Title: Far From You Author: Tess Sharpe Publisher: Hyperion Copyright: 2014 Sophie lost the trust of those closest to her when she became addicted to oxy. The accident that permanently injured her leg drove her to extreme measures–numbing the pain with the pills that helped her forget it. All of the lies piled up until Sophie isolated herselfContinue reading “Far From You: A Book Review”
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The Midnight Library: A Book Review
Title: The Midnight Library Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Viking Copyright: 2020 This book sat on my shelf for far too long and my anticipation was strong. Luckily, Matt Haig did not disappoint! Nora Seed has decided that she no longer wants to live. In the last twenty-four hours she lost her job and her belovedContinue reading “The Midnight Library: A Book Review”
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: A Book Review
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”
Hot British Boyfriend: A Book Review
Title: Hot British Boyfriend Author: Kristy Boyce Publisher: HarperTeen Copyright Date: 2021 After the most embarrassing event of her life becomes a viral video and the death of her reputation, Ellie Nichols puts an ocean between herself and her school in DC by enrolling in a prestigious study abroad program in ENGLAND. Throwing herself into her studies at EmbertonContinue reading “Hot British Boyfriend: A Book Review”
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”
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