It has been a while but here’s my review of Trigger by Susan Vaught: Trigger is a powerful and emotional story about a brain-damaged teenager. Seventeen-year-old Jersey Hatch sustained life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. He’s scarred all over, blind in one eye, and walks with a limp. He cannot recover the nearly two [...]
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Coping with the aftermath…
Posted: January 27, 2008 in books for boys, Books reviewed in 2008, Realistic, Susan Vaught, YA books, YA in crisisTags: realistic fiction, Susan Vaught, teen suicide, Trigger
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Life in Prison by Stanley “Tookie” Williams
Posted: September 19, 2007 in books for boys, Books reviewed in 2007, Nonfiction, Stanley WilliamsTags: Life in prison, Tookie Williams
Rules “I am sure there are times when you feel your parents are being too hard on you, that they have too many rules for you to follow. But know this: No matter how unfair you may think you parents are, or how tough you may think their rules are, you’re parents’ rules are nothing [...]
Inexcusable or Not? by Chris Lynch
Posted: September 12, 2007 in books for boys, Books reviewed in 2007, Realistic, UncategorizedInexcusable by Chris Lynch If you like Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, then I think you will like this one as well. I have to admit, I was attracted to this book because of its provocative title. I wanted to know what was inexcusable. This story is thoughtful and yet disturbing. We’ve finally been given a [...]
Books boys will love
Posted: September 5, 2007 in books for boys, Gary Paulsen, Gordon Korman, Kenneth Oppel, Megan Whalen Turner, Realistic, Science and Fantasy, Walter Dean Myers, YA booksWe are at a golden age for teen writers, but unfortunately, many people, both young and old are unaware. They do not know what is available to them. We know boys read less than girls. They prefer non-fiction (newspaper, graphic novels, internet reading, and sport magazines) over fiction books. It is my goal to promote [...]
