Tag: dystopian

Dark Life (Dark Life #1) by Kat Falls

This book is one on the current Truman nominees list that my students are reading and voting on this school year.  It was one that looked really good to me, and I’d been excited to read for awhile.  I was able to get a copy for pretty cheap at the school book fair back in […]

Posted December 17, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

Reached (Matched #3) by Ally Condie

I was so eager to read the conclusion to this series that I checked it out from the bookstore where I worked and read the over 500 page thing in just a smidge over 3 days.  And I wasn’t disappointed at all.  We learn soooooo much more about the society, as well as the Pilot, […]

Posted November 18, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

Stitch by Samantha Durante

I have to say I was very excited to get to participate in the Stitch Blog tour.  I was able to get an e-book copy of the book and read it, and it was very good!  First, let me share the synopsis of the book from the author: Stitch Synopsis Her heart races, her muscles […]

Posted October 24, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 20 Comments

Truth (XVI #2) by Julia Karr

I got this book as a stripped cover from the bookstore where I work.  I had read the first book, XVI, as part of doing the Debut Author Challenge through The Story Siren back in 2011, in fact, I think it might have been the first one I read for that challenge.  The story picks […]

Posted September 23, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

I had this sitting in my classroom since last October when our school had its bookfair and I was able to get a hard cover copy for only $8.99!  But it’s like I forgot it was there.  I pulled it out about a month ago when I was doing some cleaning in my classroom, and […]

Posted May 21, 2012 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments