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Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina T..

Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina Telgemeier

A fast-paced, cerebral book, OMEGA CITY: The Forbidden Fortress continues the journey of Gillian Seagret, her brother Eric, and their friends Savannah, Howard, and Nate. Ten months after finding Omega City, an mythical underground town that proves to be real, and escaping the clutches of the Shepherds, a group of conspiracy theorists bent on taking the technology from Omega City for nefarious purposes, Gillian and Eric are now living at home with their mother while their father tours and promotes his book based on their adventures. Gillian’s mom is planning to move them to Idaho, and Gillian’s not happy about […]

ARC Review: Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

October 15, 2013 / 12 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
ARC Review: Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund

Across a Star-Swept Sea (For Darkness Shows the Stars #2) Author: Diana Peterfreund (website | twitter) Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) Source/Format: ARC sent to me by author (thank you, Diana!) Publication date: October 15, 2013 (today!) My rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars Buy it: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Amazon Canada | The Book Depository My synopsis: Many years ago, the world was destroyed by a sudden catastrophe caused by people making too many genetic enhancements on themselves. This catastrophe, called the Reduction, left most of the world’s population mute and with very low brain functioning. What followed was […]