Tag Archives: memoir

“Hyperbole and a Half”

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Hyperbole and a Half:  Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things that Happened  by Allie Brosh This fun and sometimes poignant book of wacky comics and weird life lessons is taken from the author’s blog. I’d never seen the … Continue reading →

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Common Core: Nonfiction: “Little Princes”

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan In 2004, Conor Grennan had no wife or children, and had saved some money. So he decided to take a year off work and … Continue reading →

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Adult books for teens: Biography: “Until Tuesday”

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Until Tuesday by Luis Carlos Montalvan      Montalvan returned from two extended tours in Iraq a wounded warrior. Two Iraqis attempted to assassinate him because he was working hard to stop bribery and a thriving black market of US … 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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