Graceling by Kristin Cashore

So, I loved this book to start out with.  Strong female character.  A little violent, but not graphically so.  There was a passage in the first half of the book that I absolutely loved.  The main character, Katsa, has been used by her uncle as a thug to keep his kingdom in line.  She is [...]

January 13, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: fantasy, Young Adult  No Comments

Local CYRM Results Are In!

For any of my dear readers who are not from California or who are not involved in teaching, CYRM stands for the California Young Reader Medal.  It is an award that is given to recent books meant for school age children, from primary to young adult.  The books are group by age appropriateness/reading level.  Students [...]

March 24, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: fiction  One Comment

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

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

This is book two for me out of the three YA novels nominated for a California Young Reader Medal this year. As I mentioned before, I’m trying to get a jump start on reading some of the nominees before the students start scrambling for the books. I actually enjoyed this one more than St. Iggy, [...]

July 31, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: fiction, Young Adult  No Comments

Saint Iggy by K.L. Going

So, some changes around here.  The poor book review aspect of my website has been sadly neglected.  I started a separate blog for a while, but also started to neglect that one.  In an attempt to stay up to date with my blogging, I’ve decided to make a few changes.  While I won’t be removing [...]

July 1, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: fiction, Young Adult  No Comments