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Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
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Those interested in a good novel
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| I really enjoyed the Zora Neale Hurston's writing style. I thought that this book was accessible, but also had layers of depth for exploration. | |
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Double Dutch
by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)
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young adolescents, Middle School teachers
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Double Dutch deals with themes like friendship, trust, bullying, teamwork, relationships, family, and learning disabilities within the setting of an urban Middle School. Although the book is, in my opinion, too predictable and wraps up too neatly for ...more |
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by Art Spiegelman
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Teachers, secondary students, fans of graphic novels
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| I really enjoyed this read. I think that what this book taught me was that I can get really into a graphic novel, something that had been really difficult for me in the past. The engaging story about the author's father's experiences as a Jew during ...more | |
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Boy Meets Boy
by David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
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Adolescents looking for light reading
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| When I signed up to read the novel Boy meets Boy, I had so many expectations coming in to the book. As the only book on my young adult literature course syllabus about LGBT issues, I had high expectations. Based on my own experiences growing up and strug ...more | |
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Feed
by M.T. Anderson
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Adolescents, teachers crafting a sci-fi course, adults who love sci fi
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The concept: People have "feeds" in their heads that broadcast news, music, advertising, and chatting straight into the mind. I just finished Feed during my Spring Break this year. I really enjoyed it. The author creatively manipula ...more |
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Sold
by Patricia McCormick
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adolescents, teachers, people looking for a unique lyrical prose novel
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| Sold is a deeply touching novel written in a string of lyrical prose poems from the perspective of a young girl in Nepal. Her haunting descriptions of her life after being sold by her family are beautiful and disturbing. It is a quick read, and afterward ...more | |
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| Terry Goodkind's second book in the Sword of Truth series, and his writing and story-crafting abilities continue to improve, while the characters continue to grow through their challenges and triumphs. | |
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”
― Every Second Counts
― Every Second Counts
Monica’s 2018 Year in Books
Take a look at Monica’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
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89 friends
566 books
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95 books
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418 books
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0 books
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295 books
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49 books
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48 books
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