The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

A book review by Madeline Soucie


Gabie and Kayla work together at Pete's Pizza. Gabie drives a Mini Cooper. One night when Kayla and Gabie switch shifts, Kayla borrows Gabie's car, goes out on a delivery, and never comes back.  Now Gabie is convinced that she was the one who was supposed to be kidnapped. She would have been if she hadn't agreed to switch shifts.

Gabie teams up with her fellow worker, Drew, to do some investigating of their own -- before it's too late.

This is a quick read and a good mystery for anyone who likes mysteries which involve kidnapping. And if you like The Night She Disappeared, try some of April Henry's other books! 


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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

A book review by Madeline Soucie


The Book Thief is told by Death about a girl living in Nazi Germany during World War 2. 

Having Death as a narrator gave this book an interesting point of view. Though his view makes everything confusing at first, Death turned out to be a good narrator.


Liesel Meminger moved to Germany to live with her foster parents during the reign of Hitler, not the easiest time to live in. To make matters worse, Liesel soon learns she loves to read and has a knack for stealing books.  While her father teaches her to read and her parents struggle through hard times, Max -- the wild card -- comes into the picture. Now the family must hide a Jew in their basement and hope to make it through the war alive.



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Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

A book review by Madeline Soucie


Amara is a servant forced to protect a princess while on the run to save their lives. Her purpose is simple -- do whatever it takes to keep the princess safe, even at the cost of her own life. To add to her stress, Amara is always being watched by a boy from another world. 

In comes Nolan. As long as he can remember, Nolan has been getting flashes of a girl from another world. "Hallucinations" or "seizures" everyone says -- if only they knew. Nolan tries hard to cover up his flashes and makes it seem like he's okay, but he hasn't had much luck.

That is, until one day when he learns to control them.  Then Amara is alerted to her mental visitor, and the two of them have to figure out their connection -- and fast. Their lives depend on it.

Corrine Duyvis takes a new spin on dystopian fiction, combining two unlikely worlds.


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Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon

 A book review by Madeline Soucie

Nick Gautier is a street smart and tough kid trying to survive high school at the private school his mom insisted he attend. Then Nick is almost killed by his friends and saved by a mysterious warrior who brings Nick into a world he never knew existed. One where many of his fellow students aren't who they seem to be and others are being turned into zombies. Now Nick must stop whoever is behind the zombies while trying not to get grounded by his mother.

Series: Chronicles of Nick, book 1

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