Category Archives: Romance

“Waves”

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

    Waves by Sharon Dogar I bought this book when I was looking for a novel with a surfing connection. (I get requests for those periodically, and they aren’t that easy to find.) Waves is a beautiful book on more … Continue reading →

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What will Hook You?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr.  Uglies by Scott Westerfield I was looking for a love story with some reality to it. I wanted to read a YA love story that didn’t end with the perfect couple, after a few … Continue reading →

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Hunger Games–The Guys in the Movie

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Sneak a peek at The Hunger Games‘ Peeta and Gale. Check out this post on EW’s blog. Of course the movie is never as good as the book, but these guys could make it a close second . . .

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“An Abundance of Katherines” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

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 →

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‘Perfect Chemistry”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

   Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles Perfect Chemistry is neither new nor unknown to students—and even though those are the two reasons I usually review books, I wanted to find out about this novel because it’s wildly popular at Chaffey … Continue reading →

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“Matched” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

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 →

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California Young Readers Medal Nominees 2011-12

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

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 →

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“Where She Went” (on Ms. W’s summer reading list)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Where She Went by Gayle Forman  I loved If I Stay, so I had to jump into Where She Went. This time, Adam, Mia’s guitar-playing boyfriend, is the narrator. And in the three plus years since Mia’s accident, Adam has … Continue reading →

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“The Historian”

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova  This one isn’t on my summer reading list, but I want to make a quick note of it because I have a couple of students each year who want to read something with vampires that … Continue reading →

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“If I Stay” (One on Ms. W’s summer reading list)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

If I Stay by Gayle Forman   Mia plays the cello and is an oddball in her family, which is made up of punk mom and tattooed, eccentric, bicycle-riding, punk band-member, record-store employee dad; and sweet little brother. While they are … Continue reading →

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