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Adult Books: “Reign of Error”
Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch It’s one thing to say we are going to better educate American kids, bringing them all to the top of the pack. While any logical person might wonder how 100% of children can be … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction
Tagged Adult books for teens, charter schools, Common Core standards, Death and Life of the American School System, Diane Ravitch, education, public education, public schools, Reign of Error, standardized testing, teacher tenure
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Adult Books for Teens: “Jam”
Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw “I woke up one morning to discover that the entire city had been covered in a three-foot layer of man-eating jam.” Croshaw begins his send-up of the future apocalypse with a distinctive strawberry flavor. The man-eating … Continue reading
Common Core: Adult Books for Teens: “Naked Statistics”
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread Out of Data by Charles Wheelan Ok, I’m not sure that most folks are quite ready to embrace the statement by Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, quoted on the book jacket. Varian says … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: Nonfiction: “David and Goliath”
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell Like just about everyone else who has read Malcolm Gladwell, I’m a fan. But with David and Goliath, I wasn’t as easily swayed by his … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction
Tagged Adult books for teens, adversity, book reviews, Common Core standards, Malcolm Gladwell, underdogs
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Adult Books for Teens: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman “‘Oh monsters are scared,’ said Letty. ‘That’s why they’re monsters. . . . As for grownups. . . . I’m going to tell you something important. Grownups don’t look … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense
Tagged Adult books for teens, England, horror, magic, Neil Gaiman, Sussex
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Adult Books for Teens: “The Round House”
The Round House by Louise Erdrich Joe and his dad Bazil are a bit worried about Joe’s mom. She isn’t home on time and there’s no indication of where she’s gone off to. Worried enough that they borrow a car—she … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Human Rights Issues, Literary Read Alike, Multicultural
Tagged Adult books for teens, American Indians, attempted murder, book reviews, coming of age, family problems, fiction, First Peoples, Indian reservations, Indian women, justice, mystery, National Book Award winner, Native Americans, Ojibwa Indians, race relations, rape, sexual assault
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Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: “The Devil in the White City”
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson The World’s Columbian Exposition took place in Chicago in 1893 and was commonly known as the Chicago’s World Fair. It was a beautiful triumph of architectural genius, of hard work … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages
Tagged Adult books for teens, architecture, book reviews, Chicago, Chicago World's Fair, Daniel Burnham, Ferris Wheel, Henry H. Holmes, Herman Mudgett, serial killings, serial murder, World's Columbian Exposition
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Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: “Creation”
Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself by Adam Rutherford Here’s a book title that I was surprised to find is not hyperbole. Science really is creating new life forms. Rutherford doesn’t mean cloning life forms we know. He … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: Biography: “Full of Heart”
Full of Heart by J. R. Martinez with Alexandra Rockey Fleming You may know J. R. Martinez due to his fairly recent celebrity. In 2003, he was a nineteen-year-old soldier in Iraq. Only in the country for a month, and … Continue reading
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