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I received this book, originally published in 1935, with a childhood gift of six classic Young Adult novels. I’ve carried the set from home to home ever since, but hadn’t reread any of the books in many years. Before I send the set off to my niece and nephew, I decided to reread “National [...] Recommended by: Tess Alfonsin A hard-edged book for teens that takes on multiple tough issues: Children’s cruelty to each other for being fat or disfigured While I applaud the author’s courage in addressing all these important issues, I think the book would have [...] This story of young Bod Owens growing up in a graveyard sparkles with inviting details and action on every page, drawing me into reading it while I was supposed to be doing other things. I enjoyed the gradual revelations about his caretakers, and the sturdy, matter-of-fact ethics that Bod learns from them. Like any good fairy [...] Recommended by: Marissa Lingen Narrated by oddly mature sixteen year old Leila (“Lee-la”) Abranel, this coming-of-age novel shows her both grappling with her much older sister’s suicide, and embarking on her second romantic relationship. The story is absorbing, but harrowing events and difficult emotions are described so quietly that the characters seem flat and distant. My favorite theme [...] |
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