THIRTEEN REASONS WHY BY JAY ASHER
This film is an excerpt and recreation from the wildly popularly book “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher.
The story is a mystery about a young girl who chooses to leave cassette tapes to the people who had a hand in her fateful decision to take her own life. This is Hannah’s story and it is told in dual narratives, through Hannah herself and her classmate, and admirer, Clay. Hannah leaves a bunch of tapes on which she’s recorded her reasons why she chose to commit suicide. “13 Reasons Why” is a story of choices and the everyday dramas that make up the life of American teens and how, in this case, these dramas led to a devastating choice. This riveting award-winning tale leaves us with a hopeful message as it comes to an end; it helps us all recognize what we can do to help the ones around us. More of those tapes can be seen and heard here:http://tinyurl.com/hannahbaker
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YA Monday: it’s Not about Me by Michelle Sutton
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WHAT THIS BOOK IT ABOUT
Annie has it all. She’s attractive, graduated with honors, was accepted at the college of her choice, has supportive parents, good friends, and a steady boyfriend who loves her. One night when an unexpected visitor appears, Annie’s safe world is destroyed. As she tries to recover the pieces of her broken life, a war ensues between two brothers who both claim to have her best interests at heart. But who will Annie choose? Or will she decide to turn her life in a different direction?
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YA Monday: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
September 29, 2008 by Tracy
Filed under Book Reviews
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival.
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MY REVIEW
Suzanne Collins is the new Stephenie Meyer in my book. Hunger Games is the first in an upcoming series of an amazing story. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which a corrupt government keeps it citizens impoverished and subdued. The government forces the districts to give up their youth (one boy & one girl) once a year to the Hunger Games. There can only be one winner in the Hunger Games, so the children are forced to kill each other until only one is left. The story is told through the eyes of Katniss a young girl from the 12th district. After her sister is selected to be `tribute’ in the televised bloodsport, Kat volunteers to take her place. Also selected is Peeta who will become an ally to Katniss. The teenagers are helped to enhance their skills, dressed elegantly and paraded around and then dumped to fight to the death, with cameras following their every move, for the delight of the country. Remind you of anything? The movie Running Man came to mind while I was reading Hunger Games. What I loved about this book was the way I was immediately caught up in Katniss’ story. Her struggle to survive even before the Hunger Games and her strength and wits throughout the battle is inspiring. She is a strong character for young girls to read about and enjoy. The romance was another factor that kept me glued to the page. I would say this is a PG 13 for a YA book because of the subject matter of the brutal games. The romance was PG which was nice to see. I am looking forward to her next book in the series and I highly recommend this book to fill in the Twilight gap now that that series has ended.
YOU CAN ALSO READ A RAVE REVIEW FROM PRESENTING LENORE AND YOU CAN READ A SAMPLE CHAPTER HERE. YOU CAN BUY THE HUNGER GAMES ON AMAZON
Carrie Bradshaw YA Book Series
Candace Bushnell, the author of Sex and the City, has agreed to pen a series of YA novels for HarperCollins based on Carrie Bradshaw. According to reports, the series, titled The Carrie Diaries, will chronicle her high school years. If it remains consistent with the show, it may include Carrie’s loss-of-virginity to someone named Seth Bateman, her absent father, many 80s references, and the absence of anyone named Charlotte, Samantha or Miranda. You must check out this hilarious post from Jezebel about their version of the book. I had to post this picture here because I love it! Can anyone guess where the picture came from? You get a cyber high five if you get it right! But seriously what do you think of the idea?
YA MONDAY TANTALIZE BOOK GIVEAWAY
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WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
Are you predator or prey?
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Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead, and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then, as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses – or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms, and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who’s playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything? TANTALIZE marks Cynthia Leitich Smith’s delicious debut as a preeminent author of dark fantasy.
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YA Monday:Black Box by Julie Schumacher
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WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
WHEN DORA, ELENA’S older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can’t seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora’s friends and Jimmy Zenk—who failed at least one grade and wears blackevery day of the week. And at home, Elena’s parents keep arguing with each other. Elena will do anything to help her sister get better and get their lives back to normal—even when the responsibility becomes too much to bear.
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CLICK ON THE BOOK COVER OF BLACK BOX TO READ MY REVIEW AND SEE WHAT GRADE I GAVE IT!
