Dollhouse, by Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian
Kardashian, K., Kardashian, K. and Kardashian, K. (2011). Dollhouse. NY: William Morrow. While this novel doesn’t technically qualify as a work of young adult literature, its likely YA readership, combined with its “privileged YA” plot, makes it a reasonable addition to this blog. Also, when I saw the Kardashian sisters’ novel on the “new books”…
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Bunheads, by Sophie Flack
Flack, S. (2011). Bunheads. NY: Poppy. There’s just something about a ballerina story. At its basest level, it’s similar to the gymnast’s story, and it’s similar to any story of a young girl who dedicates not only her mind but her body to a very…
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The Eleventh Plague, by Jeff Hirsch
Hirsch, J. (2011). The Eleventh Plague. NY: Scholastic. As you can tell, I’m a big reader of dystopian fiction (but really, who isn’t these days?), and so when I saw an advertisement for The Eleventh Plague, I knew what book I was going to check…
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The Poisoned House, by Michael Ford
Ford, M. (2011). The Poisoned House. Park Ridge, IL: Whitman. This short novel (the trim size makes it look a bit longer than it is) begins with fourteen-year-old Abi’s attempted escape from the British mansion where she works “in service.” Caught and returned to Greave…
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A Long, Long Sleep, by Anna Sheehan
Sheehan, A. (2011). A Long, Long Sleep. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. Much like Beth Revis’s 2011 Across the Universe, this dystopian novel by first-time YA author Anna Sheehan features a protagonist who has been kept for years in suspended animation or, in the terms of A…
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Variant, by Robison Wells
Wells, Robison (2011). Variant. NY: HarperTeen. 376 pages. There should totally be a rule that all slightly science fiction themed mystery trilogies should announce themselves to the reader on the first page. Variant, which I totally expected to conclude in a single volume, is one…
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