The Aging Machine
The cost of incarceration is skyrocketing, and Dr. Elmore Fishbein has a solution that will not only bring him wealth, but will also...
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Mary Lanni
- Jul 26
- 3 min
At the End of Everything
The trigger warning at the beginning of this book sets the tone for a tale that balances the weight of injustice with the lightness of...
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Mary Lanni
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Ghost Flower
Strong women are making themselves known more and more in books for young people, and Ghost Flower is no exception. This is the story of...
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Mary Lanni
- Jul 12
- 2 min
The Perfect Neighborhood
Nothing bad ever happens in the perfect community of Oak Hill—on the surface, that is. Hiding beneath its perfect veneer are an...
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Mary Lanni
- Jun 3
- 2 min
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It’s been a while since I read the Hunger Games series, but it came back to me very easily upon starting The Ballad of Songbirds and...
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Mary Lanni
- May 31
- 2 min
Series Feature: The Inferno Verse
I love that there has been a resurgence in literature for young people that connects them to mythology, legends, and folklore from our...
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Mary Lanni
- May 13
- 3 min
Sparrow
I happen to love reading stories that, while not always realistic, bring to light universal human lessons in beautiful and memorable...
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Mary Lanni
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Breaking News
It’s not often that you find a young adult novel written in a journalistic style, but Breaking News by Frank Morelli is one that does...
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Mary Lanni
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Always You
I appreciate that many young adult books are focusing on the very real elements of sex, drugs, and alcohol that are so prevalent in the...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Blood Scion
Last year, I read T.J. Young and the Orishas, through which I was introduced to a pantheon of gods I knew little about and greatly...
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Mary Lanni
- Mar 1
- 2 min
The Apology Box
Sixteen year old Tessa is a star student and violinist and has a great future ahead of her - until, that is, one terrible decision...
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 22
- 2 min
How the Faeries Dance
After spending nearly my whole life either reading aloud or performing onstage, I am particularly picky when it comes to poetry....
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Mary Lanni
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Little Girl Can Dance
I’ve had the pleasure of reading several books by Tricia D. Wagner, and Little Girl Can Dance is the latest of her releases. While the...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 25
- 2 min
The Inhabitant of Alexis O'Riley
What a fantastic story this is! Vanessa Meadows is not the girl she has always been because a year ago, her brain was transferred into...
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Mary Lanni
- Jan 21
- 2 min
Honour's Rest
Magic realism is one of my favorite genres to read, and Honour’s Rest connects real-life locations in Scotland and England with the...
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Mary Lanni
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
Dreamrovers: Hearts of Defenders
It’s been such a pleasure to watch the Dreamrovers series grow over this past year. The overall story focuses on a culture where those...
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Mary Lanni
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Orpheus Plot
When I was in high school, Ender’s Game was one of my favorite books, even though I didn’t read a lot of science fiction at the time....
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Mary Lanni
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Blameless
Thirteen-year-old Briana is the princess of Aldestone; protected by her parents for her entire life, she has focused primarily on the...
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Mary Lanni
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Bloodstone
I’m pleased to have gotten to participate in another book tour with Blackberry Books, and while Bloodstone lacks some structural design,...
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Mary Lanni
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Numbers Game
Like many people, I find World War II to be an intriguing time in history and one that I enjoy reading about in both fiction and...
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