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June 23, 2015

CLEAN by Amy Reed

June 23, 2015

Book cover of CLEAN by Amy ReedClean is a book that thoroughly surprised me. Firstly, I thought this book would be about mental illness. Actually it’s about addiction. I should’ve realized that before I started reading but as usual, I hardly glanced at the synopsis. Secondly, I was impressed with how the characters were portrayed in terms of depth, development and voice. Best of all, I was amazed by the writing style. It was on the experimental side, which I hadn’t expected.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, addiction, alcoholism, american authors, beliefs, bullying, christianity, delinquency, depression, drug abuse, drugs, eating disorder, experimental writing, faith, family problems, friendship, health, mental health, psychology, realistic fiction, rehab, religion, self discovery, self harm, self perception, sexuality, sociology, therapy

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.

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

May 19, 2014

LEAP OF FAITH by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

May 19, 2014

LEAP OF FAITH by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyBooks about religious exploration somehow fascinate me, so much so that I went ahead to request Leap of Faith from the public library’s repository. Older books that are out of print or for which there are only a copy left are usually pulled from the shelves and kept at the repository. Library users who wish to borrow these books need to pay a small fee to reserve them, so that they can pick them up from their nearest library. I must say, I’m glad I specifically requested this book.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, catholicism, christianity, faith, family, family problems, friendship, middle school, realistic fiction, religious institutions, theatre and drama

April 23, 2014

CONVERTING KATE by Beckie Weinheimer

April 23, 2014

Kate is a character I’m going to remember for a long time to come. She is someone I’d like to be friends with if I were to meet her in real life. Most of the time I remember books for their stories and their ideas but I will remember this book for the person whose…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: agnosticism, american authors, christianity, cross country, death, faith, family problems, friendship, grief, high school, interpersonal relations, lgbtq characters, mothers and daughters, on books, self discovery, self perception, single parenthood, sports

April 4, 2014

FAKING FAITH by Josie Bloss

April 4, 2014

Faking Faith dealt with themes that always fascinate me: religion and the Internet. Weaving them together in one book is practically a guarantee that I’ll read it. Thankfully Josie Bloss did not disappoint me with her book. There were some aspects that could’ve been developed better but as a whole, I did enjoy it, if…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, blogging, bullying, christian life, christianity, conduct of life, culture, farm life, friendship, fundamentalism, high school, identity, imposters and imposture, internet, loneliness, morality, on love, online subcultures, realistic fiction, romance, self discovery, self perception, subculture, tradition

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