Tag Archives: Printz Award

“I’ll Give You the Sun”

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson “How can love be such a wrecking ball?” Noah and Jude are twins who have distinct personalities but sense that they are two halves of a perfect whole. While both are artistic … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged artists, book reviews, bullying, child-parent relationships, coming of age, creativity, death, death and dying, family problems, friendship, grief, LGBTQ, painting, parent-teen relationships, Printz Award, risk, romance, school problems, sculptors, Stonewall Book Award, Teen Issues, YA fiction, YA literature | 2 Comments

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” and “The Book Thief”

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Victoria Waddle

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas by John Boyne and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak It’s been a few months since I’ve read these books—one after the other—but I felt like I needed some space away from them before … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Literary Read Alike, Over 375 pages, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Holocaust, Printz Award | 2 Comments

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“I’ll Give You the Sun”

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” and “The Book Thief”

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