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The following were the titles reviewed by yabc_la in 2012:

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Three Times Lucky
December 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Aly
Overall yabc rating: 4.36 STARS
Discussion recap

Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) by Mike Mullin Ashfall
November 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Damaris
Overall yabc rating: 3.5 STARS
Discussion recap

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by R.L. LaFevers Grave Mercy
October 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Alethea
Overall yabc rating: 3.15 STARS
Brief thoughts

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Between Shades of Gray
September 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Jane
Overall yabc_la rating: 4.4 STARS
Discussion recap

UnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal Shusterman UnWholly
August 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Leslie
Overall yabc_la rating: 3.69 STARS
Discussion recap

Demon in My View (Den of Shadows, #2) by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Demon in My View
July 2012 Official Choice; Selected by Katie F.
Overall yabc_la rating: 1.39 STARS
Discussion recap... in which we debate the variety of last decade's YA lit and books we loved as teens but probably not as adults

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why
June 2012 Official Choice; selected by Alfonso
Overall yabc_la rating: 2.85 STARS
Discussion recap and suicide fiction recommendations

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst Drink, Slay, Love
May 2012 Official Choice; selected by Roxy
Overall yabc_la rating: 3.3 STARS
Discussion recap and photos from our meeting

With or Without You by Brian Farrey With or Without You
April 2012 Official Choice; selected by David
Overall yabc_la rating: 4.11
Read the discussion recap on our blog

Black Hole Sun (Black Hole Sun, #1) by David Macinnis Gill Black Hole Sun
March 2012 Official Choice; selected by Aly B.
Average yabc_la rating: 2.4 STARS
Read the discussion recap on our blog
Read the discussion transcript

The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson The Name of the Star
Feb. 2012 Official Choice; selected by Kate G.
Overall yabc_la rating: 2.7 STARS

Forgotten by Cat Patrick Forgotten
Jan. 2012 Official Choice; selected by Damaris
Overall yabc_la Rating: 2.4 STARS

To comment on these titles, please use the discussion board for Official Selections.


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