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Ellie Tiemens

Biography

Ellie Tiemens

Reviewer

Ellie Tiemens is a professional writing major at Taylor University in Indiana. She works as a staff writer for the student newspaper The Echo,  writes reviews for the Barnes and Noble Teen Blog, and has had articles and book reviews published. Ellie aspires to one day have a job in the publishing industry and turn her love of books and reading into a career. In her free time, she can be found reading the latest YA novel, organizing her bookshelf or rewatching episodes of "Gilmore Girls" or "The Office."

Top Five Favorite Books:
1. THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
2. FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
3. MOSQUITOLAND by David Arnold
4. WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER by Rae Carson
5. MY LADY JANE by Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows and Cynthia Hand

Ellie Tiemens

Reviews by Ellie Tiemens

by Karen M. McManus - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Ellery has never been to Echo Ridge, but she has heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age 17. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, and another girl goes missing. The longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. Secrets are dangerous, and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself.

by Markus Zusak - Fiction

BRIDGE OF CLAY is the breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge --- for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome?