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Review Disclaimer: Many of the books I review on this site have been sent to me by publishers, authors, or publicists. I do not receive compensation for the reviews. I only review books I like and can recommend to other readers because I will not waste time reading or reviewing books I do not like. I do not keep review copies after I am done with them. They are passed on to teen reviewers or donated to schools and other non-profit organizations.
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Now Is the Time for Running by Michael Williams The Queen of Water by Maria Virginia Farinango, Laura Resau Jasmine from my teen Bistro Book Club did a great review so I linked to it. SkateFate by Juan Felipe Herrera Preus, Margi. Heart of a Samurai Williams-Garcia, Rita One Crazy Summer
I've been on Twitter for a while now and often find it usefull. I seem to use it and GoodReads the most. I also like Shelfari but LibraryThing has deleted my account again. Genrefluent is your headquarters for information about Readers' Advisory and genre fiction for adults and teens. Here you will find reviews on novels in a variety of genres including, crime, science fiction, adventure, thrillers, romance, fantasy, horror, paranormal, historical fiction, westerns, and romance.
Click on the teen page for reviews written by teens of current novels . There you will also find links for teen reviews of books nominated for YALSA selected lists. Don't forget to read the free Reader's Advisor Online Blog to keep up with what reader's advisors will want to know every week. And, if your library hasn't tried one of the free trials of Reader's Advisor Online, please do. I think it is the best electronic RA tool in existance. I particularly love how well it works for fiction reference which is often one of the steps required when performing reader's advisory. Check out Good Reads to see some of my other recent reads. Lots and lots of wonderful books have been coming my way lately so expect to see more here in the next few weeks. Remember there is a search box at the bottom of this page. If you click on Genrefluent it will search this site. Check for reviews and teen comments on your favorite books or for suggestions of good reads. My latest book, Fluent in Fantasy: The Next Generation (co-written with fantasy diva Bonnie Kunzel) came out last January. Some of the reviews written by "my" teens and some of my own reviews are included in The Ultimate Teen Book Guide. It's pretty thrilling to be in a book with so many of my heroes.
Happy reading.
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Genrefluent Books of the Week 
This delightful story about a dog becoming so wrapped up in a story read by a little bird that he decides to learn to read is great fun. One can't go wrong with dogs and books! Even though this is perfect for youngsters learning to read, an...
Loa has lost a lot in her life -- her sister who was born with a genetic disorder, her best friend who was sent off to school in Europe, her lifelong friend Esther who was hit and killed on a road one night, and her dog but she remains stro...
 
Thomas becomes aware that he is in a boxlike elevator when he arrives at The Maze. He knows many things but his personal life and his history are complete mysteries to him. He finds himself in what seems to be a penal institution inhabited ...
Deaver still had it. I tend to stop reading authors when they make it to the bestseller list every time out and I tend to not read books on which the author's name on the cover is bigger than the title. This isn't to say anything about the ...
Outstanding culmination of the Tiffany Aching saga. Not to be missed. Tiffany's day to day life as a witch on the Chalk is not at romantic and exciting as one would think until a new danger turns up. A trip to Ankh Morpork, and encounter wi...
This sweet coming of age story features Kestrel, a fourteen-year-old witch who claims to be turning to the dark side after her parents send her away. She details her story in a notebook she calls her grimoire Her father, who owns a high pow...
Grieving for her father who died from cancer, Kelsa is at odds with her mother who would not allow Kelsa's father to die at home. Kelsa and her father shared a love of the outdoors and wild areas so she sneaks out one night to bury her fath...
Ellie Spencer is attending a boarding school while her parents are on an extended trip. At her new school she has one friend, Kevin, who enlists Ellie for her martial arts expertise to choreograph the fight scenes on a play being produced a...
Told in free verse from several viewpoints this quick read provides a glimpse into the lives of young people from different classes living in Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. Celestina, a daughter of privilege, is staying at a resort ...
When I finished reading this and went to add it here on GoodReads I was thrilled to see it is actually the first book in a series. Set in 1880 in a Seattle that never was, this adventure filled steam punk novel takes Briar, a mom who was th...
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