Book Review: Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Tweet Sam and Riddle are finally feeling safe after they spent years moving from place to place with their paranoid schizophrenic father. Their dad is behind bars, and they have found a home with the family of Sam’s girlfriend Emily. … Continue reading

Book Review: I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora

Tweet When Lucy, Michael and their friend Elena are talking about how people don’t read as much as they used to, they come up with a plan to make Lucy’s favorite novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, red … Continue reading

Book Review: Bloom: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous by Carmindy

Tweet Teen girls are often looking for tips on taking care of their skin and figuring out how to apply make up. Now they can get advice from an expert, Carmindy, who is familiar to many people from the time … Continue reading

Book Review: A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens by Joani Geltman, MSW

Tweet If you are like most parents, talking to your teens about touchy subjects liked sexting, drinking, drugs and other risky behaviors ranks even lower on your list of things to do than getting a root canal. You know it’s … Continue reading

Book Review: Undecided. Navigating Life and Learning After High School by Genevieve Morgan

Tweet If I could hand students in high school one book to help them figure out what they want to do when they graduate, it would be Genevieve Morgan’s Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning After High School. As a volunteer … Continue reading

Book Review: 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College

Tweet For many young adults, being in college is the first time they get to try out being on their own. And while partying may be the first thing that pops into your mind when you think about older teens … Continue reading

Book Review: The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Tweet Larissa Renaud knows her family is unusual—they live above the antique store they operate in a small Louisiana town. She also stays to herself after nearly drowning while being taunted by local kids. But even she has to admit … Continue reading

Book Review: Going Over by Beth Kephart

Tweet Before the Berlin wall came down, people in East Berlin were separated from family and friends in West Berlin. Although visits were allowed, moving from East to West was nearly impossible. Under those circumstance, many attempted to escape; some … Continue reading

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