Fire Wolf (Fire & Reign #1)
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Since the fall of the royal house, the four kingdoms have been divided and at war, leaving many...
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Spin
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Sixteen-year-old Jenna Kemp is a typical high school girl, complete with a loyal group of friends...
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The Nemesis Charm
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They say only the dead can cross a Threshold, the dead and those who have faced a Nemesis Charm.When...
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Lovely and the Lost in Books
Jun 17, 2019
The Lovely and the Lost is the first novel I read by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Considering she published almost 30 novels in genres I often read, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Young Adult, that is surprising.
In it, we are introduced to the Bennett family. Cady, the mother, is one of the best search and rescuers who also trains search and rescue dogs. Her son is Jude and her adopted daughter, Kira, was found by Cady in the woods many years ago. Rounding out the family is Phoebe, who prefers to be called Free, the 3rd in the teen's close-knit trio. The story focuses on a search and rescue and gives some detail on how to tray search and rescue dogs. All of the teens work with the dogs and are training to be search and rescuers.
The Young Adult novel is well thought out and well-written. The characters are flawed, show their limitations, their strengths, and feel real. While it would be enjoyable for all readers of YA, I feel middle school students would enjoy it the most.
I will definitely read one of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's series. As of 6/17/19, Goodreads lists 7 series.
This review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 6/17/19.
Nowhere But Here
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Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in...
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Dare You To (Pushing the Limits, #2)
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Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth." "No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and...
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The Golden Rule
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When Hannah is invited into a First Class carriage of the London to Penzance train by Jinni, she...
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ISAN - International Sensory Assassin Network
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THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. SCIENTISTS WARNED IT WOULD HAPPEN. Meteors devastated the Earth. World...
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
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The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's...
