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Kim Purcell
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I wrote this piece for the blog Burning Impossibly Bright because the person who usually writes this blog, Ambur Hostyn, is Canadian and I thought her Canadian audience might relate. Also, anyone who’s ever lived in LA and not fallen in love with it will know what I’m talking about.
Having said that, there were many good things about LA and I definitely learned to appreciate it in the ten years...
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Trafficked
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Pens On Fire: Creative Writing Experiments For Teens, From Write Girl
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Honestly, I love this book. It was truly perfect. Basically it's about this girl named Hannah who is from Moldova- one of the poorest cities in Europe. she's seventeen ( yadi yadi yah). Well she was offered a job. To move to Los Angele... " Read more of this review » |
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| I loved this book. Lucy Christopher has created two amazing characters, Gemma, the kidnapped, and Ty, the kidnapper. She manages to make us love both of them. Gemma is smart and feisty and tries unsuccessfully to escape from her captor, then resists...more | |
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This was an incredible book that dealt with a very real, and very hidden problem in our society. It tells the story of Hannah, a 17 year old Moldovan girl who, after falling on hard times was offered a job as an American nanny that would allow her...
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| I loved this book, especially because of the magic. It's much more of a book about a witch and having special witch powers than about vampires, which I liked. I loved Harry Potter much more than Twilight, and if you're like me, I think you'll love th...more | |
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| I loved this book. The voice is funny and real. The rape is portrayed in a way that I think so many teens will identify with. It's not always so black and white and I love how Daisy Whitney takes the character through that journey. | |
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Hi, I made this group because I was bored and plus I love YA books :) So, why not all YA lovers and authors come together and get to know each other a...more
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