book reviews
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Book title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Bibliographic entry Chbosky, S. (1999). The perks of being a wallflower. New York, NY: MTV Books. Description Charlie is a freshman in high school. He is dealing with the recent suicide of his friend Michael and changes in his family as his brother has left…
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Nice Recovery by Susan Juby
Book title: Nice Recovery Author: Susan Juby Nice Recovery by Susan Juby My rating: 4 of 5 stars Susan Juby’s own story of recovery is fascinating, raw and often hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. Although I read the rest of the book, I would describe it as opportunistic. This portion,…
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Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts
Book title: Dark Inside Author: Jeyn Roberts Bibliographic entry Roberts, J. (2011). Dark Inside. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Description A devastating earthquake hits the west coast of North America and a mysterious illness is unleashed causing people to kill each other as if controlled by a hidden supernatural force. Four teens struggle to stay…
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Book title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane Author: Suzanne Collins Bibliographic entry Collins, S. (2004). Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the prophecy of bane. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description In this 2nd book of the Underland Chronicles series Gregor reunites with his bat, Ares, and together they must overcome a new quest together. Gregor is more greatly…
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Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (audiobook)
Book title: Story of a Girl (audiobook) Author: Sara Zarr Bibliographic entry Zarr, S. (2008). Story of a girl. New York, NY: Random House. Description 16 year old Deanna can’t get her life back on track after an incident at 13 when she was caught by her Dad naked with her boyfriend Tommy. The story is…
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Canadian Encyclopedia (online reference source)
Book title: The Canadian Encyclopedia Author: Historica-Dominion Bibliographic entry Historica-Dominion (Ed.). (2012). The Canadian encyclopedia. Retrieved from The Canadian Encyclopedia database. Description Organized by key people and events in Canadian history, the encyclopedia has fact-based articles searchable by keyword. It also recommends articles for browsing and links to a live bilingual blog that highlights different topics within…
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