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50+ years of DNA

sonjjjah wrote 1 year ago: Double Helix by Nancy WerlinThe story begins with Eli, a senior in high school who decides to take a … more →

Tags: Kevin Brooks, Margaret Petersen Haddix, Nancy Werlin, Peter Dickinson, Science and fantasy, ya books, Cloning, DNA, Double Helix

Truth and Lies during the Spanish Inquisition

sonjjjah wrote 1 year ago: I really liked this book.  It is a historical fiction.  I know most students avoid historical fictio … more →

Tags: ya books, Historical, Alice Hoffman, Historical Fiction, incantation, Spanish Inquisition

Fantasy at its best

sonjjjah wrote 1 year ago: I almost forgot to mention but Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely is superb!  Read it, I’m sur … more →

Tags: Science and fantasy, ya books, Melissa Marr, Alex Flinn, Holly Black, wicked lovely, A.M. Jenkins

The Forecast is bleak....

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer Imagine yourself as a teenage girl.  Your biggest worries: … more →

Tags: Science and fantasy, ya books, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Books reviewed in 2008, Science Fiction, Life As We Knew It, end of the world, Environmental Crisis

Killer's Tears

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago:   The Killer’s Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux Killer’s Tear took me by surprise.  I was not expecting t … more →

Tags: ya books, realistic, Anne Laure Bondoux, Realistic Fiction, The Killer's tears, Crime, rural chile, father/son relationships

YA in crisis: Cut by Patricia McCormick3 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago:               Prior to reading, I heard so many good things about this book, so I unfortunately deci … more →

Tags: ya books, realistic, Patricia McCormick, YA in crisis, Realistic Fiction, Cut, Teen Problems

I really do like poetry...but not this one

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Love: Selected Poems by e.e. cummings I picked this book as a quick read.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t m … more →

Tags: ya books, Poetry, ee cummings, Love: Selected poems, maya angelou, Nikki Grimes, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Frost, tupac

Tantalize, I think not...2 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Tantalize It took me forever to finish reading Tantalize.  I do enjoy … more →

Tags: Science and fantasy, ya books, Stephenie Meyer, Annette Curtis Klause, Ellen Schreiber, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Melissa De La Cruz, Melissa Marr, Vampires

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber - Raise your hands if you want to be a vampire!8 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed this humorous vampire tale.  The story is about a sixt … more →

Tags: Science and fantasy, ya books, Ellen Schreiber, Fantasy, Vampire Kisses

Inside Out by Terry Trueman -- Outside In

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: If you’ve never read anything by Terry Trueman, I suggest you pick up any one of his many books.  He … more →

Tags: ya books, realistic, Terry Trueman, Realistic Fiction, inside out, Psychological problems, schizophrenia

Cormier's The Rag and Bone Shop -- A Mystery 4 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Finally, a mystery novel that I can enjoy! Usually, I stay away from mysteries because I really disl … more →

Tags: ya books, Mystery, robert cormier, The Rag and Bone shop

Klause's Blood and Chocolate...Tasty or Not?1 comment

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: I received a mixture of comments about this book.  Some people really liked it while others didn’t.  … more →

Tags: Science and fantasy, ya books, Horror, Annette Curtis Klause, Fantasy, Werewolves, Blood and Chocolate

Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams3 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Rules “I am sure there are times when you feel your parents are being too hard on you, that they hav … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Books for Boys, Stanley Williams, Tookie Williams, Life in Prison

Keesha's House by Helen Frost1 comment

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Having read, The Braid, which I enjoyed, I decided to pick up this book.  Keesha’s House is a 2004 P … more →

Tags: ya books, Poetry, Helen Frost, Jacqueline Woodson, Nikki Grimes, Sharon Creech, Teen Problems, Keesha's house

Walking on Glass - Free verse1 comment

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: I approached this book with no expectations and was very pleased.  This is a free-verse novel about … more →

Tags: ya books, Poetry, Alma Fullerton, Walking on Glass, family problems, teen depression, Free Verse

Blue Blood: Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz16 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Masquerade is the second book in the Blue Blood series. I thoroughly enjoyed this book – it was a qu … more →

Tags: Melissa De La Cruz, Science and fantasy, ya books, Blue Blood series, Fantasy, masquerade, Vampires

A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb1 comment

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: A ghostly story about a woman who is caught up in time –she died over 100 years but she cannot pass … more →

Tags: Laura Whitcomb, Science and fantasy, ya books, a certain slant of light, ghost story, Love Story, Young Adult Fiction

Inexcusable or Not? by Chris Lynch2 comments

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: Inexcusable by Chris Lynch  If you like Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, then I think you will like th … more →

Tags: realistic, Books for Boys

Sun Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

sonjjjah wrote 2 years ago: This is an amazingly honest book that recounts the experiences of two girls growing up in 19th centu … more →

Tags: Historical, Adult Fiction, Lisa See


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