Posted on July 23, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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So Not the Drama is a light easy read that still talks about some serious issues. Mina is entering high school along with 3 best friends (1 girl, 2 boys) and is very concerned with becoming one of the “popular” crowd. Throughout the novel Mina deals with keeping up her friendships, forming new ones, [...]
Filed under: Black, Bullying, First Love/Crushes, Fitting In, Latino/Latina, Multi-Racial, Multi/Alternative Genre, Poverty, Racism, Realistic Fiction, Teen Girls | Tagged: Paula Chase, YA Literature, Young Adult | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 2, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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The Hunger Games had been on my reserve list at the library for several weeks before it finally came. It was worth the wait. I would not classify myself as being a lover of sci-fi or fantasy, but I really liked this book. In this book 24 teens are forced to compete to the [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Classroom Read, First Love/Crushes, Individual Read, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Teen Boys, Teen Girls, YALSA Awards | Tagged: Suzanne Collins, YA Literature, YALSA, Young Adult | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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After becoming pretty interested in the first four books in this series I was very excited to get my hands on Max the fifth installment. I was under the impression that this was the final book- I cannot remember if there was a specific reason that I believed that but- I was wrong. The [...]
Filed under: Adventure, First Love/Crushes, Fitting In, Individual Read, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Teen Boys, Teen Girls | Tagged: James Patterson, YA Literature, Young Adult | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 26, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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I do not usually comment on the “cover appeal” of a book, but as soon as I received this book in the mail I was instantly intrigued because of how cool the cover is. The white background in the middle of the cover shown above is really clear plastic with a black silhouette on it. [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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Written in 1994 Tears of A Tiger will still resonate with students now, 15 years later. This story deals with the aftermath of a drunk driving accident that kills a high school student. The relationships between friends, children and parents, teachers, and counselors are all discussed through transcripts of discussions, newspaper articles, diary entries, [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Alcohol, Black, Classroom Read, Coretta Scott King Award, First Love/Crushes, Grief, Individual Read, Multi/Alternative Genre, Racism, Realistic Fiction, Sharon Draper, Teen Boys, Teen Girls, YALSA Awards | Tagged: ALA Awards, Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young Adult | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 25, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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This Printz winner took me a while to get into. I’d say I was a third, to half of the way into it before I really became intrigued, but then I didn’t put it down. There are numerous interesting characters whom I loved, but at the same time had some difficulty keeping everything [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Boarding School, Classroom Read, First Love/Crushes, Grief, Individual Read, Poverty, Printz Award, Realistic Fiction, Sexuality, Teen Boys, Teen Girls | Tagged: ALA Awards, Melina Marchetta, Printz Award, YA Literature, Young Adult | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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I do not usually pick up books about vampires, but this one jumped out at me from the shelf in the library and I figured I’d give it a try. It is the first in a newer series, and is relatively light with some dark moments, and looks at a different type of [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is a story about a boy at an all boys Catholic high school who decides to rebel against a school tradition. He also gets involved with a secret high school society. The book addresses friendship, bullying, and teacher student relationships. I enjoyed this book, and I think that [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Bullying, Fitting In, Individual Read, Margaret A. Edwards Award, Realistic Fiction, Sexuality, Teen Boys | Tagged: ALA Awards, Robert Cormier, YA Literature, Young Adult | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
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Being Nikki is being released today! The second book in Cabot’s “Airhead” series, Being Nikki continues the story of Em/Nikki and her friends. As this is an ARC that was sent to be by Cabot and her publisher, I had not already read the first book in the series, Airhead. I would highly recommend [...]
Filed under: First Love/Crushes, Fitting In, Individual Read, Mystery, Teen Girls, Uncategorized | Tagged: Meg Cabot, YA Literature, Young Adult | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 4, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
