It's been a sad month. First, my husband's grandmother passed away, and as we were leaving to attend her funeral in West Virginia, my own grandmother suffered a stroke. We attended John's grandmother's funeral and returned to spend the last days of my grandmother's life with her.
It's a strange feeling to know someone is going to die very soon. I told my grandmother how much I loved her one last time, as I watch her drift away. When my father died suddenly almost 17 years ago, I didn't have this chance. I wonder how it would have changed my life if I could have spoken to him knowing he only had a few days to left.
While all of this was going on, I tried to read to take my mind off things, but that didn't work out becaus
e everything I picked up seemed to be sad. Finally though, after lots of sifting through sad books, I ended up finding this quirky little book called Wake. The book, written by Lisa McMann, is a little paranormal and a little mystery. The main character is a girl who has her own share of problems but gets pulled into other people's by seeing their dreams. It's CRAZY. I loved the book! I have a review copy in the media center if you want to borrow it. I plan to order a copy for the fall.Also, I read Patterson's 7th Heaven over spring break. It's from his adult mystery collection, but his latest in the Maximum Ride YA series just came out as well. I haven't read it myself since Ms. Hyers and Casey D. hijacked it from the media center as soon as it came in. Now that I have my hands back on it, I'll let you know what I think soon.
Did you know that there are many Young Adult Literature (YA) blogs out in the wide world of the Internet? If you like to find new and interesting books to read, this is a cool place to look for suggestions. I've been subscribing to one called The Page Flipper for a while and recently answered the author's request to do an interview with someone with a "bookish" job. She is really cool and a teenager just like you guys! I'm going to connect her blog to mine so that you can find her easily.
See you soon!
Mrs. Hinger
2 comments:
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love the blog (now that i figured out how to leave a post).
i just finished reading two decent books: 19 minutes, and body surfing (no, i don't know who wrote them, i rarely care about that-ask Mrs. Jansen she knows every author of every book). i won't bore you with my rating system, just know it is descriptive in nature and completely subjective to my mood at the time of reading.
19 minutes: "not great"-very compelling, it pulled me in right away, then dragged in the middle. the ending chapters had renewed interest until the end (it just wrapped everything up a little too neatly). another strength was the portrayal of a high school shooter. she does a very good job of creating a complex character that you can empathize with and recoil from. he is no monster and in his climactic act no innocent victim.
another weakness that made me roll my eyes on more than one occasion was the lifetime movie of the week portrayal of a codependent abusive teen relationship. overall an interesting read.
body surfing- "likeable" i can't believe i bought this book, it is so not my style. that said, i liked it. There were no surprises (even though several were intended), but the characters were believable and for the most part likeable. super easy read, however a couple scenes may be inappropriate for the YA reader.
you mention wuthering heights, this was my favorite book 1986-1990. i love the scenery, the language, the conflicting emotions! everything about it is a struggle and beautiful.
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