Buy The Hunger Games Special: $6.74 (Regular price $8.99) Publisher: Scholastic Press Format: Paperback, hardcover, audio book Reviewer: Melissa on June 23, 2010 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Imagine a world in which the only reality TV show is forced upon you by the controlling Capitol district. Imagine a world in which your basic [...]
Paranormal Teen Fiction
Shiver
Buy Shiver Special: $8.49 (Regular price: $9.99) Publisher: Scholastic Format: Paperback, hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on June 18, 2010 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars If you’re looking for a novel that has everything and which will attract both teens and adults alike, then you look no further than Shiver . When I say that Shiver [...]
YA Historical Literature
The Red Necklace: A Story Of The French Revolution
Buy The Red Necklace Publisher: Orion Children’s Books, Dial Books Format: Hardcover, paperback, audio book Reviewer: Melissa on May 11, 2010 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars When I first saw The Red Necklace sitting on the shelf of my local bookstore, I was immediately intrigued. Anyone who knows me would know that I’ve read [...]
Realistic Teen Fiction
Celebrate International No Diet Day By Reading Purge
Buy Purge Publisher: Scholastic Press Format: Hardcover, paperback Author: Sarah Darer Littman Reviewer: Melissa on May 6, 2010 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars What’s the best way to celebrate International No Diet Day? In my opinion, it would be raising awareness about the dangers of dieting and eating disorders. The best way I can [...]
Teen War And Conflict Novels
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
If you haven’t read it yet, then TheBoyInTheStripedPajamas is a great, new tale about the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy who has an SS officer for a father. Despite the divides of race and politics, the young Bruno develops a lasting friendship with Shmuel, a Jewish boy in the concentration camp that his Bruno’s father runs.
Realistic Teen Fiction
White Oleander, or What I Secretly Call A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman
How would you cope if you knew your mother murdered her boyfriend and ended up leaving you to fend for yourself in the world of foster homes? Astrid’s development into an artist and woman is testament to the fact that nothing can hold you back when you fight for yourself and your place in the world.
