How many of you read Go Ask Alice when you were younger? Well, Crank by Ellen Hopkins is sort of like Go Ask Alice, only 1000x better. Upon finishing Crank, I did not think drugs were cool, whereas when I finished Go Ask Alice I was able to see the appeal of whatever that girl was on. […]
Review of My Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel
August 16, 2010
I think by today’s standards, My Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel falls short. It’s not as good as say, Ellen Hopkins, but I see it’s value. I think it’s an interesting look at teens of the late 1960s/early 1970s. It reveals a bit about the social constructs of adolescence of it’s era.
Review of Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
August 12, 2010
There are not enough YA books with cults in them. For serious, cults are fascinating and riveting. Losing Faith by Denise Jaden has a cult, thus making it full of win. It also has: character development, death, high school, home school, kissing and religion. Elements of appeal to me. Brie is a self-absorbed teenager, more […]
Review of Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
July 30, 2010
Work can be such a drag sometimes. You get all of your tasks done. You get future tasks done before deadline, so you may be left twiddling your thumbs, just dying for the phone to ring. Or you may end up surfing the internets, if you have an office job like me. Enter the geniuses […]
A Field Guide For Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy
July 29, 2010
Getting dumped by a bird-obsessed guy named Hamilton not only sucks, it’s humiliating. Dessy, the dumpee and main character of A Field Guide For Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy, is a quintessential good girl, about to embark on a summer writing trip to Prague with her screwball bestie, Veronica. The girls decide to throw caution to […]
Review of What’s Your Status: A Top 8 Novel by Katie Finn + Giveaway
July 17, 2010
Giveaway: Update your status with a fun new summer accessory! U.S. Only. To Enter Write a Tweet with the hashtag #top8prom Contest Ends 8/1/10 One winner will receive: A $20 Urban Outfitters gift card and a copy of What’s Your St@tus! So, what’s What’s Your Status: A Top 8 Novel by Katie Finn about? […]