by amiemccracken | Apr 12, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr seems like one of those cliche teen sex stories, but it so is not. Deanna is caught having sex at 13…by her father. It changes her future in ways she didn’t imagine. But she comes to realize that the future is her choice.The...
by amiemccracken | Apr 3, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Her Daughter’s Eyes by Jessica Barksdale Inclan is the story of a secret. Two sisters share that secret, until they can’t hide it anymore. Then it becomes both the thorn in their side and the glue that holds their life together. One of them is pregnant at...
by amiemccracken | Feb 7, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler is about knowing what will come and how Emma and Josh react to that knowledge. In 1996 they sign onto AOL and are prompted to log in again, but what they log in to is Facebook, fifteen years in the future. There’s some...
by amiemccracken | Jan 5, 2012 | book review, reading
Bumped is controversial. I was worried that it would be crass. The premise is that a virus causes humanity to lose fertility after age 18. Sixteen and Pregnant, in other words. Teenagers are selling babies, both as amateurs and as pros – paid up front. Melody is...
by amiemccracken | Dec 22, 2011 | book review, reading
Delirium by Lauren Oliver is a testament to what we are as humans. What makes us tick? According to this book, it’s love. And in the future someone figured out how to cure us of love.Lauren Oliver is extremely perceptive about humanity as whole. A few...
