Friday, September 17, 2021
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Peer Book Review - The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
📖Recommend for Grades 7 and up📖
by Avi
Reviewed by Lorymar M. High School for Community Leadership 12th GraderThis book is written from the point of view of Charlotte Doyle and what she went through as she was pushed out of her comfort zone. She learns new things every day about life aboard a ship crossing from England to America. While on that ship Charlotte is exposed to new and different things; things that she wasn't supposed to see or hear and eventually will cost her.
The thing I liked most about this book is that it was vividly narrated and I was able to imagine every scene in my mind. The way the author wrote this book almost made me feel like I was there. I also liked the terror and fear caused by the setting in the book.
Friday, September 10, 2021
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Peer Book Review - The Outsiders
📖Recommend for Grades 7 and up📖
by S.E. Hinton
Reviewed by Baldwin HS 10th Grader Asiyyah M.This book is about a gang in Tulsa Oklahoma back in the 1960s. Two members who are close Johnny and Ponyboy end up killing a gang member on the Soc which are their enemy. Then they both run away in fear of being caught by the police for murder.
What I liked about the book was that the characters were great and the names were easy to remember and they each had their own personality's. I also liked the character development in some of the character. What I disliked about the book is that the movie was detailed more than the book.
Friday, September 3, 2021
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Book Review - Rise to the Sun
📖Recommend for Grades 10 and up📖
by Leah Johnson
It's the weekend of the Farmland Music and Arts Festival. Olivia and Toni both have their reasons for attending this year's festival. Olivia's last break-up left her an outcast back home, and she could use a weekend of fun with her best (and only) friend Imani. Toni has been attending the music festival since she was a kid, and this year hopes to get her big break in the talent competition, just like her dad once did. When these two girls meet by chance, they discover they may need the other's help to get what they want. As the two spend time together, sparks also start to fly.
The story takes place throughout a single weekend and is broken down into three sections, one for each day. Olivia and Toni alternate as narrators allowing for insight into both of them individually and as a pair. Readers are likely to find themselves alternating between liking and not liking each of them as well. While a Queer Romance, this book is also about self-discovery and growth. Even
Friday, August 27, 2021
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