First of all, I need to say “OOPS” to the fact that I haven’t posted the last two days and I’m supposed to be posting every day this month. *hangs head in shame*
I love the Zits comic strip. Jeremy is such a typical teenager. I was looking through the archives and saw a series where Jeremy is behind on his Summer Reading List. It got me thinking, how many schools require their students to read a certain list of books during the summer? If you read this [Keep Reading]
Margaret K. McElderry – August 25, 2009 What would you do to survive? Can one decision change your life forever? TRICKS by Ellen Hopkins tackles these and many other issues. Five teens, all from different backgrounds, find themselves in places and situations they never could have foreseen. Eden, a preacher’s daughter, finds true love. When [Keep Reading]
I have so many books on my To Read Pile that sometimes I’m afraid they are going to fall on my and cause bodily harm. In fact, one time the pile beside my bed fell over in the middle of the night and caused quite a ruckus. I’ve had some books on my bookshelf for [Keep Reading]
“Say It Again” Saturday was created because…Sometimes when I’m reading a book there are lines that just jump out at me. They make me want to laugh, cry, or just sit and think for a minute. Sometimes the lines are just beautifully written. They are the kind of lines that you want to stop reading, [Keep Reading]
Happy 4th of July In honor of our Nation’s birthday, I decided to feature some of my favorite books that share the theme of freedom. UNWIND by Neal Shusterman In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would “unwind” them. Connor’s parents want to be [Keep Reading]
I love talking about books and when I can’t get someone to stand still long enough for me to discuss the latest vampire novel with them, I can always turn to the Internet and find relief. The first online book community I found was LibraryThing. I immediately joined and started inputting my book titles and [Keep Reading]
I’ve decided to participate in National Blog Posting Month during the month of July. The goal is to publish a blog post EVERYDAY during the month. My intention is to keep the content of my blog the same and post about young adult books, but obviously I won’t be able to post a review everyday [Keep Reading]
