All-American Girl is a really great realistic fiction book. This book was loaned to me by my best friend, and I absolutely loved it.
The main character, Samantha Madison wears all black because she’s in mourning for her generation, eats nothing but hamburgers, is in love with her sister’s boyfriend (and is convinced he loves her back), is forced to take art classes, and to top it all off: she breaks her wrist.
How did she break her wrist you ask?
Oh, just stopping an assasination attempt on the president of the United States.
And in the midst of all of this, she becomes U.S. Teen ambassador to the UN, learns A LOT about art, and her younger genius sister detects a “frisson” between her and the president’s son.
Intrigued?
I know I was. I totally recommend this book to any book nerd craving something entertaining and funny to nibble on.
It might not be in everyone’s opinion, but in my opinion, this book deserves to be a classic. I’m not a fan of one of Lois Lowry’s other books, Gathering Blue, but this book is a favorite of mine (If you’ve been following my blog posts, you’ll notice that I have a lot favorite books). The main character is Jonas, and he lives in a utopian society that has all kinds of odd rules. When you turn 12 in this society, you are given an assignment, a job that you are to do for the rest of your life. Jonas is chosen as a Reciever, a very rare assignment, given only to those “with the capacity to see beyond”. Jonas meets the old Reciever, who he calls the Giver, and learns that his position is to hold all the good and bad memories inside of him so that the people of the society don’t have to deal with memories of pain and suffering. Jonas goes through quite a lot of painful memories, and even gives a few away. This is an incredible book and a classic I would recommend to anyone.
Sorry boys, this is a VERY girly series. Counting the prequel and the 5 summer books, this is a 20 book-long series, following the life of rich Massie Block, the leader of the Pretty Committee, and her 4 friends. They all live in Westchester New York and go to OCD (Octavian Country Day) School. Massie Block, Alicia Rivera, Dylan Marvil,and Kristen Gregory all live in Westchester and are 75% of them are rich. I won’t tell you who isn’t rich. But then, Claire Lyons, who’s father was college buddies with Mr. Block moves into Massie’s guesthouse and turns her whole life upside down. Every book is a different adventure including boys, dances, plot twists, secret rooms in the school, movies, break-ups, lip-kisses and an amazing taste in fashion. You will no doubt love these ah-mazing books. And if you don’t, you are a total LBR (Loser Beyond Repair).
books recently, and they are thrilling, although a bit graphic and haunting. The books are the story of Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl who lives in Panem, a country in what used to be North America. There are 12 districts and a Capitol. Each district has a certain resource they are responsible for making. Katniss lives in District 12 withe her mom and younger sister Prim.
historical fiction story set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1793. The main conflict is the Yellow Fever epidemic.Mathilda (Mattie) Cook is a young girl who helps her mother and grandfather with the family cafe. Mattie thinks that the cafe is old- fashioned and that her mother is a nag. Until her mother is diagnosed with Yellow Fever. She is sent away (to her great frustration) so that she doesn’t catch it. She goes through quite a lot, including nursing several people with Yellow Fever back to health.
Book Nerd Insanity 