Book Review: Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
The penultimate book for the teen book challenge lands us in modern day Boston. Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan is a glimpse into a year of the life of Leila, a sixteen year old Persian…
Book Review: Rebels By Accident by Patricia Dunn
As we near the end of the challenge, book five takes us to modern day Egypt. In a world with so much access to information and history, the youth in the modern day know very little of their family heritage.…
Book Review: The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Book four takes us into the 1300’s in the land of Kenetira. This is a land loosely based on Spain, during the years before the Spanish Inquisition. Like the Spaniards of the 1300’s, the people look to destroy the Malfettos (young…
Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
The third choice for the teen book week challenge is Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan. I have read a David Levithan book before. Everyday is one of my all time favorite teen novels. If you haven’t…
Book Review: The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Book Two of the Teen Book Challenge takes me into the world of virtual gaming. The Eye of Minds by James Dashner, is like the popular video game The Sims, and the movie the Matrix, together. The book mostly takes place…
Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
The first of the Teen Reads Challenge titles takes me into the future. It doesn’t say the year but the mention of World Wars that haven’t occurred and the name changes of the States leads me to believe that this…
How To Books: How To Pick the Right One For You
I’m very independent. Obnoxiously so. If I can teach myself how do something I will get the tools I need. Sometimes tools are as simple as directions from Grandma on how to make her soup or words of advice on…
Terry Pratchett: A Farewell
I’m deeply saddened by the news today that author Terry Pratchett is no longer with us. It was just announced mere hours ago and I received the news as a text from a friend. I quickly opened the browser on…
