You know what sucks? Being a child soldier. For real. One day you are making googly eyes at your hot neighbor, the next you are tricked into joining the army and have no option of leaving. Did I mention your family doesn’t know where you are? For many teens in Burma/Myanmar, this is a reality. […]
Review of Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
July 14, 2010
I deeply, desperately want the next book in this planned trilogy. Oh my goodness! Nevermore by Kelly Creagh is on my list of top 20 favorite books of 2010 so far. Holy Edgar Allen Poe was Nevermore good! FIRST, there is build up. Y’all, Nevermore by Kelly Creagh is LONG! But, we actually get to […]
Happy 50th Anniversary To Kill A Mockingbird!
July 11, 2010
Aside from today being the World Cup Final, it is also the 50th Anniversary of the publishing of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. If y’all haven’t read To Kill A Mockingbird yet, you really need to. It’s a gorgeous Saturday and today I took the time to re-read this classic. I know it’s […]
Review of Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
July 8, 2010
Evie, main character of Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, has an interesting job. She tags and bags paranormals for the IPCA, an international organization which tracks, you guessed it, paranormal creatures. It’s a hard job, but somebody has to do it. With her pink taser, aptly nicknamed Tasey, Evie takes these creatures down. Did I mention her […]
Review of Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
July 5, 2010
If you are a good girl/boy, I’ll bet you’ve had a crush on a bad boy/girl. What is unknown holds a certain attraction. I am down with this. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles is of course a good girl meets bad boy story. Let’s be real here, we already know how it is going […]
Review of Other by Karen Kincy
July 4, 2010
Have you ever felt like you were an outsider? Or maybe, different from everyone around you? I think that we all feel like that from time to time, especially growing up. Even us adults get like that. Gwen Williams, protagonist of Other by Karen Kincy, feels this way all the time. However, she has a […]