You've heard of bucket lists... The F***-It List, by Julie Halpern Feiwel & Friends, ISBN: 978 1 250 02565 4 Alex had a crap summer both grieving her dad's death and being mad at her bff Becca, but she's pretty much ready to forgive and make up now that school's back in. She looks for … [Read more...]
Reading Rainbow (Rowell)
Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park was, last year, a phenomenon, and for very good reason. I loved it. Loved it so. hard. So I was super excited to read her new one not long ago. Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN: 978 1 250 03095 5 Cath is upset and a bit adrift when her … [Read more...]
Sweet Lorraine – A Love Story
[youtube id="KDi4hBWsvkY"] A little something to warm your heart and remind you of enduring love. … [Read more...]
Stuff That Heroes Are Made Of
A boy wrestling with OCD and family troubles discovers his inner strength in this touching and quirky teen book. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, by Teresa Toten Doubleday, ISBN: 978 0 385 67834 6 Adam has been in one-on-one therapy , but is also joining a group for teens with OCD. The first … [Read more...]
Kiss of Death?
What if you kissed someone... and they died? Who I Kissed, by Janet Gurtler Sourcebooks Fire, ISBN: 978 1 402 27054 3 Sam really, really liked Zee - so when her crush kissed someone else right after having a moment with her, she may have sort of kissed another guy just to show she didn't … [Read more...]
Love & Sobbing
What starts as a story of two awkward teens turns into a gorgeous love story with one hell of an ending. Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell St Martin's Press, ISBN: 978 1 250 01257 9 I have been ranting and raving about this book all over twitter and to everyone I know who will stand … [Read more...]
Touch of the Paranormal
A boy who sees his own future has more than a few things to sort out as it shifts before him. Touched, by Cyn Balog Delacorte Press, ISBN: 978 0 385 74032 6 Nick Cross has a peculiar problem - he sees his own future. not in ways that are necessarily helpful, and every time he does things … [Read more...]
Warm Bodies: Movie Girl’s Debut Review!
:) hai (thats how we greet each other nowadays) i figured it was time i did a review of a great movie. Warm Bodies its a mixture of zombie and rom-com. now how could anyone say no to that!!? the producers of the movie describe it this way: WARM BODIES is a funny new twist on a classic love story … [Read more...]
Trilogies: Guaranteed Frustration That’s Worth It
Last year I read Blood Red Road, the hefty first part of a new trilogy by debut author Moira Young, and was so disappointed when it ended and I was going to have to WAIT for part two. I also went ahead and pushed it on everyone I knew, so they could be just as disappointed - you're welcome, … [Read more...]
Soundtrack for Life
Tehre are lots of teen books with a music theme - and I read a lot of them because, like the teens they are aimed at, I love music, so I'm drawn to them. It's simple - but the books aren't always simple and fluffy stuff. These two are solid reads about kids trying to find their way - and making … [Read more...]