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You’ll Be the Death of Me – Karen M. McManus

Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Back in middle school they were best friends. So, when Cal pulls into campus late for class, and runs into Ivy and Mateo, it seems like the perfect opportunity to turn a bad day around. They'll ditch school and go into the city. Just the three of them, like old times. Why did they stop hanging out, anyway? As soon as they pull out of the parking lot Cal knows why. Ivy's already freaking out about missing class, and heartthrob Mateo is asleep in the backseat, too cool to even pretend like he wants to be there. The truth is they have nothing in common anymore. At least they don't until they run into the fourth student ditching school that day. Brian "Boney" Mahoney is supposed to be accepting his newly won office of class president. Which is why Ivy follows him into an empty building, only to walk into the middle of a murder scene. Cal, Ivy, and Mateo all know the person lying on the ground of that building, and now they need to come clean. They're all hiding something. And maybe their chance reconnection wasn't by chance after all.

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When Shadows Fall – Sita Brahmachari

Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes, a small green space in a sprawling grey city. Music, laughter and friendship bind them together and they have big plans for their future – until Kai’s family suffers a huge loss. Trying to cope with his own grief, as well as watching it tear his family apart, Kai is drawn into a new and more dangerous crowd, until his dreams for the future are a distant memory. Excluded from school and retreating from his loved ones, it seems as though his path is set, his story foretold. Orla, Zak and new classmate Om are determined to help him find his way back. But are they too late?

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Not Here to Be Liked – Michelle Quach

Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper. She works hard, she respects the facts, and she has the most experience. Len DiMartile is an injured star baseball player who seems to have joined the paper just to have something to do. Naturally, the staff picks Len to be their next leader. Because while they may respect Eliza, they don't particularly like her. Eliza is not here to be liked. She's here to win. But someone does like Eliza. A lot. Shame it's the boy standing in the way of her becoming editor-in-chief....

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You’ve Reached Sam – Dustin Thao

How do you move forward when everything you love in on the line? Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail. And Sam picks up the phone. What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye?

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What I Read in October!

October has been a long, busy but fun month. I've not read much this month again but I am slowly but surely getting out of my reading slump which makes me happy. I've read 6 books throughout October! So, I am back with another what I've read this month post! I have some thoughts that I wanted to share on the book I read throughout October. Here is a bunch of mini review for the books I read in October!

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5 Audiobooks I Want to Read Soon!

In true me fashion I started a Scribd free trail last month and forgot to cancel it. So, I've ended up paying for another months subscription and I plan on using it to its fullest extent before cancelling. I plan on doing this by listening to 5 audiobooks in a very short amount of time! I wanted to share them with you. Here are the 5 audiobooks I want to read soon.

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5 Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump!

It has been over a month now and I am still in my reading slump. I can’t concentrate on books for longer than 15 minutes and nothing is helping. So, I got thinking about books that had previously got me out of reading slumps and there is a few. I wanted to share some of them just in case they help to get you out of a reading slump. Here are 5 books to get you out of a reading slump!

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The Trial – Laura Bates

No matter how you try to hide it, the truth will always come out . . . After a plane crash sees a group of seven teens washed up on a desert island, their first thought is survival. But a terrible secret from a party the night before has followed them ashore. Facing deadly threats and the fear of being stranded forever, they quickly discover that being the most popular kid in High School doesn’t help when you’re fighting to stay alive. As the island deals each of them a dangerous blow, it’s clear that someone is looking for justice. Now survival depends on facing the truth about that party: who was hurt that night, and who let it happen?

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What I Read in September!

September has been such a long, busy and difficult month and I've read very little. I still managed to read 6 books throughout September which is more than I expected this month. So, I am back with another what I’ve read this month post! I have some thoughts that I wanted to share on the books I read throughout September. Here is a bunch of mini reviews for the books I read in September!

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5 Books I Want to Buy Soon!

My wishlist of books does not seem to have an end but some of the books on there are higher priority books than others for me. I thought I would share 5 books that I want to buy soon. This could mean this week, in the next couple of months or even by the end of the year but they are books I want to purchase soon! Here they are!