Thursday, June 2, 2011 “Peak” by Roland Smith “You messed up, Pete.” “Peak,” I said. “Like in ‘mountain peak’?” “Right.” “Weird name.” “Weird parents.” Peak Marcello, as his name suggests, is a climber. His mom and dad, both mountain climbers, started him climbing at an early age, and his mom has encouraged him his whole […]
Saturday, May 28, 2011 “The Rules of Survival” by Nancy Werlin But how come there don’t seem to be any rules about when you ought to help others survive? Rules telling you when that’s worth some risk to yourself? Callie and I were working so hard for you, Emmy, but as far as I could […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 “Runaway” by Wendelin Van Draanen Well. Stupid me. You should see them now. They’re all huddled up arguing like crazy. Maybe they think I’m going to put a curse on them. I can’t believe it. They’re coming up here? Oh, crud. Frankie’s got a stick. Holly has gone from one foster […]
Saturday, May 14, 2011 “We’ll Always Have Summer” by Jenny Han (Summer, #3) +Giveaway! The conclusion to the Summer series by Jenny Han! Preceded by The Summer I Turned Pretty and It’s Not Summer Without You. I actually can’t post a summary for this because it will kind of completely spoil stuff. I can’t even […]
Monday, May 2, 2011 “Moonglass” by Jessi Kirby May 3rd, 2011 “I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now, I’ve thought maybe my mother drowned in both. Anna’s life is upended when her father accepts a job transfer the summer before her junior year. It’s bad enough that […]
Monday, May 2, 2011 “My Father’s Son” by Terri Fields She tells us that we will need to understand and abide by the rules.“I hate rules,” Tattoo Tom says. Kevin Windor, 17 years old, is pretty average. He’s taking AP classes, lives with his mom but spends weekends with his dad. He has a best […]
Friday, May 6, 2011 “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck George and Lenny are not much alike. While George is quick and intelligent, Lenny is large, with the mind of a small child. Yet they travel together, working as laborers in California vegetable fields, George protecting Lenny, and Lenny following George like a faithful […]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Necessary Parties by Barbara Dana My parents never used to be concerned about other people’s opinions. I personally think it’s a poor idea to do something, or not do something, because of what someone else will think. No matter what you do there’s always going to be somebody, somewhere, thinking you’re […]
Friday, April 29, 2011 “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han “Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most […]
Thursday, May 5, 2011 “The After Life” by Daniel Ehrenhaft “I do,” Will said. He tried to ignore the curious stares. So. The family reunion was complete. Mental note: Start taking meds again. Also, ask Dr. Brown why brain always short-circuits anad makes me talk like a retard during “major turning points.”“Hey, sorry about your […]