Posts Tagged ‘teens’
The Giver
January 27th, 2012 by Kaitlin | Children's, Fiction, Young Adults
I think I’ve mentioned that my mother is a fifth grade teacher, and one of my favorite hobbies is browsing her bookshelf and re-discovering books I loved when I was that age (most of them have my name in the cover, taken from a bookshelf in my house). Occasionally, my mother will invite me to her classroom to help her decorate for new units or help out rearranging the furniture, but I haven’t been recently and I think I know why – she always loses me to the book corner, where I sit in her rocking chair and read
13 Little Blue Envelopes
December 22nd, 2011 by Sam P. | Fiction, Young Adults
This is a very good book. I just started reading it a few days ago and already I know that it will most certainly be making it onto my Top 25 Books that I Read in 2011 list. I actually have one for every year, ever since 2008. But any who, 13 Little Blue Envelopes is truly an amazing book. Written by Maureen Johnson in 2005, but oddly the sequel was not written till this year.
Ginny receives a package from her dead aunt containing 13 envelopes, all of them numbered 1-13. So as most people would, she opens the
Ginny receives a package from her dead aunt containing 13 envelopes, all of them numbered 1-13. So as most people would, she opens the
Best Books of 2011
December 9th, 2011 by Mackenzie M. | New Releases
The books below have been praised on lists compiled by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and arts publications around the United States as the best books of 2011. Books always make a wonderful holiday gift, and all of the ones listed below are perfect for either a gift, or for your personal collection.
End of Everything--Megan Abbott. This book centers on the friendship of two 13-year-old girls who live in peaceful and perfect suburban America. A few weeks before their eighth grade graduation, one of the girls abruptly disappears. The other friend becomes the star witness, and gets caught
End of Everything--Megan Abbott. This book centers on the friendship of two 13-year-old girls who live in peaceful and perfect suburban America. A few weeks before their eighth grade graduation, one of the girls abruptly disappears. The other friend becomes the star witness, and gets caught
The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life
December 1st, 2011 by Kaitlin | Nonfiction, Young Adults
When I was a senior in high school, a family friend gifted me with a book that was a great resource for me for the four years I spent away at school, and will be sure to help me as I (eventually) move out on my own. The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life, by Jane Buckingham, is just what it says: a step-by-step guide on how to fake it 'til ya make it and wow everyone while you’re at it. It’s an updated version of Emily Post, advising on how to be both classy and brassy at the same
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
November 21st, 2011 by Sam P. | Classics, Fiction, Young Adults
For those of you who read the first book of the series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and are optimistic about reading the second I say, read it! What I loved about the book was how it keeps the same characters. They're joined by a few extra people, but Ann Brashares still keeps the same four as the main characters.
Bridget has taken a turn for the worse over the winter and decides to go to Alabama to find a family member who may be able to answer a few questions about her mother. Tibby leaves Wallman's and
Bridget has taken a turn for the worse over the winter and decides to go to Alabama to find a family member who may be able to answer a few questions about her mother. Tibby leaves Wallman's and
