13 to Life by Shannon Delany

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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: 2010
Age Group: Young Adult
ISBN: 0312609140
Reviewer Source: Library

Synopsis of the book from Amazon:
Everything about Jessie Gillmansen's life changed when her mother died. Now even her hometown of Junction is changing. Mysterious dark things are happening. All Jessie wants is to avoid more change. But showing a hot new guy around Junction High, she's about to discover a whole new type of change. Pietr Rusakova is more than good looks and a fascinating accent--he's a guy with a dangerous secret. And his very existence is sure to bring big trouble to Jessie's small town. It seems change is the one thing Jessie can't avoid...
Personal thoughts on book:
When I first started reading this book, it reminded me of Twilight. Also by reading the copyright page it said "13 to Life: a werewolf's tale" Instead of only one girl being new in town, it was brothers.

Jessica is still hurting from the lost of her mother and loves to spend time with her horses and dogs. Jessica is assigned to show the new student Pietr Rusakove around and it changes her life forever. At first Jessica tries to deny the feelings she has for Pietr with unsuccessful results. I do not want to give away too much of the story but it is a very predictable. Jessica also likes Derek a football player. Pietr is quick to point out that guys like Derek don't like girls like Jessica.

Sometimes I cannot understand why Jessica likes Pietr or her reckless behavior. But I think that will appeal to the reader. I was sometimes confused on which character was talking or what was going on in the story. Overall I think it will appeal to fans of the Twilight series or Wolves of Mercy Falls. This was book one and I found out book four was published in August. Book five will be published in 2012.

Sexual Content:Kissing
Violence/Disturbing images: Girl fighting, violence at the end of the book
Drugs and Language:  Not really.

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