Did you ever break the expensive vase and then try to fix it before your mom came home? This book is kinda like that... but with clones. Evelyn is a diehard workaholic. Nothing is going to get in between herself and her lab... including her husband and the baby he wants. Things get tricky when... Continue Reading →
Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro
Publisher's Blurb: Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted—in the... Continue Reading →
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
Publisher's Blurb: Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice—catastrophic events known as Drains—leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. Chosen Ones, as the teens were known,... Continue Reading →
An Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner
I've done a unit in my class in the past about the ethics of cloning. We start with a couple articles about the process in sheep and cats... then we start speculating about humans. My students always have insightful responses and we usually end the unit with a lively debate. Wagner's An Unnatural Life would... Continue Reading →
Kept From Cages. Ikiri Book 1. by Phil Williams
A supernatural urban-fantasy thriller that will take you all across the globe... From the American South to the Norway, there are dark things hunting that may all originate in Ikiri, a black-site in the Congo. Massacres in small towns, young people with mysterious powers, and all sorts of nasties. The book begins with Reece's jazz-musician... Continue Reading →