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Video Review: Holiday Reading for Teens and Young Adults

Clare Cannon | 29 June 2012
Entertaining summer (or winter) reading for the holidays.

Book Reviews

5 Reasons Why I Won’t See The Hunger Games

Clare Cannon | 23 March 2012
This review probably won't be popular, but it's important to talk about these issues.

Prized (Birthmarked #2)

Clare Cannon | 08 November 2011
Oh the grief when a treasured first book has a sequel that breaks your heart.

Benjamin and the Paradise Project

Jennifer Minicus | 15 August 2011
Eleven-year-old Benjamin discovers the truth about himself in this science fiction mystery.

Birthmarked: a brilliant new dystopian series

Clare Cannon | 22 June 2011
Finally a series with characters you love spending time with.
 
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