B Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / children's literature / childrens-books / dysfunctional family / Friends / schoolsNo Comments
Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn’t be ... more >
B Reviewsbullying / Chicago / Contemporary / LGBTQ / mental illness / New Adult / revenge3 Comments
Dear Ms. Raeder, Your first novel, Unteachable, made waves. I admit I skipped it, because student-teacher relationships squick me out. It ends up being a hard no for me. But the premise of your new novel sounded interesting, so I wanted to give it a try. Black Iris is a ... more >
Letters of Opinionbook reviewing / bullying / commercial speech / genre criticism33 Comments
By way of introduction So I’ve been listening to Anthony Bourdain read his own book, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, and I’m struck again and again ... more >
C- Reviewsbullying / Contemporary / enemies to lovers4 Comments
Dear L H. Cosway: After the refreshing Painted Faces, I was eager to try another Cosway book and this one had an intriguing premise. Could you forgive the person who tormented you and fall in love with him? Lana and Sasha are best friends and at first this is not ... more >
B- Reviews / C- Reviews / Featuredbullying / college / Contemporary / ebook / Hachette / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Secrets and Lies by Kody Keplinger
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I’m a fan of your contemporary YA novels. I really like their empowered teen girl and positive female sexuality outlook. While Secrets and Lies isn’t a brand new novel-length work, I enjoy your writing enough to give shorter stories a try. Here, we have two novellas that ... more >
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How A Simple Gmail Search Could Lead To An Invasion Of Your Privacy – Lori Andrews, a law professor and director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology suggests that we need a Social Network Constitution where individuals can have a private sphere ... more >