Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Publisher: Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers Copyright Date: 2012 “High school was just a prologue to the real novel. Everybody got to write you — but when you graduated, you got to write yourself.” This book was so compelling,Continue reading “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: A Book Review”
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We Were the Lucky Ones: A Book Review
Title: We Were the Lucky Ones Author: Georgia Hunter Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright Date: 2017 *Setting for book challenge: Eastern Europe (Poland) World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland. The Kurcs were a wealthy, Jewish family rooted in Radom, Poland, when the news breaks about the war. One-by-one the war takes members of theirContinue reading “We Were the Lucky Ones: A Book Review”
The Great Alone: A Book Review
Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Copyright Date: 2018 *Setting for book challenge: Isolated Location (Kaneq, Alaska) The Vietnam War stole Leni Allbright’s father. He returned in 1974 a former POW and a new man with a violent streak. His love for her mother ran deep, but flipped a switch in him.Continue reading “The Great Alone: A Book Review”
Long Way Down: A Book Review
Title: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Publisher: Antheneum Copyright Date: 2017 Will’s brother, Shawn, is dead. The rules of his neighborhood say he must avenge his brother. He grabs a gun and enters the elevator with a plan to murder Shawn’s killer. The sixty seconds that Will rides the elevator help him to see that revengeContinue reading “Long Way Down: A Book Review”
2019 Read the World Challenge
Every year I forget how quickly time passes. I feel like I was just writing my goals for 2018 and here I am days away from 2019. Part of my annual goal setting means creating a plan for reading. Losing myself in the pages of fictional stories has become a daily part of my self-careContinue reading “2019 Read the World Challenge”
The Bridge of Clay: A Book Review
Title: Bridge of Clay Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Copyright Date: 2018 As the semester came to a close my freshmen students presented a book they read throughout the year thus far. I read alongside my students several days a week and so I kicked off the presentations with one of my own. This book review isContinue reading “The Bridge of Clay: A Book Review”
Books I Read in 2018
I’ve had so many reading adventures to share with you from 2018. I traveled back to Hogwarts, solved the murder of a teen in detention, witnessed the prejudices against minorities, fought countless types of mental illness, united a broken family, visited postwar Europe to save a child, and restored my faith in the human race.Continue reading “Books I Read in 2018”
Every Day: A Book Review
Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Copyright Date: 2012 For as long as A can remember he’s woken up every morning in a different body. He’s almost always in Maryland, but that’s his only constant. When he opens his eyes in the morning he must examine the body that will be his host until midnight.Continue reading “Every Day: A Book Review”
The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review
Title: The First Phone Call From Heaven Author: Mitch Albom Publisher: Harper Copyright Date: 2013 The city of Coldwater became host to a phenomenon. For weeks, members of their community received phone calls from their deceased relatives. Katharine was the first to admit at church that she spoke regularly to her sister who had died a coupleContinue reading “The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review”
The Way of Abundance: A Book Review
Title: The Way of Abundance Author: Ann Voskamp Publisher: Zondervan Copyright Date: 2018 For the past sixty days I have journeyed through the pages of this devotional study on what it means to live a deeply meaningful life. Each of those days I opened the pages of encouragement and allowed the scriptures and wisdom of the authorContinue reading “The Way of Abundance: A Book Review”
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