My Vine Novels Reviewed (Mostly YA)
Explore my curated collection of book reviews, mostly YA novels and more—from Lisa Schroeder's Chasing Brooklyn to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan and Paolo Giordano's The Solitude of Prime Numbers. Discover thoughtful insights on juvenile fiction, graphic novels, and literary gems in this vine-reviewed reading list.
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The Calligrapher's Daughter
by Eugenia Kim
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. Smart and headstrong, she is encouraged by her mother--but her stern father is determined to maintain tradition, especially as the Jap
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Logicomix
by Apostolos Doxiadis
Recounts, in graphic novel format, the life of Bertrand Russell, mathematician and philospher, and his life-long struggle to achieve perfect logic and ultimate truth.
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Ash
by Malinda Lo
Forced into becoming an indentured servant when her family dies, Ash lives a lonely and desperate life with no hopes for the future, until she meets Kaisa, the King's royal Huntress, who teaches her to love, live, and dream once again.
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers
by Paolo Giordano
In an award-winning first novel, misfits Alice and Mattia bond as teens over shared experiences of suffering before mathematically gifted Mattia accepts a research position that takes him far away, a situation that restores their isolation before they meet by chance years later. A first novel.
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Chasing Brooklyn
by Lisa Schroeder
Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams. Nico can't stop. He's always running, trying to escape the pain of losing his brother, Lucca. But when Lucca's ghost begins leaving messages, telling Nico to help Brooklyn, emotions come crashing to the surface. As the nightmares escalate and the messages become relentless, Nico reaches out to Brooklyn. But neither of them can admit that they're being haunted. Until they learn to let each other in, not one soul will be able to rest.
