(4) YA Killers series. Inspired by true crime stories, these grisly hi-lo novels take a sensationalist approach to hook reluctant readers. Settlers are murdered in 1870s Kansas Territory (Hunting); a bit-part actress goes missing in 1940s Hollywood (Extra); a serial-killing trucker targets women in a dead-end town (Our Lady). Each book includes an author's note with background on the real-life origin story. There are three other spring 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Killers titles: The Extra Girl, The Hunting Party, and Our Lady of the River's Mouth.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Killers series. Inspired by true crime stories, these grisly hi-lo novels take a sensationalist approach to hook reluctant readers. Settlers are murdered in 1870s Kansas Territory (Hunting); a bit-part actress goes missing in 1940s Hollywood (Extra); a serial-killing trucker targets women in a dead-end town (Our Lady). Each book includes an author's note with background on the real-life origin story. There are three other spring 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Killers titles: The Extra Girl, The Hunting Party, and Our Lady of the River's Mouth.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Killers series. Inspired by true crime stories, these grisly hi-lo novels take a sensationalist approach to hook reluctant readers. Settlers are murdered in 1870s Kansas Territory (Hunting); a bit-part actress goes missing in 1940s Hollywood (Extra); a serial-killing trucker targets women in a dead-end town (Our Lady). Each book includes an author's note with background on the real-life origin story. There are three other spring 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Killers titles: The Extra Girl, The Hunting Party, and Our Lady of the River's Mouth.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Bots series. Philosophy and technology collide in this near-future series concerning robots, artificial intelligence, and sentience. When a brilliant roboticist creates robots that become self-aware, the U.S. Army must shut them down. Though the story concept is nothing new, Taylor weaves riveting tales. The occasional non-linearity causes some initial confusion but also allows for stories told from different perspectives. Review covers these Bots titles: Backward Chaining, Control Architecture, Degrees of Freedom, Emergent Behavior, Hazardous Motion, and The Uncanny Valley.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo