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REVIEW: Mars, vol.1 by Fuyumi Soryo

by Avid Reader on June 2, 2008

Mars by Fuyumi Soryo is absolutely wonderful. If your looking to start with a romance-centric manga title this would be perfect! If your just looking for another good manga read then you should get Mars. Awesome work here and I’ve only read three volumes and I already love it. Nath loves it as well, too. If your curious […]

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REVIEW:The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg

by Avid Reader on September 1, 2007

The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg is the  first release from the Minx Imprint published this year. Similar to the other Minx titles, it features a strong female protagonist in yet another well written coming of age story for teens. Here is the back blurb:
Noted young adult novelist Cecil Castellucci and artist Jim Rugg launch […]

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REVIEW:Good As Lily (Minx) by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm

by Avid Reader on August 29, 2007

Good as Lily (Minx) by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm, August 2007 release, offers up an insightful story about a young girl making the right choices that will have a positive impact on her future. Here is the back blurb:
What if your biggest competition was…yourself? Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself […]

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REVIEW: Clubbing (Minx) by Andi Watson and Josh Howard

by Avid Reader on August 22, 2007

Clubbing by Andi Watson and Josh Howard is the third release from the Minx Imprint that features scantily clad “goth” girl Charlotte  “Lottie” Brook. The story is narrated by Lottie and here is the back blurb:
A spoiled, rebellious London girl takes on the stuffy English countryside in CLUBBING. The crime: Getting caught with a fake I.D. at […]

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REVIEW: Re-Gifters by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel

by Avid Reader on August 20, 2007

Re-Gifters by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel is set in LA’s Koreatown and features Jen Dik Seong aka “Dixie”. Here is the plot description below:
Meet Jen Dik Seong — or “Dixie” as she’s known to her friends. Korean American, dirt poor, and living on the ragged edge of LA’s Koreatown, Dixie’s only outlet is the ancient martial […]

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Love and Basketball: One on One by Tabitha King

by Avid Reader on April 12, 2007

From my keeper shelf we have One on One by Tabitha King, copyright 1993. It’s a teenage romance with plenty of basketball. The story is set in a fictional town in Maine called Nodd’s Ridge.  The two protagonists are Sam Styles and Deanie Gauthier. Both are Superstar captain’s of their respective girl and boy basketball teams.
Sam comes from a […]

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