Posts Tagged ‘young adult’
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
A Monster Calls
January 9th, 2012 by Angela Yorke | Children's
When I was 12, my grandfather was diagnosed with a brain tumor. At the time, cancer was a virtual death sentence. Needless to say, his children didn’t take it very well; his grandchildren were too young to feel the loss, and it was a taboo topic for a long time in the family.
In those days, there was no literature addressing the issue of cancer and the threat of death that loomed over the patient, not to mention how those who were left behind should deal with the loss. Recently, I came across A Monster Calls as I wandered through
In those days, there was no literature addressing the issue of cancer and the threat of death that loomed over the patient, not to mention how those who were left behind should deal with the loss. Recently, I came across A Monster Calls as I wandered through
Author: James Patterson
January 5th, 2012 by Louise | Authors, Fiction, Young Adults
How do you even begin to talk about a prolific author such as James Patterson? Did you know that at any given time, he might be working on around 30 different projects? While the rest of us gawk at such a number, and wonder how he can keep track of all the different characters, Patterson sees it as an easy way to avoid writer's block: as soon as he gets stuck with one project, he can simply move on to another without wasting a second.
Patterson just might be the world's best-selling author. His books have sold more than 180
Patterson just might be the world's best-selling author. His books have sold more than 180
She’s Come Undone
December 29th, 2011 by Kaitlin | Fiction
Back when I was in high school, my English teacher recommended one of her favorite books from when she was in high school -- Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. I picked it up one summer with absolutely no expectations other than if she liked it, I might, and have since passed my copy to many of my girlfriends. Despite being a very emotionally heavy book, it's one you want to share with others and one that stays with you long after you've finished it.
For a speed reader like myself, I appreciate Lamb because he forces me to slow down
For a speed reader like myself, I appreciate Lamb because he forces me to slow down
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
