Picking up a few months after the previous book, Ally Condie does not disappoint with book two of the trilogy. This book is written with a little different perspective as each chapter switches back an…
The first time I opened this book I was disappointed. For some reason, I had thought it would contain quotations from Jane Austen's novels followed by quotes from famous literary figures comment…
The initial chapters of this story span many years and quickly cover many significant occasions. The author’s jumping between characters, locations and events is a little hard to follow at first. On…
In Theodore Boone: The Abduction, John Grisham tries his hand at writing for kids. Although this is the second book in a series, it is not necessary to have read the first book so feel free to jump …
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is the Pulitzer Prize winning narrative of what may be the three most important days of the U.S. Civil War. Shaara describes the battle of Gettysburg through the e…
The False Prince is the kind of book that grabs you the moment you pick it up. I read it quickly, kept on my toes by orphaned Sage's story from the first page to the last! I enjoyed the many twis…
The Wise Man’s Fear is the second book of the Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. This book continues the adventures of Kvothe, teenage bard warrior and talented arcanist. &…
Written by the same author who wrote The Boy Who Dared, this is a non-fiction account of the youth who were involved in the Hitler Youth organizations. This book has won seven awards, including t…
In Abby's world, "ords"—ordinary people who can't do magic—are less than second-class citizens. To most people, they're nothing more than merchandise to be bought and sold. Although shocked to learn t…
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an Amerian Slave gives an up-close and personal look at the world of slavery. Famous orator Frederick Douglass not only details the horrible abuse and…
"The trouble with poets was that most of them happened to be crazy. Either they started out that way or they wound up that way in the end."
In The Green Man by Michael Bedard we learn that it…
Life as she knows it is about to change completely for 13-year-old Irene. While most teenagers have to deal with the frustration of having little control of their lives, Irene has even less control th…
