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September 25, 2014

THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready

September 25, 2014

THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-ReadyThis Side of Salvation had a lot going for it. Sports, school, religion and romance — all things that are important to a sixteen-year-old. David had a bright future ahead of him in baseball. He trained just as hard for it off-season as he did during his seasons. College scouts were on the look-out for him and his high school coach had taught David all he could.

1 Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, baseball, beliefs, christianity, cults, death, depression, family, family problems, friendship, grief, high school, homeschooling, lgbtq characters, siblinghood

September 11, 2014

LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Stephanie Perkins

September 11, 2014

LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie PerkinsWhat do you make of a book that everyone has already loved to shreds? How do you pick up those pieces and see what others saw before you? Hype has a way of bringing awareness to certain books. At the same time, it can negatively impact one’s enjoyment. Without the hype I wouldn’t have loved Lola and the Boy Next Door. With the hype, I came to feel indifferent.

6 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: adoption, alcoholism, american authors, cheating, choices, dating, diversity, family, friendship, ice skating, identity, lgbtq characters, lies, love triangles, music bands, musicians, realistic fiction, self perception, sewing, siblinghood, twins

August 6, 2014

BEAUTY QUEENS by Libba Bray

August 6, 2014

BEAUTY QUEENS by Libba BrayOne thing to be said about Beauty Queens is that it’s way over the top. As much as many have referred to the book as satire, I think it got lost in trying too hard to be funny. Some events were just so ludicrous, they were too far removed from social commentary. Maybe it’s because of that that I was hard pressed to enjoy Beauty Queens. “Give it a chance. Things will get better after a while,” I kept thinking. Things didn’t get better—at least not in my opinion.

3 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: adventure, audiobooks, feminism, gender, humour, lgbtq characters, pageants, survival

July 30, 2014

EVERY DAY by David Levithan

July 30, 2014

EVERY DAY by David LevithanIf there is one thing I adored about Every Day, it’s the prose. The prose was so fluid, it bordered on poetic. It captured many of the ideas so beautifully, it was nothing short of thought-provoking.

2 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: audiobooks, bi- or multiracial characters, depression, diversity, existentialism, fantasy, gender studies, high school, identity, internet, lgbtq characters, paranormal

May 12, 2014

SCREAMING DIVAS by Suzanne Kamata

May 12, 2014

Book cover of SCREAMING DIVAS by Suzanne KamataScreaming Divas had a couple of elements that I particularly liked: music, friendship and diversity.

Music effectively tied all four main characters together despite all their differences. Trudy, Harumi, Cassie and Esther had very different musical backgrounds, yet they came together to form a punk band. Each one of the girls had something to bring to the table, which also led to a lot of conflict. I think that is one thing I particularly appreciated. They didn’t always get along, which added a facet of realness that I often find lacking in books.

Leave a Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, death, drug abuse, drugs, lgbtq characters, multiculturalism, music bands, musicians, riot grrrl, single parenthood, subculture

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