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The Twisted Ones: Five Nights At Freddy’s (five Nights At Freddy’s Graphic Novel #2)
by Scott Cawthon
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The Twisted Ones takes the horror up a level. It’s intense, creepy, and full of nightmare fuel. The animatronics are scarier, horrific, the mystery is deeper, and Charlotte’s past won’t let her go. It’s fast, freaky, and had me hooked from start to finish.

Karen's Kittycat Club: A Graphic Novel (baby-sitters Little Sister #4)
by Ann M. Martin
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In this book Karen wanted to start a Kittycat Club. Karen had a cat,her best friend Hannie had just gotten a cat, and her neighbor Amanda had a cat too. Though her older sister had a baby sitting club so she could not do that. So she thought it would be a great idea for the club and the club would cat sit.

The Seaside Library
by Brenda Novak
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This is the story of 3 friends, a small island, a murder that happened 20 years ago, lies and loyalties. We find that eventually the truth comes out as lies are hard to maintain. The book is a little slow to get interesting but has a great twist at the end.

While You Were Out
by Meg Kissinger
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This was a fascinating look at how mental illness manifested itself in one family, highlighting anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, the dangers of substance abuse when combined with mental health issues, and how these interplay to form risk factors for suicide. I liked how the author told the story of her own family and then connected that story to the larger societal issues surrounding diagnosis, treatment, and perception of mental health issues. An engaging read.

The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar
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This is one of those books where you should definitely not judge a book by its cover. I almost didn’t read it because it looked like a boring book about native Americans (not saying books about NA are boring…this just looked like it would be). It’s not boring and not about NA. It’s historical fiction about Vincent van Gogh’s sister in law, Jo, and her troubles and how she persevered to eventually get his works seen and appreciated world wide. It’s also about a fictional current-day woman and how she reads Jo’s diary and comes to learn about her and be inspired by her. It's a book that kept me reading, enjoying, and learning throughout.

One of the Boys
by Victoria Zeller
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I love the premise! It's very unique, it defies stereotypes and clichés. This has a very diverse cast of characters, as well. I'm happy to see more diversity and intersectionality in YA books. I also appreciate that there wasn't a romance subplot shoe-horned in. There was a little bit of romance, but in a way that naturally fit into this as a queer coming of age story. That being said, it was clear that this was a debut, especially judging by the dialogue, which often came off sounding clunky. The writing style didn't always flow smoothly. That just means that author has room to grow! I'd be interested to see what she writes next.

Karen's Grandmothers: A Graphic Novel (baby-sitters Little Sister #9)
by Ann M. Martin
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In this book Karen decided to start adopting Grandmothers. She had more grandmothers than anybody knows. She had adopted five grandmothers and she thinks it's special. One of the grandma's makes her listen to old music and teaches her funny dance. I really enjoyed reading this book and would rate the book five stars.

Wrong Place Wrong Time
by Gillian McAllister
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Although I usually enjoy a novel on time travel, I was not a fan of this one. The story was convoluted and disconnected. The character lines were poorly developed, in particular for the minor characters. On four separate occasions, I had to go back in the book to rediscover the minor characters and to figure out their significance to the storyline. Although I read to the end, because I never quit a book mid-way, it was a disappointing read for me.

Twisted Love
by Ana Huang
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This book was pretty good but it only got better at the middle of the book. The book started off going really slow until I reached the point in the book where it got me super hooke on. It's a good book but I feel that Ana Huang has definitely written better books.

Hour of the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
by Megan Sheherd
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Young Adult Fiction Book 2 The Pumpkin Queen This is a sequel!! Read Long Live the Pumpkin Queen first! A wonder-filled story with excitement at every turn. What a fine way to continue the story of the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Magical holiday realms, disastrous spells, daring adventures and the power of friendships help this story succeed. can't wait for the next book!
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