Thanks, Melanie!
BECAUSE IT IS MY BLOOD by Gabrielle Zevin
"In this sequel to All These Things I've Don, Anya Balanchine's life becomes very complicated not long after she is released from a prison located near a future Manhattan. In her continued attempts to protect her siblings, manage her family's standing in the mafia world of black-market chocolate, and plan her future, the teen finds herself in Mexico where she sees the cacao business from a different angle. Here she learns about the healing powers of chocolate and its rich folkloric tradition, causing her to wonder why it was outlawed and if it were possible that chocolate isn't dangerous, or even unhealthy. Anya's on-again, off-again romance with Win Delacroix persists in spite of numerous obstacles, including her rocky relationship with his District Attorney father. Threatened by her competitors in the criminal world, she is forced to return quickly to New York to intervene in her family's affairs. Anya finally finds a way to legitimize her family's longstanding ties to chocolate..."
Nora G. Murphy, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, LaCanada-Flintridge, CAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC
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"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by David Levithan and John Green.
This is another interesting one, about two boys with not much in common but that share the same name. The book alternates narration between the two boys, with Green writing one boy and Levithan the other. I can't say much about the story without giving some key points away, but I did love it. It deals with love, friendship and homosexuality in a very raw and truthful way. Two thumbs up :)
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