Why’d I Read This Book: I had previously read and loved Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks, I felt the art was great and the storyline was wonderful. When I saw Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong up on Netgalley with Faith Erin Hicks’ name attached to it, I just knew I had to read it. […]
White Lines | Jennifer Banash | Book Review
May 6, 2013
White Lines by Jennifer Banash is a fairly dark young adult book set in the 1980s (so, that’s basically historical fiction right? WOW I AM OLD) featuring the dangerous world of drugs. So, basically this book is lots of drugs and clubbing and the 1980s. I liked it, but did not love it or really, really […]
Allison: Fat Angie | e.E. Charlton-Trujillo | Book Review
May 2, 2013
There was so much about Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo that I wanted to like. For starters, it was a coming-of-age story filled with issues: issues of bullying, weight, family, mental health, and LGBTQ questioning. It felt like it was compelling, and it was a pretty quick read once I really got into it but, […]
What Happens Next | Colleen Clayton | Book Review
April 26, 2013
I am sort of surprised at myself for not reading What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton sooner, given my interest in books that relate to the things I currently teach about. However, I am a firm subscriber in the better late than never mantra. ALSO! April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, so it is the perfect […]
The Caged Graves | Dianne K. Salerni | Book Review
April 25, 2013
Set in Catawissa, Pennsylvania during the post Civil War era, The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni is an intense historical fiction young adult read. With a spitfire main character, dark secrets, and a slow to develop romance, The Caged Graves hearkens back to the historical fiction of my childhood, similar in feel to The Witch Of Blackbird […]
Allison: Anna and the French Kiss || Stephanie Perkins || Book Review
April 24, 2013
Since I started reviewing books and became part of the book blogging community, I have heard so much about Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. It has been so hyped up and nearly everyone I encountered was continuously telling me that I should read it. Admittedly, I was a hesitant because I wasn’t […]