When I think about YA road trip books, the usual words that come to mind are: light, romantic and fun. Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown is a road trip read, but of the more heavy variety. While Perfect Escape did not blow me away by any means, I am still looking forward to checking out […]
Between The Lines Review Tammara Webber
July 22, 2012
THIS IS AN ALLISON REVIEW, Y’ALL <3 What happens when an inexperienced young actress crosses paths with the hottest most popular young actor in Hollywood? Fireworks! Emma Pierce never thought she would make it in Hollywood but a one-chance audition for the lead role in a high school version of Pride and Prejudice led her […]
The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han Book Review
July 21, 2012
One staple of contemporary young adult literature is the beach setting. Jenny Han makes great use of the beach setting in her novel, The Summer I Turned Pretty, which explores the changes that come with adolescence and young love. Every summer Belly and her family stay at her mom’s best friend Susannah’s beach house at […]
The Fault in Our Stars Book Review + Giveaway
July 18, 2012
Hey everyone This is an Allison review! I had the privilege of attending the children’s author breakfast at BEA this year where John Green was one of the featured speakers but, I’ll admit that up to that point, I had no real idea who John Green was or what he wrote. I had heard his […]
After Tupac And D Foster Jacqueline Woodson Book Review
July 15, 2012
Y’all, it’s going to be a challenge for me to review After Tupac And D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson as I read it in April during the Dewey Readathon and it’s an incredibly sparse book. Although it is a quick read, it has some pretty heavy themes. Yet, the book After Tupac and D Foster is a […]
Capture The Flag Kate Messner Book Review
July 12, 2012
Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light, THE Star Spangled Banner has been stolen, y’all. It’s up to four intrepid children to save the historical artifact in Kate Messner’s latest middle grade book Capture The Flag. Messner does a bang up job writing a book for kids that reminded me a lot of the film National Treasure […]