I have mixed feelings about this book. I thought I would love it but I did not. The story is heart wrenching and it was a hard book to put down as I was dying to know how Enrique’s story ended. However, I did not like Sonia Nazario’s writing style at times I found boring. […]
Continue reading →It is difficult to live in a world where everything can kill you. Madeline (Maddy) Whittier is a seventeen year girl who has SCID, also known as “bubble boy” disease. She is isolated in her home from the outside world, but everything changes when a boy named Olly moves in across the street. He shows […]
Continue reading →Nina LaCour is coming to Freedom in May so I decided to read one of her books. Everything Leads to You is a LGBT romance novel with mystery thrown in. The book centers around Emi, who is a LA aspiring production designer. While searching for pieces for a set design she comes across a mysterious letter at […]
Continue reading →This is a must read as it is a heart wrenching account of what is happening in America now. This book is inspired by #BlackLivesMatter movement. It is the story of sixteen year old Starr who witnesses her best friend Khalil get killed at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed and Starr […]
Continue reading →One cannot help but root for Solomon, an agoraphobic teen who has not left the house in three years but all changes when Lisa and her boyfriend Clark come into his life. It is a heartwarming story about Sol’s struggles blended with lots of humor. This book is told in third person and alternating views […]
Continue reading →I have mixed feelings about this book but do think it is worth reading as it brings about many topics that should be talked about, such as race and racial tensions. Campbell is a new girl at a predominantly black high school, who just wants to get through senior year unnoticed. It is a Friday […]
Continue reading →What a beautiful story of Ha and her struggle as child refugee from Saigon. Ha and her family are forced to leave Saigon during the Vietnam War. They board a ship bound for the unknown. They arrive in Florida and then are adopted by a cowboy from Alabama. Ha begins school, going from the smartest […]
Continue reading →I read Kicked Out online through TumbleBook Cloud that can be accessed through LCPSGO Library Resources. Dime is an angry teenage girl. She constantly fights with her parents, as they do not approve of the way she looks, her boyfriend, her grades, or basically anything she does. She feels like she is a huge disappointment and should […]
Continue reading →Craig Gilner is an ambitious teenager that wants to get into the best high school, the best college, and get the best job. He believes he is on the right when he gets into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School, however the pressures of the academics, extra curricular activities, girls, friends, etc become too much for […]
Continue reading →This is a wonderful book set in Afghanistan during the tumultuous years in the ’70s.. It is the story of two boys Amir and Hassan who are best friends, like brothers. Amir is the son of a rich man and is desperate for his affection and approval but his father, Baba is not quick to […]
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