If you enjoyed reading LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer, this seems to be the same premise as in THE DEAD AND THE GONE, also by Pfeffer.                The moon is hit by a meteor and is pushed closer to the earth, causing catastrophic weather conditions.  Daily routines of going to work, [...]



HATE!
Tuesday March 09th 2010, 4:17 pm  Tagged , , ,
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OH NO! I do not hate THE GREAT WIDE SEA by M.H. Herlong!  I love this book!  It kept me on the edge of my seat.  The reason I title this HATE! is because, although I don’t like to use such a strong word, it is the one word that pops in my mind after [...]




UNWIND by Neal Shusterman is a futuristic tale about a time after the second US Civil War.  This war was fought over a single issue. . . Abortion.  This is not a topic that is easy for many to discuss, but the book gives reason for teenagers to seriously think, and possibly take a position. Unwinds are teenagers [...]