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Sold by Patricia McCormick - Reviewed by Mrs. Owens4 comments

hmorrison wrote 10 months ago:   Section I             Sold is a book that stays with you long after you finish the last page.  It … more →

Tags: realistic

Burned- Ellen Hopkins2 comments

vis4lovers wrote 1 year ago: I was lucky enough to buy a copy of this book from the local Goodwill (where I also work btw).  I wa … more →

Tags: Social Issues and Coming of Age, burned, Ellen Hopkins, ya, Teen sex, Pregnancy

Smashed- Koren Zailckas

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: My nieces asked me to read this book, and since they are my precious, I decided to give it a go.  It … more →

Tags: DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, Social Issues and Coming of Age, ya, Smashed, Zailckas, Alcohol, teen

Howdy Howdy

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: I just came across this article from The Huffington Post.  I really can’t tell ya where that n … more →

Tags: Resources, ya, PABBIS

The Amazonian Gateway

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: So, I browse Amazon.com a lot.  I rarely buy new books because they are too expensive and I am poor. … more →

Tags: Resources, Virginia's random others, ya, Amazon

Basketball Diaries- Lots of shooting and plenty of scoring1 comment

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: Basketball Diaries- Jim Carroll Now, I have read of this book being a YA-ish book.  It’s an au … more →

Tags: DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, ya, Alcohol, Heroin, drugs

And scene...

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: At the beginning of the semester I started a forum and created a poll on Quizilla.com about problem … more →

Tags: Resources, Virginia's random others

"Crank" hits close to home

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: I read “Crank” by Ellen Hopkins a few weeks ago. I’ve been trying since then to fi … more →

Tags: Resources, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, Ellen Hopkins, ya, drugs, Crank, crystal meth

Michigan schools "Speak" out for problem novels

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: Traverse City, MI seems to be on the up and up concerning problem novels.  According to the Traverse … more →

Tags: Resources, Mental Health, Violence and Abuse, ya, Teen sex, speak !, rape, Banned Book, Challenged Book

Cutting, "It used to be thought of as something the freaky kids did in the bathroom"6 comments

vis4lovers wrote 2 years ago: I recently ran across an article from January, 15 2007 in the MetroWest Daily News out of Boston, ti … more →

Tags: Resources, Mental Health, ya, Cut, McCormick, Self-harm, Depression, Cutting


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