Category Archives: Young-Adult Fiction

Weight of Silence

Posted on May 8, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— Thanks to my friend Megan for loaning this one to me!  First off, the cover picture is intense, no?  Little pink dress, bruised and dirty arms, broken silver necklace behind the back.  You know it’s gonna have some major … Continue reading →

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What the Andersons Have Been Reading

Posted on April 21, 2010 by sadiejean

I realized I haven’t reviewed several of the (semi)recent Anderson family Book Club reads.  So here are some quick musings on them! Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson —4— Crashing Through is … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard Book

Posted on October 20, 2009 by sadiejean

Halloween Book Review #3!! —4— For anyone who hasn’t read Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, Halloween is fast approaching and this is a great time to do it!  But considering I’m the last one to read it, that may be … Continue reading →

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The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

Posted on September 11, 2009 by sadiejean

—3.5— As further evidence of my extreme listlessness, I am combining three book reviews into one!  Pathetic, huh.  Well, besides my disgusting laziness, there are other reasons for this.  First, this is obviously a trilogy, and so I have the … Continue reading →

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Catching Fire

Posted on September 7, 2009 by sadiejean

—5— This weekend I devoured the sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.  And it was wonderful, and now I’m heartbroken that I must wait for the last in the trilogy. Catching Fire picks up Katniss’ saga … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games

Posted on July 2, 2009 by sadiejean

—5— I find it maddening that I struggle to write reviews for the books I enjoy the most.  I read Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games MONTHS ago, and I loved it, and I never wrote a review because I could … Continue reading →

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Wake

Posted on June 15, 2009 by sadiejean

—4— There wasn’t much to Wake by Lisa McMann, as was evident by my reading the whole book in one sitting.  And yet, I really enjoyed it, perhaps due to its simplicity.  This is a YA novel in all definitions … Continue reading →

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Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn

Posted on December 31, 2008 by sadiejean

—4— —3.5— —4— —4.5— I read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer so long ago, I don’t even know what to say in a review right now.  I have been putting off writing a review because I didn’t know what … Continue reading →

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Life as We Knew It

Posted on December 6, 2008 by sadiejean

—4.5— Susan Beth Pfeffer has written a remarkable book with her Young Adult novel, Life as We Knew It.  Miranda is just your typical sophomore, dealing with a split family and changing friends, when an asteroid hits the moon.  Everyone … Continue reading →

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Coraline

Posted on September 7, 2008 by sadiejean

—4.5— I saw that the children’s book Coraline by Neil Gaiman was being made into a movie and decided that it was time to pick it up and read it before the film was released.  I read the standard book, … Continue reading →

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