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Book Review: The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Did u hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it...
Book Review: Kitty Kitty
That's right. Someone was suffering from Acute Crazy in the room, but it wasn't me. In Kitty Kitty by Michele Jaffe (the sequel to Bad Kitty), Jasmine is back. This time, she's...
Book Review: Just One Wish
Sometimes when I watch Teen Robin Hood--and, okay, I admit I've never missed an episode--I feel a connection with Steve Raleigh. I feel like he's someone I already know, someone...
Book Review: The Book Thief
"When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist on his face." The Book Thief, critically acclaimed, was recommended to me by someone I trust, and I promised her I...
Book Review: Embroideries
To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart. I was in a graphic novel kind of mood, and I enjoyed Persepolis, so I picked up Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi....
Book Review: The Bum Magnet
You know "the one," right? The one who cheated. The one who lied. The one who broke my damn heart. The one who kept calling my house begging me to take his conniving ass...
Book Review: My Life as a Rhombus
My mouth dropped open, and suddenly, I knew. Unfortunately for Sarah, everything now made sense. I checked out My Life as a Rhombus by Varian Johnson two other times from the...
Book Review: Backtracked
Freedom, that's the only thing I asked for. The freedom to be myself, not the reflection of a memory. I picked up Backtracked by Pedro de Alcantara because (a) he's Brazilian...
Book Review: The Skin I’m In
That's when I made up my mind. Enough is enough. I deserve better than for people to treat me any old way they want. But saying that is one thing, making it happen is...