Archive for March, 2012
Crossed by Ally Condie
My Rating: 5 stars In the sequel to Matched by Allie Condie, Cassia and Ky’s story continues. Both are trying to find a way to be reunited with each other after they were both separated by the Society. Ky was sent to the Outer Provinces to his sure death. Cassia discovers that Ky escaped to […]
Posted: March 21st, 2012 under Ally Condie.
Tags: Ally Condie, Crossed, Matched, Reached, review, teen
Comments: 1
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In the post-apocalyptic world of the country of Panem, where the countries of North America once existed, a highly advanced metropolis, the Capitol, holds absolute power over the poorer districts of the nation. The former thirteenth district had acted out in rebellion, so the Hunger Games, an annual event, was created as a punishment. The […]
Posted: March 16th, 2012 under Suzanne Collins.
Tags: Catching Fire, Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, the Hunger Games movie
Comments: 1
The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
My Rating: 5 stars The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who encounters a mysterious disappearing library on wheels. She is wandering the streets after a fight with her boyfriend and is drawn to the Bookmobile because of the loud music flooding from its open windows. This library in particular only contains […]
Posted: March 4th, 2012 under Audrey Niffenegger.
Tags: Audrey Niffenegger, graphic novel, review, The Night Bookmobile, the Time Traveler's Wife
Comments: 3
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
My Rating: 4 stars On New Year’s Eve, four very different people, named Martin, Maureen, Jess, and JJ, meet at a very odd place: on top of a fifteen-story building. They are all up on top of that building all for different reasons, but one common purpose. None of them thought they would run into […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2012 under Nick Hornby.
Tags: A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby, review, teen
Comments: none