Jarrett’s mom takes in foster babies. He is used to getting less attention than the foster babies and life is pretty predictable. Until Kevon comes. Kevon is a foster child a little older than Jarrett who gets taken in to be fostered. Jarrett and Kevon immediately dislike each other. But Jarrett doesn’t trust Kevon—he knows something is off. A nice, light read that touches on hate, this is a story about two kids who could just as well be brothers. My thoughts: This book was enjoyable. I had some problems with it, but overall I found it to be an easy and fast read. Ok, these kids HATE each other. I could not STAND it. Jarrett does this, so Kevon does that and Jarrett gets him back and it’s not my fault it’s his fault. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH. “Why does he have to share a room with me?” Me: “Why are you so selfish? He came from bad circumstances and ALL HE DOES IS SHARE A ROOM WITH YOU. Oh. My. Gosh” *end rant* Other than the aforementioned craziness, I did actually think this book was great. It was a nice story, and I loved how real it was. You connected with the characters (even if two of them could be jerks) and I really liked Kevon’s sister, Treasure. she is kinda sorta really cute. Even though I had problems with the characters, I understand that the book was ABOUT trying to be friends and kinda being like brothers. The back is why I picked this up at BEA: “Kinda Like Friends. Kinda Like Enemies. Kinda Like Brothers.” I just love that. So, this book did well emphasizing how people can be ignorant and could care less about someone else, and it shows you that if you just dislike someone just because, it will lead you nowhere. The book conveyed its message.

Ciere is 17. And she is a criminal. Ciere is one of the few people who got weird side effects from Praevenir, an antidote to the MK virus. She is an illusionist, who can make herself or her surroundings change their appearance. The 0.03% of people with side effects are being hunted by the government, and they must find ways to survive. After a bank robbery, member of the Gyr Syndicate, Brandt Guntram, threatens to tip her to the feds. Ciere and her fellow criminals, Devon and Kit are thrown into a crazy adventure, with feds on their tail, money to acquire, a law office to rob, and someone whose name might not be Pandora Marton. In a fast, fun ride, Emily Lloyd-Jones’ debut is a great take on crime and superpowers. Illusive was a wonderful book: I saw it on Edelweiss, and snatched it up. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, but I am so glad I read it. The idea and plot of this book are great; a bit reminiscent of The Incredibles, but completely different other than superpowers. I love that the characters in this book are using their powers to commit crimes instead of keeping them hidden—they are being hunted by the feds, but it’s almost like they could care less. They are having fun. The ending of this book made my heart jolt—I don’t want to spoil it though, so I am zipping my lips. There is a character in the book, Magnus, who I TOTALLY imagined in my head looking like Amos Cane from The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, as drawn in the graphic novel. I don’t know why, but he did. I love, love, LOVE the cover of this book—just look at it! SO awesome. And the tagline is great, too. I loved this book, and you should definitely check it out!

Eliza Boom is her father’s inventing assistant. She and her dog, Einstein, have had many great ideas for inventions, but none have worked out. As her father says, there are 99 failed inventions before a great one! After giving a class bully an early birthday present, Eliza’s father loses a spy ribbon (his top-secret project). But then, Eliza realizes that she tied the ribbon onto Zoe’s present, and it is now in Zoe’s hair! Now, before her dad finds out, she must get the spy ribbon back and try to get some revenge on Zoe. In a short, illustrated chapter book, Eliza tries to save her dad from big trouble. What I thought: This is definitely a book for younger readers—it is short, illustrated, and geared toward a younger audience. I think if you are starting to read chapter books, then this is a great book for you, with some action/adventure, and some fun things that happen in it. With a nice story and interesting illustrations, this is definitely a great read for starting readers!

Eliza Boom is her father’s inventing assistant. She and her dog, Einstein, have had many great ideas for inventions, but none have worked out. As her father says, there are 99 failed inventions before a great one! After giving a class bully an early birthday present, Eliza’s father loses a spy ribbon (his top-secret project). But then, Eliza realizes that she tied the ribbon onto Zoe’s present, and it is now in Zoe’s hair! Now, before her dad finds out, she must get the spy ribbon back and try to get some revenge on Zoe. In a short, illustrated chapter book, Eliza tries to save her dad from big trouble. What I thought: This is definitely a book for younger readers—it is short, illustrated, and geared toward a younger audience. I think if you are starting to read chapter books, then this is a great book for you, with some action/adventure, and some fun things that happen in it. With a nice story and interesting illustrations, this is definitely a great read for starting readers!

This book looks AWESOME! Lindsay Cummings is such a nice writer, and I am meeting her soon and would love to have it signed!

But there are some kids that can't read the young adult books, because of content, and they're just too difficult and complex for them to understand. So, yes, you can add more teen/YA books, but also please continue with the books for younger children, so they can participate and enjoy the program as well.

Books like Divergent, Hunger Games, and more Harry Potter books.

Thanks! After reading your review, I totally want to read it.