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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
Who are the first people that come to mind when you think of the Montgomery bus boycotts of the 1950s? Are there any teenagers on your list? If not, set a place at the table for several, and in parti… more →
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
Christie wrote 2 days ago: Who are the first people that come to mind when you think of the Montgomery bus boycotts of the 1950 … more →
Life Sucks by Jessica Abel
Christie wrote 1 week ago: Would you drink human blood to become a vampire? Does a chance at eternal beauty with silky, smooth … more →
Creature of the Night By Kate Thompson
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Bridget wrote 4 weeks ago: The instant Bobby sees the abandoned Skoda(car) in the driveway, he starts formulating a plan. It wa … more →
YOU are one-third daffodil
Christie wrote 1 month ago: Did you know… Most toilets flush in E-flat. -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bacter … more →
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
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Christie wrote 1 month ago: Life is as unpredictable as a knuckleball. Molly learns that the hard way — her father has jus … more →
Change-Up by John Feinstein
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jdapier wrote 1 month ago: Stevie and Susan Carol are back! The intrepid "kid reporter" heroes of "Last Shot, … more →
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
jdapier wrote 1 month ago: In observance of Banned Books Week, I picked up Laurie Halse Anderson’s Twisted to read. It … more →
Let the Right One In
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jdapier wrote 1 month ago: It is now October, the scariest month of the year. All Hallows Eve, Halloween, Samhain, any way you … more →
Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Power of the Written Word
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jdapier wrote 2 months ago: One way you can celebrate Banned Books Week is by reading one of the many books that were challenged … more →
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Christie wrote 2 months ago: King Randa of the Middluns is hosting a party and eight-year-old Lady Katsa is suffering under the u … more →
Bugs in your milkshake...
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Christie wrote 2 months ago: WARNING!! BUG ALERT!! Before you pop that warhead into your mouth or drink your next strawberry milk … more →
Knife-fighters, Lovers, and LeBron: 5 (More) Great New Reads For Guys
jdapier wrote 2 months ago: SHOOTING STARS by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger. Basketball superstar James and Bissinger, the Pu … more →
September 11
Christie wrote 2 months ago: Two recent young adult novels cover the terrain of post-9/11, one focusing on the heartbreak and the … more →
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Christie wrote 2 months ago: Although it’s back-to-school and the tail-end of summer, how about getting lost in one last great su … more →
Eco-Friendly YA Novels
Christie wrote 3 months ago: In Earthgirl by Jennifer Cowan, 16-year-old Sabine (known as Bean to her friends) is riding her bicy … more →
Pride of Baghdad
Bridget wrote 3 months ago: What is it about telling a story through the eyes of an animal? Why does it grip us, and erase our … more →
Pyros, Aces, Mutants and Punks: 5 Great New Reads For Guys
jdapier wrote 3 months ago: Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle by Jim Butcher. Harry Dresden, the only professional wizard li … more →
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Christie wrote 3 months ago: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. Reminiscent of Chris Wooding’s The Storm Thief, … more →
The Meaning of Ichiro by Robert Whiting
jdapier wrote 3 months ago: “Americans liked Ichiro because, for one thing, he was a throwback to another time. He had re … more →
