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Common Core and Nonfiction: Adult Books for Teens: “Stiff”

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach   “The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back.”—The opening sentence … Continue reading →

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Bullying Books: “Some Girls Are”

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers   Regina has bullied other girls all through high school. She’s popular. She’s Anna’s best friend. And Anna is the queen bee of the Hallowell High, calling all the shots, deciding who’s in and who’s … Continue reading →

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“This is What Happy Looks Like”

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

_ This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith   I’ve already said that I needed to walk away from the bullying books for a couple of weeks. With school starting, I wanted to read something upbeat. I … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “The Signal”

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

       The Signal by Ron Carlson I needed a little break from reading those ‘bullying books’ and wanted to read an adult book. So I decided to go for The Signal because I knew Ron Carlson to be an excellent … Continue reading →

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Common Core and Nonfiction: Adult Books for Teens: “The Irregulars”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring by Jennet Conant Most of us know Roald Dahl through his weirdly fun children’s stories. Even if you haven’t read those stories, you’ve probably seen some of the movies made from … Continue reading →

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Bullying Books: “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl”

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga Fanboy puts up with the bullying he receives throughout his sophomore year of high school by hanging on to a few things he regards as good: his friend Cal—a … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: Biography: “No Easy Day”

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden As you read the sub-sub title above, you know why this book has been … Continue reading →

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Bullying Books: “Bruiser”

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

 Bruiser by Neal Shusterman  If you loved someone, how much would you be willing to do for him or her? If someone loved you, would you allow him to suffer so that you could succeed? There are a lot questions … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: Memoir: “Wild”

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Wild by Cheryl Strayed   In her prologue, Strayed describes losing her hiking boots—yes, really losing them , knocked over the side of a mountain—in the middle of her quest to hike 1,100 of the 2,663 miles of the Pacific … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Lean In”

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg is an enormously successful businesswoman who is now the COO (chief operating officer) of Facebook. She decided to write Lean In to argue that in the … Continue reading →

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