One of the main lessons I’ve learned in my childhood but struggle to remember in my adolescence is one about practicality. Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched, we’ve all heard. In my case, don’t get too excited and overshoot!…
Book Review: The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant by Joanna Wiebe
The title of the novel indicates the true nature of the book- an seemingly neverending narration of a garrulous protagonist. And to make matters worse, the author relies on an abundance of cliches in order to construct her plot. Add…
Read of the Week: Disneylanders by Kate Abbott
In DISNEYLANDERS, 14-year-old Casey Allison, on the brink of starting high school, struggles to find a new identity on her family’s annual summer vacation, but with the help of an outgoing boy she meets while waiting in line, she discovers…
Book Review: Creators by Tiffany Truitt
As a wannabe rebellious teenager, I tend not to listen to adages and cliche sayings. For example, I always judge a book by its cover. While such a habit is usually bad, in this case, it worked pretty well. There’s…
Book Review: The Last Human by Ink Pieper
This fictional story plays on sensitive issues that are seen in the real world but never discussed which involve politics, governmental control, war, power, money, freedom, and the ultimate cost of human life. This story starts with Clay a strong…
Book Review: Thirty Sunsets by Christine Deriso
A recent pattern I’ve noticed with YA books is that the book summaries don’t help to describe the book. In other words, authors these days like to put in a lot of plot twists that detract from the book itself.…
Read of the Week: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. We…