Category Archives: Adventure Stories
“Trash”
Trash by Andy Mulligan Trash takes place in an unnamed third-world country in South America. (The main characters want to go to Sao Paulo, Brazil, so they must be somewhere close enough to have heard of the city.) Raphael, … Continue reading →
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“Swamplandia!”
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell First the confession: I think if Karen Russell wrote a manual on how to put a bicycle together, I’d pretend not to understand the assembly process, so that I could read it over and over. Her … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature
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“An Abundance of Katherines” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Another really fun and funny book from one of my all-time favorite YA authors. If you haven’t read any John Green yet, you must! And although I thoroughly enjoyed An Abundance of Katherines … Continue reading →
“Matched” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)
Matched by Ally Condie “It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” —William Carlos Williams Yes, Matched is another future dystopia, but like Hunger Games, this … Continue reading →
California Young Readers Medal Nominees 2011-12
The California Young Reader Medal is one of the few programs in which the students/kids themselves vote for the winners. Millions of California students participate. I wish I had more time to encourage and provide the program, but it’s tough, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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“Paper Towns” (On Ms. W’s summer reading list)
Paper Towns by John Green Unscrew the locks from the doors! Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs! –Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” I admit it. I just love John Green’s books. I started with Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which … Continue reading →
“Fire”
Fire by Kristin Cashore For the second time in a week, I’m in the weird position of recommending to you a book that I really didn’t like all that much. I hope that this doesn’t appear hypocritical. Let me … Continue reading →
“The Last Summer of the Death Warriors”
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork Like a lot of great books, this one is hard to quickly describe, hard to ‘sell’ in a few paragraphs. And like a lot of great books, it’s … Continue reading →
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“Death Cloud: The Sherlock Holmes Legend Begins”
Death Cloud: The Sherlock Holmes Legend Begins by Andrew Lane A note on the book jacket tells us that this is the first teen series endorsed by the Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) Estate. I’m happy to see a … Continue reading →
“No Passengers Beyond This Point”
No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko No Passengers Beyond This Point is quick, an easy read, and very creative—it’s fun and out of the ordinary. Three siblings—India, Finn and Mouse (all named after foreign countries–Mouse is actually Switzerland)—find … Continue reading →
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