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Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Vengeance Road Author : Erin Bowman Publication Date :  September 1st 2015 Publisher : HMH Kids Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there's room for love in a heart so full of hate. In the spirit of True Grit , the cutthroat days of the Wild West come to life for a new generation. Personal Thoughts A gorgeous cover isn't the only thing that Vengeance Road has going for itself. No. It also has an epic story line , a badass main character and a vivi...

Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Taken (Taken #1) Author : Erin Bowman Publication Date : April 16th 2013 Publisher : HarperTeen Goodreads - The Book Depository There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone. They call it the Heist. Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive. Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side? Personal Thoughts Taken by Erin Bowman promised to be a thrilling and excit...