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October 1, 2013

GETTING UP by SD Thorpe

October 1, 2013

 Come to think of it, I don’t read about male protagonists all that often, unless the books are written from multiple points of view. getting Up was different for me then simply because it revolved around Roket, a male main character. In a sense, this story kept up with my stereotypical view that teenage boys’ minds…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, australian authors, death, debut authors, graffiti, growing up, illustrated, realistic fiction, single parenthood

September 23, 2013

THE FALL by Claire Merle

September 23, 2013

Disclaimer: There are spoilers for the first book in the duology, The Glimpse. If you have not read it yet, you might want to check out that review instead. Having read and tremendously enjoyed “The Glimpse”, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Fall. I was so excited by the premise of the first…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: brainwashing, british authors, dystopian, futuristic, insurgency, mental health, romance, single parenthood

September 18, 2013

THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Jessica Martinez

September 18, 2013

Book cover of THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Jessica MartinezAmelia’s younger sister, Charlotte, better known as Charly, always gets into trouble. But everybody loves her anyway. She’s a crazy and colourful character whose shenanigans tend to be nothing more than pure mischief on her part. Being the elder sister in a household with their father and grandmother means Amelia takes care of her younger sister and also covers for her, so she doesn’t get into too much trouble.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adoption, canadian authors, christianity, family, high school, rape, realistic fiction, religion, romance, siblinghood, single parenthood, teen pregnancy

August 13, 2013

CONFESSIONS OF AN ALMOST-GIRLFRIEND (Confessions #2) by Louise Rozett

August 13, 2013

CONFESSIONS OF AN ALMOST-GIRLFRIEND (Confessions #2) by Louise RozettRose is back, a year older, a sophomore, with a slight bit more mature voice, and a whole lot more problems than when readers first got to know her in Confessions of an Angry Girl. She needs to decide for herself what to do with Jamie. She still has the cheerleaders on her case. She and her brother are not exactly talking to each other either. She also hasn’t stopped missing her dad who died in Iraq the previous year. In the very least, she has her best friend back by her side.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, blogging, bullying, consumerism, drugs, family, friendship, high school, language, music, realistic fiction, romance, self discovery, siblinghood, single parenthood

June 25, 2013

THINGS I SHOULDN’T THINK by Janet Ruth Young

June 25, 2013

Book cover of THINGS I SHOULDN'T THINK by Janet Ruth YoungI could not put this book down. I had to know what would happen next. I wanted to know how Dani would come to deal with her thoughts, if she would be able to overcome them, and how. The chapters of Things I Shouldn’t Think were markedly short, so it was easy to fly past the pages.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, babysitting, blogging, epistolary, homosexuality, journalism, mass media, mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, public opinion, realistic fiction, single parenthood

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