Posted Dec 31 2011 in 2012, author, fiction, Patty Blount, Stereotypes in Fiction, trends, YA
With just days left in the 2011 calendar, many of us use this time to plan for the coming year. We make resolutions. We declutter and organize closets, desks, and offices. We buy clothes. We start diets or exercise plans. It’s a time when our hope is renewed. For me, this is a time of […]
Read More...Posted Dec 27 2011 in teens
I drove my high school junior to school last week, noting all the kids not wearing coats. Yes, it’s been unseasonably warm for a New York December, but not only were some kids sans coats, they were also wearing shorts and flip-flops. My own sons never wear coats and it drives me crackers. I got […]
Read More...Posted Dec 15 2011 in Miscellany, What I'm Reading
This month, Book Hungry reviewed Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Have you ever thought about what scares you? I don’t mean Hollywood frights like Jason or Freddy Kruger, or the things that make you squeal like a little girl. I’m talking about the things that worm deep into your soul and […]
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