Author: Bailey
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Top Ten Young Adult novels
Here are the top ten young adult novels/series I recommend. They are in no particular order, and some are very popular, while others should be. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (1997-2007) My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (2003) Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray (2003-2007) Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (2001-2012) Hunger Games […]
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Top Ten Classics
If you’re interested in reading classics, written in dying English form where the author is less focused on making money, here are some books that might interest you. Please, check them out and comment on your favorites! (They are in no particular order.) Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, […]
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Book Review: Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Title: Sunshine Author: Robin McKinley Published: 2003 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pages: 416 From: Barnes and Noble “I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well,” said Amber Benson. Benson was referring to Robin McKinley’s novel Sunshine. Sunshine is my favorite book, ever. No lie. It’s not the best novel ever […]
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Book Review: The Wave by Todd Strasser
Title: The Wave Author: Todd Strasser Published: 1981 Publisher: Dell Pages: 144 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 7/10 In the 1960s, a teacher in California experimented with his high school history class to explain how the mob mentality worked during World War II and the Nazi rule. The experiment succeeded, in more ways than one. […]
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New, crazy ideas
I’ve been thinking. I understand that I haven’t been keeping up with book reviews like I should, and therefore I want to add some things to make this site more exciting and enjoyable to read. My main idea is mini-blogging. I have several things coming up, and want to document these events so […]
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Book Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Title: Sharp Objects Author: Gillian Flynn Published: 2006 Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books Pages: 272 From: Walmart Rating: 9/10 I was watching TV and someone in the show mentioned Agatha Christie. Right then I had the urge to read a mystery novel, preferably something Christie wrote like And Then There Were None. I ran to the […]
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Book Reviews, Harkness, Deborah
Book Review: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Title: Shadow of Night Author: Deborah Harkness Published: 2012 Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 592 From: Walmart The “paranormal romance” is now a thing, founded in the burst of popularity in young adult books based on magic, vampirism and the supernatural. Look at Barnes and Noble, the largest book store chain in America: they even have […]
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Book Review: Anthem by Ayn Rand
Title: Anthem Author: Ayn Rand Published: 1938, 1946 Publisher: Cassell, Pamphleteers, Inc. Pages: 64 From: Barnes and Noble There is something about a story that is short, thoughtful and just plain scary. Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, succeeds at telling a story that, if looked at in the right light, is […]
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1000 Word Story 2
The light begins to peek through my curtains. A hint of what is to come. Slowly I begin to stir. Shadows begin to dance on the walls of my room. A prism shines fragmented rainbows across the brown shaggy rug, up the wooden walls and onto the white patterned roof. The curtains glow orange as […]
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1000 Word Story
The smooth walls makes a hideous noise as my fingernail scratches down their side. Another day has passed. Another day of darkness. Another day of solitude. Another day of nonexistence. The walls were gray … or were they green? Its been so long since the light has touched them one wonders if the walls themselves […]
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