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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

February 9, 2018

turtles

  Turtles All the Way Down is my first experience with John Green and it left me mostly with…nothing. On the one hand, I applaud him for writing such an unsympathetic character, but on the other, I didn’t want to read about her. Her is Aza, a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Dutton, mental health, teen years, young adult

5 Star Week: The Takedown

April 10, 2017

takedown

This doesn't happen very often, OK, never now that I think about it, but this week I have not one, not two, but three 5 star books that make me all evangelical. Only today's is a new release, but beyond that all three cover a diverse range of reading ... Read More...

10 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, New York City, social issues, teen years, young adult

Bellweather Rhapsody

January 16, 2017

bellweather

  Remember the movie The Shining? If so, forget what you thought about it in relation to Stephen King’s book and just recall its many amazing visuals. Now, turn it into a campy musical, turn it back into a novel and you have Kate Racculia’s ... Read More...

15 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, humor, mystery, teen years

High School Trauma and Drama: Mini-Reviews

January 5, 2017

dangerous

There are few people who look back on high school as the best years of their life and, quite frankly, I don’t trust them. These two novels encapsulate what may or may not be the truth of high school life in America today. Is it accurate? Dear God, I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, contemporary life, debut, mini-reviews, Random House, teen years

How to Set a Fire and Why

July 5, 2016

how to set a fire

You may be wondering why I am giving you this account. Well, I don’t know really. A bunch of things happened and I’m just putting them in order. I’m doing it for myself. You are just a construction—you’re helping me to put things in order.  You are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, literary, Pantheon, teen years

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