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Bitter Melon by Cara Chow

I finally got to the point in this book where I couldn’t put it down–about halfway through–and finished it last night.В  There’s still something I find unsettling about it, though I can’t decide if it is in a good way or a bad. On the one hand, this story is empowering for young women.В  It [...]

February 7, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: realistic  No Comments

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

I love this book. It’s been several months since I read it, so I can no longer give you an in-depth description of what it’s about. In a nutshell, the story is told from the perspective of a young man who doesn’t really seem to fit in anywhere, and thus ends up being able to [...]

October 25, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: fiction, realistic, Young Adult  One Comment