Dystopian Societies

Hello again!

Dystopian Society seems to be all the rage right now with YA books -- and again, being made into movies (Hunger Games).  There is another book that is going to be a hit among Dystopian fans.  Shatter Me is wonderful story that, did I mention, the movie rights have been purchase????  Yes, so wait for it to knock your socks off!

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Juliette is a 17-year-old girl with a problem. Well, several problems:

1. She has been tested, prodded and observed for the last 3 years.

2. She has no idea where her parents are.

3. She has not spoken or seen another human being in almost a year - since they locked her in her cell in the asylum.

4. She has not touched another human being since she accidentally killed that little boy almost four years ago.

Juliette has a power, a power that she would love to get rid of, a power that is more a curse than anything. She can drain a person's life force just by touching them. Everything changes the day she gets a cell mate. Adam. Adam, the boy she has been in love with since they were in middle school. The boy that she thought did not know who she was. The boy who would give his life for her if necessary. The boy who could touch her when no one else can. The boy who is a soldier for the Reestablishment.

Warner, the second-in-command of the Reestablishment, wants Juliette for her ability. He sees her as a powerful weapon that he can use to advance the cause and get rid of those who stand in their way. Juliette knows that she retains some modicum of control because Warner cannot touch her, until the unthinkable happens and in a daring escape he touches her and remains unarmed. Now everything has changed. The stakes are higher and Juliette and Adam are unsure who they can trust and what is truth and what is fiction.

This is a compelling Dystopian book that leaves you on the edge of your seat and wishing the second book was already out so you can continue on with the story.

Price: $15.34
Grade: 9+
Genre: Sci-Fi (Dystopian Society)

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Books and Television

Hello all!

YA books are being made into television and movies left and right.  This alone is making the YA book industry explode (in my humble opinion) and is also affecting how much kids are reading (thank goodness).  From Harry Potter to the most recent Hunger Games series, kids who would curl their noses up and walk away are actually picking up books!  Woohoo!  Here is one of such books:

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard


My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Emma has been in foster care almost her entire life. Her mother, Becky left her, which to Emma was worse than knowing she was dead – to not be wanted. When her foster brother shows his mother a video of a girl who looks just like Emma, titled “SuttoninAZ”, being strangled in the desert, Emma’s life turns upside down. Then he accuses her of stealing money from his mother. Not believing in her innocence, the foster mom tells her that on her 18th birthday (in 2 weeks) she is going to have to move out of the house. Emma finds the video herself and watches it over and over, hardly believing what she sees. Her mom had always done spooky things, like buy her two of everything. Could she have a twin that her mother had given up for adoption? Emma, via the Internet, is able to find out where Sutton lives, contacts her, packs her bags and heads out on a bus to Arizona. When she arrives at the meeting spot, no one is there. One of Sutton’s friend’s finds her and escorts her to a party calling her “Sutton” and Emma loses her identification and bag she brought with her. Emma attempts to tell Sutton’s parents and the police both that her name is Emma. Sutton is her sister and she fears she has been murdered. No one believes her. There is more to Sutton than Emma knows. Sutton and her friends had created “The Lying Game” which involved trying to out prank each other, which is what the desert scene was. Emma tries to escape, but receives death threats and notes that she should keep pretending to be Sutton or she will die too. The only one that realizes she isn’t Sutton is Ethan, a loner who actually likes Sutton for herself (not even Sutton’s boyfriend can tell the difference). While Emma tries to find out what happened to her sister, Sutton’s spirit follows her with very little memories of her life and wanting to know just as badly who killed her. Leaves you with a lot of unanswered questions that will definitely be continued in further books.





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