Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

Standalone. Bloomsbury USA Children (Sept. 2013) NetGalley Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. She's never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most…

Blog Tour: Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

Standalone. St. Martin's Griffin (June 2013) Itching for Books When you’ve been kept caged in the dark, it’s impossible to see the forest for the trees. It’s impossible to see anything, really. Not without bars . . .                                                                       Andrew Win…

The 10 p.m. Question by Kate de Goldi

Title: The 10 p.m. Question
Author: Kate De Goldi
Stand Alone
Format- Paperback
Publisher- Candlewick
Published- May 8th, 2012
Pages- 256
Source- Library

Worry-prone Frankie keeps his family secret under control — until a bold, inquisitive girl enters his life — in this warm, witty, and captivating YA nove…

Something Like Hope by Shawn Goodman

Title: Something Like Hope
Author: Shawn Goodman
Stand Alone
Format- Hardcover
Publisher- Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Published- December 28th, 2010
Pages- 208
Source- Library

17-year-old Shavonne has been in juvenile detention since the seventh grade. Mr Delpopolo is the first counselor to t…

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach

Title: Stupid Fast
Author: Geoff Herbach
Stand Alone
Format: E-Book
Published: June 1st 2011
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 245
Source: Own

Overview:
Felton Reinstein has suddenly gone from being small, skinny, and being a squirrel nut to this big, really hairy, and now he might possibly be a f…

Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters

Antonia can't wait to get out of her house and away from her family so she jumps at the opportunity to be a peer counselor so she can get an extracurricular. That way she can get into a program so she can graduate early. Problem is that she will be counseling Jazz, a punker, a druggie, and a g…

By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

Daelyn Rice is going to die in 23 days. That's the plan according to the website www.through-the-light.com. She would do it sooner she really wants to do it sooner but she can also wait. During the time between she goes on forums and sees other people's problems laid out. Some days she get…

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

First of all this is a Horror book so you might want to be wary of it. It is not spooky it's Horror. I had to stop midway through because stupid me started it as soon as I woke up. It can kick you down in the middle of the morning. I needed to get out of my head for a little while because it&#…

Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott

Amy's tired of her parents acting like they actually care about her and not there ever loving relationship. She's always felt alone in her life. She's had friends before Julia. Friend's that treat her like crap and now it's Caro a.k.a. Corn Syrup who gets the abuse of her forme…

Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers

Release Date: April 1st 2012 "So why don't you tell Fiorella about it?" "I don't want to tell her till she knows me better." "How long have you been seeing each other?" "Three months." "Not long." "Long enough" "Long enough for what…

Eggs by Jerry Spinelli

In spite of myself I'm loving this cover. I know I know there eggs. What's to love? But I'm crazy so don't be surprised to see it in the February Cover Love.

It all starts with eggs. David was forced by his Grandmother to go on an Easter Egg Hunt because she wanted him to make new …

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

Snarky Bianca Piper couldn't be more different then her two friends. They are the tall, all legs, blond hair, bubbly, cheerleading type of people. It doesn't matter really. She's known Casey since Kindergarten after she defended her from schoolyard bullies and she has been doing the sa…

Break by Hannah Moskowitz

Jonah loves his brothers so much. His brother Jesse is allergic to everything! Well almost everything. He can't even go near milk or he'll get a reaction and if he even touches it... he won't be able to breathe in about a minute. And he's always messing up with him. Will was just b…

LoveSick by Jake Coburn

Ted just lost his scholarship because of a car accident that wrecked his knee. Not only that but he has to go to AA meetings so he doesn't go to jail. He was well revered after all so he's given a break. Never considering himself an alcoholic he goes to the meetings and ends up staying sob…

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Zach has no idea how he got to Rehab. He is supposed to try to remember but remembering hurts. The last thing he remembers being in a hospital. He doesn't know why he's there and how he got there. He doesn't ask. His family home wasn't the greatest. Well that's a bit of an unde…

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

Steven loves playing his drums. He plays it every day whenever he can. He even plays for the school band and is the only eighth grade drummer to ever do so. Him and Annette, a prodigy on the piano, play for the same school band. Annette could be pretty annoying sometimes especially when he stops do…

Ida B... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan

Ida B is different than your average kid. She talks to trees for one and she hears them respond back to her. She even has names for them like you have with your dolls or stuffed animals when you are little. At least I did. Anyways one day the trees are silent. She knows something isn't right. V…

Rules by Cynthia Lord

Catherine's little brother is autistic. She has to have rules for him since he doesn't act like he's supposed to. Rules like Pantless brothers are not my problem or No toys in the fish tank hence the cover. As you can see there is a rubber ducky in the fish tank. There are other things …

I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert

Summary: A raw, edgy, emotional novel about growing up punk and living to tell.
The Clash. Social Distortion. Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. The Ramones. Punk rock is in Emily Black's blood. Her mother, Louisa, hit the road to follow the incendiary music scene when Emily was four months old and nev…

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Summary:Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York. (Goodreads)
I don't know why…