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Review: "The Elite," by Kiera Cass
It’s got the in-fighting of The Bachelor mixed with royalty, served up with a delightful main character and a love triangle that may cost...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 29, 20221 min read


Review: "Verify," by Joelle Charbonneau
In Meri's America, lies and fake news have been slowly eradicated. All paper is outlawed, with any news or school books being digital...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Student Review: "96 Miles," by J.L. Esplin
John and Stewart are stuck at home when a massive power outage hits. There dad is out of town on a business trip, but they have plenty of...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Review: "96 Miles," by J.L. Esplin
Two brothers are home alone while their survivalist father is out of town, and the power goes off. Everywhere. The brothers aren't too...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Dry," by Neal Shusterman
This book is about Kelton and Alyssa, two neighbors thrown into a catastrophe together. They stick together through circumstances that...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 3, 20201 min read


Student Review: "The Toll," by Neal Shusterman
This book is the third in a series about a futuristic world where death is distributed by scythes. After Endura sinks, there is scandal...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 27, 20201 min read


Review: "The Toll," by Neal Shusterman
In this final book of the trilogy, Rowan and Citra are still out to stop the evil scythes from bringing terror to the masses. Scythe...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 8, 20201 min read


Review: "Dry," by Neal Shusterman
If you know me, you know I'm obsessed with all things Shusterman. This is no exception! What if there's been a shortage of drinking...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 30, 20191 min read


Review: "Brave New Girl," by Rachel Vincent
I liked this dystopian mystery. Dahlia 16 works with the plants in her district. There are 5000 girls her age who are exact copies of...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 20, 20181 min read


Review: "Thunderhead," by Neal Shusterman
Book 2 in the series begins one year after Scythe ends. Rowan is now known as Scythe Lucifer and he's made it his mission to permanently...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Student Review: "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel set in the time of the future. A country, Panem, is separated into twelve different districts. ...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 10, 20181 min read


Student Review: "Edgeland," by Peter Kujawinski
The title of this book is Edgeland and the author is Peter Kujawinski. Edgeland is an island situated near a 30-mile- wide whirlpool...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 24, 20171 min read


Review: "When She Woke," by Hillary Jordan
In a not-too-distant future, criminals are punished with having their skin colored according to their crime. They're put on live TV in...
Mrs. Denney
Aug 6, 20172 min read


Review: "Stars Above," by Marissa Meyer
I absolutely loved the Cinder series by Marissa Meyer, and it was fun to reconnect with characters from the series. Each short story...
Mrs. Denney
Aug 2, 20171 min read


Review: "Smoke," by Dan Vyleta
I liked this story, but it felt like it took me forever to read. I read a lot of dystopian novels, and this one didn't meet the standards...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 18, 20171 min read


Review: "Scythe," by Neal Shusterman
Once again, Neal Shusterman has taken dystopian novels to a new level. In this world, Scythes hold ultimate power. Old age and death are...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 3, 20171 min read


Review: "The Last Star," by Rick Yancey
I started listening to this book months ago, but only made it about 75 pages in. I picked it back up (in print form) today while I was...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 16, 20161 min read
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