I am the Messenger
Amanda I am the Messenger Finished another lovely book for my young adult literature class, I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. I love this class because I am able to…
Contemporary Fiction
Pink
Pink In general, the majority of people associate the color pink with feminine things. Pink is girly. When someone is having a baby, and you find out it’s a girl,…
The End of Summer
Since the last time I posted, I have left London (sadness!) and moved up to my apartment at Central. I don’t know if I’m quite ready for another school year…
Shine
Shine The book Shine by Lauren Myracle has been on my to-read list for quite a while, and now I have finally gotten to read it! And let me begin…
LGBTQ Individuals in Young Adult Literature
It’s finally summer! I am so happy to be finished, and happy to finally catch up on reading I’ve wanted to do all year. Before we can start on the…
Two Children’s Books
Though I have finished The Game of Thrones (finally!), I will talk about that in a later post. Instead, I wanted to discuss two books that I read for my…
Divergent and Al Capone
In the week since Spring Break, I’ve been really busy. With work, homework, orientation for studying abroad, and competing in my first quidditch tournament, I haven’t had much free time…
Boy Meets Boy
Boy Meets Boy Because it is spring break, this means that I have had a lot more free-time, which means more reading! Since I had absolutely no plans for break,…
Two Authors, Two Books, One Post
After a busy few weeks, I finally have time to sit down and write a post. I finished two books in that time, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash…
Money Boy
Money Boy When we talked about cultural children’s literature in my children’s lit class, we said there were two different kinds. Culturally specific books and culturally generic books. This can…