Tag Archives: death and dying
“Gabi: A Girl in Pieces”
Gabi: A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero “My mom says, ‘Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas.’ Eyes open, legs closed.” This advice, the total sum of Gabi’s sex education at home, gets more ironic (and darkly funny) as the book … Continue reading →
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Tagged book reviews, death and dying, drug addiction, family problems, friendship, grief, grieving, high school students, Isabel Quintero, JLG, Junior Library Guild, LGBTQ, Morris Award, parent-teen relationships, poverty, rape, romance, school problems, Teen Issues, YA fiction, YA literature
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“Wake”
Wake by Lisa McMann Janie started being pulled into other people’s dreams when she was eight. At least, that’s when she noticed it. By the time she’s eleven, she’s sure that the dreams are wrecking the quality of her … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Romance, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book reviews, death and dying, dreamers, dreams, family problems, friendship, hi-low reading, high school students, Lisa McMann, nightmares, parent-teen relationships, supernatural, Wake, YA fiction, YA literature
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“Please Ignore Vera Dietz”
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King I’m sorry I ignored Vera Dietz for so long, but I finally had the chance to read her story. And loved it. Smart, witty, tragic, redeeming. By turns, of course. Charlie Kahn … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense
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Tagged book reviews, bullying, death, death and dying, friendship, grief, romance, YA fiction, YA literature
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Veterans’ Day Reading: “The Yellow Birds”
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers “The war tried to kill us in the spring.” “Then, in summer, the war tried to kill us as the heat blanched all color from the plains.” ‘The war had killed thousands by … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book reviews, death, death and dying, Iraq, Iraq War, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, U.S. army, veterans, Veterans' Day, war, YA fiction, YA literature
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Common Core and Nonfiction: Adult Books for Teens: “Stiff”
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 →
Posted in Environmental Issues, Non-fiction
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Tagged book reviews, cadavers, death, death and dying, research, science
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Road Trip! “Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour”
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Three months ago Amy’s dad died in a car accident, and Amy hasn’t driven since. Because, after all, she was driving then. She knows she’s responsible for his death. So when Amy’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged death and dying, grief, road trip, YA fiction, YA literature
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“Wave Warrior”
Wave Warrior by Lesley Choyce Another Orca Soundings adventure for teens working on their reading skills. Ben Currie lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. (For those of us Southern Californians with little knowledge of geography—think far to the east, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Sports, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged death and dying, friendship, hi-low reading, Read 180, surfers, surfing
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“How They Croaked”
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg; illustrated by Kevin O’Malley This wacky book is alternatelty gross and funny. It is always fascinating. Bragg looks at the terrible suffering involved in the deaths … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-fiction, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, death, death and dying, Edgar Allan Poe, Galileo, George Washington, Henry VIII, James A. Garfield, King Tut, Marie Curie, Napoleon
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New Fiction
The List by Siobhan Vivian Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade–this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by … Continue reading →
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Tagged bullying, death and dying, grief, kidnapping
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“The Year of Magical Thinking”
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion While this is a book for adults, it’s also a book about grief—the psychology of it, the sense of loss of not just the loved one, but of oneself as well, of … Continue reading →
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