Unshelved featured Thirteen Reasons Why in its strip today. The paperback edition has just been released, so there is a lot of buzz going around about this book. The topic is teen suicide, so it's not an easy read. But, both of my teenagers read the book last year and it made a big impression on them. This book really makes you think about how everything you do and say can have … [Read more...] about Featured: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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Pinocchio Vampire Slayer
My teenage son devoured this graphic novel along with its sequel. I'm sure there will be more forthcoming. It was recently featured in … [Read more...] about Pinocchio Vampire Slayer
Anthem by Ayn Rand – an imaginative summary
In a city lost in its own Transgressions, where their idea of peace and everyone to be the same may be good in general but the way they use the idea is cursed. My name is Freewill 8923 and right now I am in the home of students, which is a very drafty place where we learn about pointless stuff that i just ignore and write about what's going on around this place. I do not let … [Read more...] about Anthem by Ayn Rand – an imaginative summary
What My Teenagers Are Reading…because they WANT TO!
My thirteen-year-old son is devouring The Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, and my seventeen-year-old daughter just finished the entire … [Read more...] about What My Teenagers Are Reading…because they WANT TO!
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Twisted is a coming of age story about a boy of nearly eighteen who is facing many challenges in his life. He is no angel, but he is not the bad boy everyone seems to believe he is. His home life is troubled, and his future is uncertain. When he is falsely accused of a crime that could very well send him to prison, he loses hope and seriously contemplates … [Read more...] about Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson