Book Review: Athletic Shorts
"Superman's not brave. [...] He's indestructible. You can't be brave when you're indestructible. It's guys like you and me that are brave, Angus. Guys who are different and...
Jan 31, 2010 0 2 min read
Young Adult Lit
Book Review: Among the Hidden
"I am a third child! I want to be treated like everyone else!" When I did my independent study at Iowa State University, the professor book talked Margaret Peterson Haddix's...
Book Review: Once Was Lost
Right now I would love to have a personal message from God. I want to believe the way I used to, when my dad or mom or sometimes both would pray with me at night and I would...
Book Review: The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart
“I can’t do anything but try to stay out of trouble.” “Then how will you stay out of trouble, Ruby?” she asked me. “There must be something you can articulate.” I thought for...
Book Review: Highway to Hell
I’m not much of a badass demon slayer. Superheroes always have a cool origin story, but not me. I’m not on a quest for vengeance or atonement. I’m not the chosen one. I’m...
Book Review: Such a Pretty Girl
They promised me nine years of safety but only gave me three. Such a Pretty Girl is by Laura Wiess. It is called her debut novel, but I know better. (And, yes, I know, pen...
Book Review: Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2)
And if a girl from District Twelve of all places can defy the Capitol and walk away unharmed, what is to stop them from doing the same?...What is to prevent, say, an uprising?...
Book Review: Flygirl
“If you’re colored you get the short end of the stick. If you’re a woman, you get the short end of the stick. So what do we get for being colored and women?” Jolene sighs. ...
Book Review: Liar
I can't expect to be believed. I am the girl who cried wolf. Liar by Justine Larbalestier is, true to the title, about a girl named Micah who is a self-professed liar. Only...