![]() ![]() ![]() JADE WAR is the second book of the GREEN BOOK SAGA, an epic trilogy about family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of blood and jade. ![]() ![]() Jade, Kekon's most prized resource, could make them rich – or give them the edge they'd need to topple their rivals.įaced with threats on all sides, the Kaul family is forced to form new and dangerous alliances, confront enemies in the darkest streets and the tallest office towers, and put honor aside in order to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival – and that of all the Green Bones of Kekon. Powerful foreign governments and mercenary criminal kingpins alike turn their eyes on the island nation. On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violent feud for control of the capital city and the supply of magical jade that endows trained Green Bone warriors with supernatural powers they alone have possessed for hundreds of years.īeyond Kekon's borders, war is brewing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Could she leave Jeb and her parents behind again, for the sake of a man she knows has manipulated her before? Will her mother and Jeb trust her to do what's right? Listeners will swoon over the satisfying return to Howard's bold, sensual reimagining of Carroll's classic. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn't show up at school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland-where she (partly) belongs. ![]() That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. Now all she has to do is graduate high school. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. 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If you want your boys to read books about girls, girls who are brave, and determined, and basically people with feelings (as opposed to aliens with cooties), you can't really go wrong with the growing number of great graphic novels out there with that type of girl front and center. Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke (First Second, September 4, 2012, ages 8 and up) is the sequel to the utterly charming Zita the Spacegirl ( my review), which won the Cybils Award for younger Graphic Novel last year. ![]() ![]() ![]() American Prison is both the remarkable story of a journalist who spent four months working as a corrections officer, and a horrifying exposé of how prisoners were treated by a corporation that profited from them. 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The chief attribute with which Habash - the deputy reviews editor for Publishers Weekly - endows Stephen is self-absorption. ![]() Unfortunately, in this debut novel by Gabe Habash, that’s one of Stephen’s few arresting traits. “Is Stephen Florida fatuous or just glib?” muses the eponymous narrator of “Stephen Florida,” whose real name, Steven Forster, was changed due to a clerical error. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suddenly, Kate finds that while doling out wisdom to others may be easy, asking for help is tougher than it looks, and following your own advice is even harder.Kasie West's adorable story of secrets, love, and friendship is sure to win over hearts everywhere. ![]() until Kate herself starts to develop feelings for Diego. Kate is pretty sure that the caller is gorgeous Diego Martinez, and even surer that the girl in question is Alana. Then the podcast gets in a call from an anonymous guy, asking for advice about his unnamed crush. 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