Read Two YA's

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Colin Singleton, brilliant prodigy, has been dumped by nineteen different
Katherine's. To mend his broken heart, Colin and best friend Hassan hit the
road. They land in Gutshot, TN. LOVED IT!



Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

I am not even sure what to say. This was a very powerful and very difficult book to read. In a way, it took my breath away.

The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

Rex, his brother Patrick, and their father Sheriff Shellenberger go out in the middle of the night during a blizzard to search their ranch for newborn calves so they won't freeze to death when they come across the body of a murdered teenage girl. The Sheriff, town doctor, and town judge, all close friends and their children, Rex, Mitch, and Abby all simultaneously hide and seek bits of truth about the unidentified murder victim.

This is the first Pickard book I have read and I really enjoyed it. It was a good mystery and I also enjoyed the small town Midwestern characters.

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

This is the powerful follow up to Crank. Hopkins tells readers what happened to Kristina Snow after she gave birth to her son. How Kristina got trapped back in the clutches of addiction. How she continues on the downward spiral of destruction.

Scream for Me by Karen Rose

Special Agent Daniel Vartanian is back to work with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation just one week after helping to capture and kill his serial killer brother Simon and burying his parents. Daniel is immediately thrown into another serial murder case which appears to have ties to Simon's past taking Daniel back down the dark path of family and small town secrets.

I really enjoyed this book a lot, as much as Die for Me. Now I must go back to the beginning and read all of Karen Rose's books.

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Crank, written in verse, is the story of Kristina/Bree's decent into the world of addiction. I found this book very powerful and loved the free verse style.

Ghosts Among Us by James Van Praagh

Ghosts Among Us contains a lot of basic information about ghosts, spirits, the fourth dimension, what happens when people die, etc. Van Praagh also tells a lot of personal stories about ghosts/spirits he has encountered, people he has met, and various situations. The personal stories were the best parts of the book for me.

Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot

Kate Mckenzie enjoys her job as an HR Rep for the NY Journal. She loves helping people and works with her best friend Jen Saddler. The one thing Kate does not love is her evil gym rat boss, Amy Jenkins, otherwise known as the T.O.D. (Tyrannical Office Despot). Since Kate just left her rock-star in the making boyfriend, she is currently apartmentless and boyfriendless. Things go from bad to worse when the T.O.D. forces Kate to fire a beloved food service worker and then Kate winds up losing her job because of a deposition debacle involving Amy, her attorney fiancee Stuart, and Stuart's very hot brother, Mitch.

Cute, fun, light, and quick. Perfect for reading alongside The Historian!