My name is Jenna. I go to a high school where I’m part of the marching band and the cheerleading squad. I’m pretty busy, but I always find time to read. I’m also very creative and I like doing little crafts out of random things I find. Tempest by Julie Cross Jackson seems like a [...]
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Hey! I’m Goda, a high school junior who loves photography and, of course, reading. I also enjoy acoustic music, and I hope my insights help you find your next favorite book! The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe After skimming the back cover of this novel, I expected a good story with a predictable ending, [...]
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How about starting the new year by picking up a series you may have never read before? The following are series with new installments (or are sequels to a title) coming out in 2012. Start from the beginning now and you won’t have long to wait! The Fallen Series by Lauren Kate Creepy old school, teen [...]
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My name is Jenna. I go to a high school where I’m part of the marching band and the cheerleading squad. I’m pretty busy, but I always find time to read. I’m also very creative and I like doing little crafts out of random things I find. Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan The novel “Glow” [...]
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My name is Joshua, I attend Obama 6-12 where I will be a sophomore this year. Me and my afro greatly enjoy playing magicthegathering, reading, playing soccer, fencing, doing my school’s musical and hanging out with my friends. I know how to speak some Spanish (Hola hermosa, come estas?), can pretend to speak some Swedish [...]
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My name is Jenna. I go to a high school where I’m part of the marching band and the cheerleading squad. I’m pretty busy, but I always find time to read. I’m also very creative and I like doing little crafts out of random things I find. Across the Universe by Beth Revis This novel, [...]
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I know, I know, you don’t have any free time–what with all of the homework, extracurricular activities and whatnot, there is absolutely no time for something like a book group, right? After all, you have tons to read for school as it is. Well, I’m not going to dispute that you’re busy. Being a teenager [...]
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Dys + (u)topia. According to www.dictionary.com (Based on The American Heritage Dictionary, 2009), a dystopia is “an imaginary place…where life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.” So why would anyone want to read about them? What makes them – actually – fascinating? If they’re like the books on the list put [...]
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According to the Library of Congress website, “Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural event. Senator Gaylord Nelson promoted Earth Day, calling upon students to fight for environmental causes and oppose environmental degradation with the same energy that they displayed in opposing the [...]
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Last week, I posted a list of dystopic fiction that you all might enjoy reading in conjunction with The Giver. Today, I was reading John Scalzi’s blog Whatever, and he reminded me of another booklist I wanted to make. In today’s post, Scalzi writes about why today’s teens and tweens aren’t reading what us adult [...]
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