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Homeland by Cory Doctorow
In Cory Doctorow's wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the …
Martin K. rated Little Brother: 4 stars
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on …
Martin K. rated House of Leaves: 5 stars
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap …
Martin K. rated Okay for now: 3 stars
Gary D. Schmidt: Okay for now (2011, Clarion Books)
Okay for now by Gary D. Schmidt
good book for middle schoolers. really enjoyable
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some …
Martin K. rated Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes: 4 stars
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary …
Martin K. rated Black heart: 3 stars
Black heart by Holly Black (The curse workers -- bk. 3)
Cassel Sharpe, a powerful transformation worker, is torn between his decision to work for the federal government and his love …
Red glove by Holly Black (The curse workers -- bk. 2)
When federal agents learn that seventeen-year-old Cassel Sharpe, a powerful transformation worker, may be of use to them, they offer …
Martin K. rated The white cat: 4 stars
The white cat by Holly Black (The curse workers)
When Cassel Sharpe discovers that his older brothers have used him to carry out their criminal schemes and then stolen …
Martin K. rated Batman: Year One: 3 stars
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil, Richmond Lewis, and 3 others (Batman (1940-2011), ##404-407)
A new edition of one of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever, written by Frank Miller, author …
Light by Michael Grant (Gone -- bk. 6)
Suddenly it's a world without adults and normal has crashed and burned. When life as you know it ends at …
Croak by Gina Damico
A delinquent sixteen-year-old girl is sent to live with her uncle for the summer, only to learn that he is …
Martin K. rated Necromancing the stone: 3 stars
Necromancing the stone by Lish McBride
Kidnapped six weeks ago by the Blackthorn pack of werewolves and fey hounds, and under their protection, Sam LaCroix is …
Martin K. rated Hold me closer, necromancer: 3 stars
Hold me closer, necromancer by Lish McBride
Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout, discovers that he is a necromancer, part of a world of …