The Sweetest Dark: Magic, history and romance

Packed with inspiring romance, exhilarating magic and some fascinating history of England during the early 1900s, The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abé takes you on the rich journey of Lora Jones’ childhood. Sixteen-year-old Lora is no ordinary girl. As a young child, she was found...

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Bond with your sister over Winter's Tide

The fourth book in Lisa Williams Kline’s popular series, Winter’s Tide, catches us back up with Diana and Stephanie, two stepsisters who couldn’t be more opposite. In this episode, Diana struggles with the kids at school and gets herself suspended, while Stephanie faces the...

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Janie Face to Face: The Face on the Milk Carton's final conclusion

Famous for The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney is back, and the fifth and final Janie book is out. If you’ve been keeping up with Janie’s adventures, ya need to pick up Janie Face to Face to see how...

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6 classic spring reads

Winter is long gone and the spring sun is starting to shine. What better of a time to hit up your bookstore or local library and pick up a few books to enjoy during the sunshine. Nothing beats lying outside with a...

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6 books by our favorite African American authors

February may be Black History month, but these books you should be reading year-round. Check out this list by our fave African American authors, then get ready to dive in to some awesome stories! Money Hungry by Sharon Flake Most 13-year-olds are worried about boys and school...

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8 books we wanna read in 2012

Got a bunch of bookstore gift cards from relatives who didn’t know what else to buy you? Now you’re stuck with loads of moolah for reads and you have no clue what to buy. Here’s a list of the top books we’re looking forward to...

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10 Twilight read-alikes we can't put down

It’s Twilight week at GL! Yep, that’s right. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 hits theaters this Friday, Nov. 18. You love Twilight. We get it; we love it, too. But here’s a list of some other titles you might’ve overlooked. All similar to Twilight, we warn you...

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The perfect book for budding fashionistas

Keeping secrets from your best friends can be the hardest thing in the world—especially for 14-year-old Emma Rose. In Olivia Bennett's Who What Wear!, the second installment in the Allegra Biscotti Collection, Emma, an undercover fashionista, must go through great lengths to keep her friends from finding out...

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Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

So, like a lot of people, I was totally unaware of the Twilight saga until it became this crazy phenomenon a few months ago. In truth, the thing that caught my eye was an MTV special about the Twilight movie...

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