Tag Archives: New York

Adult Books for Teens: “A Place at the Table”

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

A Place at the Table by Susan Rebecca White This tale of disparate people coming together to grant one another a bit of peace, the opportunity to find their places at the table, begins with brother and sister James … Continue reading →

Posted in bullying, Faith-Based/Religious Element, Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Multicultural | Tagged 1920s, 1970s, A Place at the Table, Adult books for teens, African Americans, book reviews, bullying, child-parent relationships, coming of age, Georgia, LGBTQ, New York, North Carolina, Southerns, Susan Rebecca White, The South in fiction | Leave a comment

Common Core: Adult Books for Teens: “Revolutionary Summer”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis The summer of 1776 is the revolutionary summer that Ellis discusses in his book, one in which the fate of the war for independence looked pretty bleak. Ellis says of Washington’s ragtag army, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-fiction | Tagged 1776, Abigail Adams, American History, American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, history, John Adams, New York, Revolutionary Summer, Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, US History | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: Biography: “Breaking Night”

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Breaking Night by Liz Murray Being the child of drug addicts makes for a life both frightening and weird. There’s no stability, the strangers in house can be anyone, including child sexual predators. And the parents themselves are pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Family Problems, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, child-parent relationships, children of alcoholics, drug addiction, homeless teens, homelessness, New York, New York City, sisters | Leave a comment

“Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick”

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber As if it’s not bad enough that Lithuanian foreign exchange student Gobi isn’t the kind of girl Perry imaged sharing his senior year with, he is commanded by his parents to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Mature Readers, Young Adult Literature | Tagged New York | Leave a comment

“A Northern Light”

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly The Gillette murder case: In 1906, Grace Brown was a worker in the Gillette Skirt Factory (New York State) and was murdered because Chester Gillette, nephew of the owner, didn’t want to marry her … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Adirondack Mountains, An American Tragedy, Chester Gillette, feminism, Gillette murder, murder, New York, women's rights | Leave a comment