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I've Returned
Sorry for my long hiatus. Once I started teaching full time I seemed to lose any extra time to just read for pleasure. And with it, the time to post about anything I’ve read. But, I need to f… more →
YA Lit- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
I've Returned
agirlnamedsara wrote 2 months ago: Sorry for my long hiatus. Once I started teaching full time I seemed to lose any extra time to just … more →
The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
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agirlnamedsara wrote 5 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores The Hunger Games had been on my reserve list at the library for several weeks … more →
Tears of A Tiger- Sharon Draper
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agirlnamedsara wrote 6 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores Written in 1994 Tears of A Tiger will still resonate with students now, 15 y … more →
Jellicoe Road- Melina Marchetta
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agirlnamedsara wrote 7 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores This Printz winner took me a while to get into. I’d say I was a third, t … more →
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agirlnamedsara wrote 7 months ago: I had completely forgotten that Sharon Draper is very good about having discussion guides and other … more →
Kit's Wilderness- David Almond
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agirlnamedsara wrote 7 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores Kit’s Wilderness is a novel that is very realistic but includes fantasti … more →
A Step From Heaven- An Na
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agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores This book reminded me of Kira Kira, as they both tell stories of Asian immig … more →
The Battle of Jericho- Sharon M. Draper
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agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores I am a fan of Sharon Draper. I love that her books are urban, but have subtle … more →
Room in the Heart- Sonia Levitin
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agirlnamedsara wrote 9 months ago: Sonia Levitin creates a very realistic account of German occupied Denmark during World War II perhap … more →
Tangerine- Edward Bloor
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agirlnamedsara wrote 9 months ago: Tangerine kept me interested for the entire novel. Paul, the seventh grade protagonist, is an eng … more →
Bullyville- Francine Prose
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agirlnamedsara wrote 9 months ago: I picked this book up in the hopes that it would address the issues of bullying in a way that spea … more →
Maximum Ride - James Patterson (Books 1-4)
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agirlnamedsara wrote 10 months ago: James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series is directed towards a young adult audience, and is quite … more →
I Am the Messenger- Markus Zusak
agirlnamedsara wrote 11 months ago: I Am The Messenger centers around a 19 year old male searching for his identity. Throughout the nov … more →
Monster- Walter Dean Meyers
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: This is a multi-genre piece written in the format of journals and a screenplay. It deals with an un … more →
Twisted- Laurie Halse Anderson
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: This novel is written from a 17 year old male’s POV. I really enjoyed it. This book seems to d … more →
I am the Cheese- Robert Cormier
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: This novel is sometimes credited as the first YA novel. It is a mystery type story written in a mu … more →
Scorpions- Walter Dean Meyers
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: I really enjoyed Scorpions. I think Meyers does a good job of portraying what life can be like for … more →
House of the Scorpion-Nancy Farmer
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: This novel was really interesting. It is futuristic, science fiction, and deals with the moral issu … more →
Romiette and Julio-Sharon Draper
agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: I have liked every single one of Drapers books that I have read. This book is great because it play … more →
