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IceyPick (5.4) — Win it! — The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab

Click here for all the info on IceyPick! This month’s IceyPick is… The Near WitchVictoria Schwab 288 pages Publisher: HyperionTeenRelease Date: August 2nd, 2011 Read my review Those of you who entered Answer it, Redesign it, and/or Blurb it, now’s your chance to win it! If you participated in one, you will receive one entry, two…

Waiting on Wednesday (49) — After the Snow by Sophie Crockett

“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.) A stunningly beautiful novel about a young boy’s survival during a winter that never ends. 2059. The snow begins to fall. Only the few are prepared. A new ice-age has begun. Born after the snows, fifteen-year-old straggler kid…

Review: DARK PARTIES by Sara Grant

 Dark PartiesSara Grant320 pagesPublisher: Little BrownRelease Date: August 3rd, 2011Source: Hardcover from AuthorRating:  LIKED Sixteen-year-old Neva has been trapped since birth. She was born and raised under the Protectosphere, in an isolated nation ruled by fear, lies, and xenophobia. A shield “protects” them from the outside world, but also locks the citizens inside. But there’s…