Welcome to In My Mailbox, a weekly meme highlighting the books received for review, purchased, or picked up from the library, started by Kristi at The Story Siren.

This week, I was super excited to see some non-Cybils titles mixed in with the Cybils lot.

For review:

Hellie Jondoe by Randall Platt: Hellie is an orphan and a pick pocket in 1918 during the world flu outbreak.

The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells: I’ve read and reviewed this one here.

We Hear the Dead by Diane Salenari: A book about a couple of prank pulling girls who start a whole new spiritual system.

Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen: Second book in the “Wish” series. I disliked the first book. So there it is.

Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg: I’m looking forward to giving Eulberg a second shot. I read her first book — The Lonely Hearts Club — and found the decidedly anti-male message to be a little bothersome. Fortunately this isn’t a sequel.

Happyface by Stephen Emond: I read this one and reviewed it here.

The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand: This mystery is set in rural Oregon against the banks of a river. I read this one last week and will probably have the review up this week. An excellent book.

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger: I’ve read this one, too, and my review can be found here.

Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin: I know this one is based on a true story about hate crime, with one main character being gay and one being a violent misfit. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while and am excited to have the chance.

Fairview Felines by Michele Corriel: I met Michele at KidLitCon and she offered me a copy of her book to read. I’m looking forward to a nice middle grade mystery post-Cybils.

From the library:

The Heart is Not a Size by Beth Kephart: I know this one is set in Juarez, Mexico. Kephart’s writing style has always been pleasing to me, but the story on this one might not be my cup.

Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Weiss: I have a regular teen volunteer who comes in to help me out once a week. She claims she’s not a reader but she’s always got a book with her, and she’s always eager to tell me what she thinks of the book I send her home with. This week, she told me this was one of her favorite books and I should read it. I sent her home with books, so of course I had to take home her recommendation. She said it’s quick enough to read between my Cybils titles.

And that was this week’s busy mailbox!