Category Archives: Young Adult
Gritty and Dark “Fairy Tale”
ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale by Holly Black Wicked cool – okay, so I’ve lived near Boston for 20+ years, but this is a particularly apt description for this book, and for the reality of the world Holly Black has … Continue reading
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Tagged Corny, fantasy, fiction, Holly Black, identity, Kaye, love, pixie, Robein, signed copy, Silarial
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Do You Know Who Your Family Is?
Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by Debbie Fuller Thomas Think you know who your family is? Marty Winslow, married mother of three, once was sure of that answer. Then her middle daughter, Ginger, starts getting sick and eventually gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Debbie Fuller Thomas, family, fiction, genetic, illness, Neimann-Pick, relationships
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Well-Meaning Book
Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush This is a nice, well-meaning, sad to read but hopeful story of the life of one girl, HIV positive from birth, growing up in desperate poverty in Central America. The book’s subtitle is even “A … Continue reading