Twisted by Lauri Halse Anderson
Told in the first person, this story is about the senior year of Tyler Miller, a former nerd, who has some muscles now, a bit of a reputation, and the attention of the boss's daughter. As Tyler struggles with his new school image, his overbearing father and and his relationship with a girl he likes, he attends a party that gets out of control and now he has the police investigating him. and his friends and family seeming to turn against him.
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
This is the 1st book in McCaffrey's Dragonsinger trilogy, written expressly for teenagers. Although this is an oldie, it is definitely a 'must read' for someone who enjoys Science Fiction.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
WHAT I'VE READ THIS SUMMER
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HARROWS - WOW!!! - how does she do it? J. K. Rowling has just released the best one yet! I loved this book. And I love the ending.
ELSEWHERE - Gabrielle Zavin - What happens after we die? Where do we go? This book offers an unusual possibility. A teenage girl is killed by a hit-and-run driver. We journey with her as she discovers life after death.
AIRBORN - Kenneth Oppel - Science Fiction or Fantasy or a bit of each....Huge blimp-like vessels sail above the earth with passengers aboard. What else is up there with them?
MAXIMUM RIDE - ANGEL EXPERIMENT - James Paterson - This is the YA version of Patterson's best seller, When the Wind Blows. It is a fantasy/sci-fi book about a horrible experiment that leaves a group of children with wings and special abilities, and evil scientists trying to chase them down.
BATTLE DRESS - A young, female recruit must survive the difficult first days at West Point.
SPEAK - Something terrible happened, and she won't talk about it!
CRACK - Her life is changed for the worse when a teenage girl becomes addicted to crack.
THE FIRST PART LAST - Angela Johnson - What happens when a teenage boy becomes a father.
CHICKS WITH STICKS - IT'S A PURL THING! - Girls knit! These books even provide directions for knitting projects.
ELSEWHERE - Gabrielle Zavin - What happens after we die? Where do we go? This book offers an unusual possibility. A teenage girl is killed by a hit-and-run driver. We journey with her as she discovers life after death.
AIRBORN - Kenneth Oppel - Science Fiction or Fantasy or a bit of each....Huge blimp-like vessels sail above the earth with passengers aboard. What else is up there with them?
MAXIMUM RIDE - ANGEL EXPERIMENT - James Paterson - This is the YA version of Patterson's best seller, When the Wind Blows. It is a fantasy/sci-fi book about a horrible experiment that leaves a group of children with wings and special abilities, and evil scientists trying to chase them down.
BATTLE DRESS - A young, female recruit must survive the difficult first days at West Point.
SPEAK - Something terrible happened, and she won't talk about it!
CRACK - Her life is changed for the worse when a teenage girl becomes addicted to crack.
THE FIRST PART LAST - Angela Johnson - What happens when a teenage boy becomes a father.
CHICKS WITH STICKS - IT'S A PURL THING! - Girls knit! These books even provide directions for knitting projects.
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