The Changing of the Seasons
Winter is ComingWith all the impending dread as the temperature drops (did you notice the temperature at the beginning of every chapter?) this feels more like A Game of Thrones than a young adult w...
Shapeshifting
Shifting Towards Death-lehem As if the changing-of-seasons = marching toward death imagery wasn't grim enough, the act of shapeshifting is along these same lines. Except with shapeshifting, there's...
Summer Girl
Sam writes and sings a song for Grace called “Summer Girl,” which he sings to... Grace's mother. Okay, that's an odd choice, but he's a little shy. Grace's mother likes it, but it's a little re...
Eyes
The Eyes Always Have ItIs there a young-adult book that doesn't focus on eyes as a symbol of a person's inner beauty and mystery? We've read about Edward Cullen's color-changing eyes, Lena Duchenn...