I loved HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter. I’m a sucker for a good heist book or flick (Ocean’s Eleven or The Italian Job anyone?) They’re just so fun and Ally’s book was the same way. I bought the book right away in February, 2010 when Disney Hyperion released it because the summary sucked me right in. It’s about 17-year-old Kat, who… Read More
Archives for February 2011
PROM & PREJUDICE by Elizabeth Eulberg
Title: PROM & PREJUDICE Author: Elizabeth Eulberg Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Release Date: January 1, 2011 Number of Pages: 231 How I Got It: Bought the Hardcover because of the author Author’s Website: www.elizabetheulberg.com Goodreads Synopsis: After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t… Read More
FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB by Antony John
Title: FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB Author: Antony John Publisher: Dial Books Release Date: November 11, 2010 Number of Pages: 352 How I Got It: Hardcover to review for Book Divas Author’s Website: antonyjohn.net “For the record, I wasn’t around the day they decided to become Dumb.” So starts the story of high-school-senior, Piper, and how she came to be the… Read More
Why Young Adult Lit?
Last week, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, an adolescent psychiatrist, posted an article in The Huffington Post titled “‘Hunger Games’: Why Kids Love Disaster, Distress, & Dystopia” which addresses a question/concern I hear quite often about young adult books and the choices students are making. It seems to be a common theme lately with people questioning why teens are choosing and obsessing… Read More