: The Winner's Crime,
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As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction.
Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.
Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.
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