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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 ... Read More...

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

The Hate U Give

January 8, 2018

hate

On the surface Starr Carter is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. But look closely and you’ll see a young woman struggling to make it in two very different worlds. Her home is a poor, largely black ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, HarperCollins, racism, social issues, young adult

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

December 4, 2017

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  Bruno is nine years old and lives with his parents and his annoying sister in Berlin. His father is a very important man in the German army and after his boss, the Fury comes to visit, Bruno ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: childhood, historical fiction, literary, Nazis, WWII, 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 ... Read More...

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

The Song Rising

March 22, 2017

song

  Oh, happy day, Paige Mahoney is back in book three of the Bone Season saga! At the end of The Mime Order she had wrested control of the London clairvoyant syndicate from her boss and mentor, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, dystopia, fantasy, London, science fiction, young adult

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