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Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green. Speak, 2005. 9780142412213 $9.99 (pbk)
Miles Halter has had enough of his boring life. He reads biographies of famous people because he is obsessed with learning their last words before death. He decides to go to the same boarding school his father attended, Culver Creek, hoping to find his own [...]

Posted at 4:31 pm on April 12, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Books | Tagged: 4P, 5Q, grades 10-12, Michael L. Printz Award | read on

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Atria Books, 2004. 978-0743454520 $25.00
Anna and Kate are typical sister’s; they fight and love each other at the same time. But Anna is referred to as the kid with the sick sister and Kate is referred to as the girl with cancer. Kate was diagnosed with cancer at the [...]

Posted at 4:09 pm on April 12, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Books | Tagged: 3P, 5Q, Alex Award Winner, grades 10-12 | read on

About

I’m Linda Berry, a cataloger and a wife and mother. I work at my local public library and in my spare time, I enjoy reading (imagine that) and scrapbooking, shopping, and playing with my son who is 3. My blog consists of reviews from different young adult titles, and some adult titles I have read. These 22 titles were required reading for a Young Adult course I took Spring 2009. I loved almost all of them! Some of my favorites include Jellicoe Road, The Luxe, Twilight, Elsewhere, My Sister’s Keeper and No Choirboy. If you get the chance, read them, they were great!

What I liked most about this reading list is that there’s a little bit of everything on it. This class has taught me to broaden my horizon’s. Before, all I used to read is light fiction or chick lit. Now, I find myself grabbing the new YA titles and even some nonfiction titles! And my newest obsession – audio-books! They are great! I hope you enjoy my reviews!