Jennifer Hubert's Blog, page 32

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

Once there was a town that made a deal. The deal was made when the town was just a village, a hamlet, a collection of hovels. Now the town is a middle class suburb called Gentry. But the deal still holds. In exchange for prosperity and health, the town agrees not to notice that every [...]

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld

In this steaming, clanking sequel to Leviathan, Midshipman Dylan Sharp (aka Deryn, girl sailor in disguise) and secret Austrian prince Alek try to keep the world powers in balance as the Clankers and the Darwinists hover on the precipice of war. It is 1914, and the mighty British genetically designed airship Leviathan, carrying Deryn, Alek [...]

The Julian Game by Adele Griffin

Raye Archer is a lowly scholarship girl at swank private school Fulton. Her only friend is Star Trek geek Natalya, and Raye's getting a little tired of spending Saturday nights at Nat's house watching marathons of Next Generation on the Syfy channel while consuming copious amounts of Duncan Hines instant brownies. So when Ella Parker, [...]

Four Eyes, vol. 1: Forged in Flame by Joe Kelly and Max Fiumara

It's 1934 in New York City. The country is in the grips of the worst economic depression anyone has ever seen, and everyone is out of work. Enrico's family is lucky. His father has a steady job providing the city's thriving illegal underground dragon fighting operation with eggs that trainers grow into dueling monsters for [...:]

You Are Not Here by Samantha Schutz

In this heart-breaking verse novel, Annaleah is devastated when she gets the call that her sometime boyfriend Brian collapsed on the basketball court at the park and died. Just like that, Brian is gone. The situation feels surreal and Annaleah is in a state of shock. "It was absurd/that I had dirty laundry/and that Brian/was [...:]

Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

It's 1973 and Ben Tomlin is thirteen-years-old when his parents bring home his new baby brother, Zan. Like most babies, Zan needs baby food and diapers, and can throw a serious tantrum when things don't go his way. But unlike most babies, Zan's tantrums can be epic and may involve biting that requires stitches. Because [...:]

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson

Fifteen-year-old Curzon Smith, freed slave and former traveling companion of the stubborn Miss Isabel Finch, gets himself in quite a fix when he saves the life of a Patriot boy soldier during the fall of 1777. The result of that one selfless act causes him to become a member of the 16th Massachusetts regiment of [...:]

Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford

The Sullivan sisters are in big trouble. It seems that one of them has gravely offended their wealthy, fire-breathing  grandmother (helpfully nicknamed "The Almighty") and until the guilty party confesses, Grandma has threatened to take that person's share of the family inheritance and donate it to Puppy Ponchos for needy dogs. So responsible eldest sister [...:]

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown

Jennie Lovell is one sad little spinster. Her parents are dead and the Civil War has taken both her brother Toby and her betrothed Will, leaving her at the mercy of her stuffy aunt and uncle's reluctant charity. Now she has nothing to look forward to except a slow slide into servitude in her cold [...:]

The Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier

Ahoy, maties! If you're looking for a top notch adventure with despicable pirates, clever girls, courageous dudes, brave dogs, horrifying sea monsters and cursed skulls, well, you've come to the right place. Aaron Renier of Spiral-Bound fame has drawn and penned a gorgeous full-color GN that chronicles the tall tale of one Walker Bean, who [...:]