I had a very busy summer reading, and since I chose to focus on young adult books, I was able to read quite a number of them. In order to catch up, I decided not to write full reviews for each book. I gave my personal rating and then just provided a brief description and link for each book in case anyone wants to check them out further. Three stars are fairly easy to come by, so I would more highly recommend any of the four star books.
**1/2
"In “Break the Skin” Lee Martin weaves the stories of two women to explore the evils that can lie beneath the banality of small-town life."
New York Times
***
"As this first novel's 14-year-old narrator looks on, her affluent suburban family disintegrates."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/books/review/Kucyznski-t.html
****
^Printz award, finalist (2001)
"Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him."
Amazon
***
"Fourteen year old Jaiden's family is a corporation and his home is an office building."
http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Inc-Stefan-Petrucha/dp/0802796508
****
"After being sentenced to a summer of character building physical labor following a graffiti prank, [Tyler Miller's] reputation at school receives a boost, as do his muscles."
http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Laurie-Halse-Anderson/dp/0670061018
***
"For Cassia, nothing is left to chance--not what she will eat, the job she will have, or the man she will marry. In Matched, the Society Officials have determined optimal outcomes for all aspects of daily life, thereby removing the 'burden' of choice."
Amazon
***
"Lindsay Scott, 16, lives a completely secluded life after spending her early years in the spotlight as a child star. Her fame, coupled with an ability to hear all that is said about her by everyone throughout the world, take its toll, and, at age 11, she suffered a nervous breakdown."
http://www.amazon.com/Claim-Fame-Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/dp/1416939172
***
"Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski."
Amazon
***
"For sixteen years, Nalia has been raised as the princess of Thorvaldor, but one day she learns that her real name is Sinda and that she is part of a complicated plot that would change the future of her country forever."
http://www.worldcat.org/title/false-princess/oclc/432992770
****
^Printz award, finalist (2000)
"In a stunning first novel, Anderson uses keen observations and vivid imagery to pull readers into the head of an isolated teenager."
Amazon
****
^Newbery honor book (2010)
"A charming and inventive story of a child struggling to find her identity at the turn of the 20th century."
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Calpurnia-Tate-Kelly-Jacqueline/dp/0805088415
**
"Friendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy's fiancé."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491152/
****
"Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new step-family in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327679/
***
"A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs."
YouTube
****
^Printz award, finalist (2006)
"Ed is a 19-year-old loser only marginally connected to the world; he's the son that not even his mother loves. But his life begins to change after he acts heroically during a robbery."
http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Messenger-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375830995
***
"In her latest novel... Shreve explores issues surrounding teenage sexuality and the long-term ramifications of our in-the-moment decisions. When a video surfaces featuring a 14-year-old freshman girl engaging in sexual acts with three senior boys, Avery Academy in Avery, Vermont is shaken to its core."
The Book Lady's Blog
***
"... the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island."
Amazon
****
"From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family's secret past."
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Forgotten-Garden/Kate-Morton/9781416550549
1 comment:
wow!! i envy all that reading :) lilly and i just started reading ella enchanted, so im excited to see you gave it 4 stars!!
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