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Looking for a good book to read? You found the right place! I love Young Adult Literature and love recommending interesting titles to my students even more. This blog will recommend titles of YA Literature that I have recently read and want others to discover as well. Enjoy! Under each post is the "Comment" option. Feel free to share your opinions about each of the books so that other students can read your opinions as well.


You might have noticed the recent makeover each of the posts got. I rearranged the posts so that the summaries are hidden. If you are curious about a book and want to know more about it, click on "Read more >>", the summaries are hidden there for more information. Have fun!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Before I Fall

Title: Before I Fall
Author: Lauren Oliver
Genre: Fantasy

You will like this book if:
  • You wonder how even your smallest decisions can change your life.
  • You like the movie "Groundhog Day" (I know this movie is quite old, but check it out!  It's a goodie!)
  • You have opinions about how popularity effects all students in schools.
  • You sometimes take your life for granted.
  • You regret the way you treated classmates when they were younger.
  • You like reading Thirteen Reasons Why; there are a ton of similar themes.
You will not like this book if:
  • You are offended by language and sexual references.
  • You like short books that you can read quickly.
  • You are irritated by repition.
Meet Sam Kingston: one of the most popular girls in school with friends and a boyfriend less popular girls are jealous of.  Honestly, her character isn't even all that likable, but as the book goes on readers fall for her.  I mean-how can you not like a girl that dies over and over again and has to relive the last day of her life for a week?  Sam Kingston not only has to witness her death repeatedly, but she also has to recognize her flaws, her mistakes, and her lost opportunities to do better.  This is a long book, but definitely worth the commitment.  There is mature content in this book.
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