I have to say … I loved this read. This was seriously good, escapist, YA fun. And yet, when I break it down and look at all the parts, I’m not sure why. Some books are like that. First: we have to address the fact that the similarities to the Harry Potter franchise are too...
Some great movies for thirteen year olds to watch are heavy on the CGI and cool effects, while other good films for thirteen year olds are completely live action. Many of the top films for 13-year-olds tell stories of other teens, like Big Fish and Footloose. There are also several ...
A tongue in cheek topic that can be used is “Hiring a lazy person isn’t always a bad thing”, this could be used to persuade an audience that often lazy people find the quickest solution to get something done, resulting in quickly completed work because they just want to get it over ...
I honestly didn’t remember Nadya as I started this (I do read a lot of books each year) but I did recognize ‘the drowned girl’ and went back to see when we had first heard about her. I liked that McGuire ties these books together despite the individual nature of each story. Nadya...
considering potentially harmful measures to change one’s gender, especially when considering the teenage mind. My 16-year-old son chose months before his birthday to have steak for his celebratory dinner, but the week of the event chose something else. A simple example that teens are often ...
Also ranks #1 on Movies Based On Books You Should Have Read In 4th Grade 18 Monsters, Inc. Franchise Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs 162 votes Monsters, Inc. is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2001 film, Monsters, Inc., produced by Pixar...
Respectively playing precocious British teens Ginger and Rosa, they are very much two sides of the same coin; Ginger is a serious, concerned activist, terrified by the threat of the Cold War and keen to do something about it, while Rosa is more along for the ride, hedonistic and keen to...
This is one to appeal to fans of Rick Riordan. I’ve read a lot of books in that style over the years now, andFarrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fatedefinitely stood out. Farrah’s sense of humor, her love for her family, loyalty to her friends, and very helpful skills in climbing an...
It never occurs to me when I’m there, to see. I should write it on a Post-It note and stick it to the dashboard. I’ll let you know. That is, I’ll let you know when I’m going, so if it goes all 1970s-horror-movie I can say confidently, “People know where I am.”...
Fields of corn rustle in a warm breeze; teens whisper behind the Galaxy Swirl; a group of older ladies play games and gossip; and a retired sheriff has a thing or two to tell his granddaughter’s beau about love. This story takes place over one unremarkable day in a small Indiana town...