The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Plot/Story: Dade Hamilton is an eighteen-year-old high school graduate. He is spending his summer working at Food World, avoiding his parents, making new friends, and keeping a secret he plans to take...
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Tricks is the separate but interwoven and common-themed stories of five average teenagers, between the ages of 15-18. Eden is a genuinely nice person, though not nearly as much of a repentant Christian...
View ArticleThe Beats of Summer: A Reading Event! (Sign-Up Post)
Welcome to the sign-up post for: The Beats of Summer: A Reading Event! Summertime is coming, and what better time than Summer to immerse ourselves in the works of the most rebellious, daring, and “hot”...
View ArticleThoughts: Shine by Lauren Myracle
Shine by Lauren Myracle Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 31 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Cat and Patrick are best of friends. Cat...
View ArticleReview: The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 34 This review may contain minor spoilers. Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Poor Jack. Sixteen years old...
View ArticleReview: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 15 Disclosure: This is a book that I have read five times, now, but have yet to review. The first three times I...
View ArticleReview: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 09 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “There’s the girl...
View ArticleExperimental Review: Nova Express by William S. Burroughs
Nova Express by William S. Burroughs Final Verdict: 2.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 03 William S. Burroughs is an unusual author, and this book irritated me, in a way. I’ve decided to adjust my review a bit to fit...
View ArticleReview: The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 39 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Dade Hamilton is an eighteen-year-old high school graduate....
View ArticleReview: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 47 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. Tricks is the separate but interwoven and common-themed stories of...
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