So one of my little secrets is my love for Young Adult and children's fiction. I just love it. I don't care if the books are too easy or beneath my level; I enjoy them so I'm going to read them. Recently, the Scholastic book fair came to our school. Being the thoughtful and supportive teacher that I am, I took this as an opportunity to support our school by buying lots of books.
I remember the joy of Book Fair time when I was in school. The shiny metal shelves of the latest in kid's literary greatness, just waiting to be bought and read. The stacks of kitten posters, the light up pens and funny erasers. It was all paradise. As an adult, I find myself ignoring the stacks of posters and the pretty pink books that I MUST HAVE BECAUSE THEY COME WITH A NECKLACE. This is to be expected as I am now an adult and the idea of a cheap star necklace that will turn my neck green is no longer appealing. The books themselves are as tantalizing as ever however.
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Think Hunger Games. It is a dystopian world where citizens are broken down into five factions. Each person chooses his or her faction and is forever separated from the other factions. They are tested to see what group they belong in and for most it is crystal clear but for Beatrice it is not. She is Divergent. She chooses to abandon her family to join the Dauntless faction where she finds herself fighting to remain part of the group she has chosen. There is some romance woven in but the story would still stand up without it. She uncovers corruption and has to hide her true identity meanwhile fighting for what is right and learning that it is the combination of her traits that truly make her brave. This is also becoming a movie that comes out 3/21/14 for which I am excited. I need to get Book 2: Insurgent and devour that before Book 3 comes out in October.
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An unlikely friendship is formed between two teenagers passing notes back and forth in a tiny practice room they use. They are brought together through music as both try to stand up to the pressure coming from all sides. A friendship is formed, but their other friends and families don't understand. When music is involved, beauty is created.
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The fourth and final installment in Lois Lowry's "The Giver" series. So good. SOOOO good. All four books in the series can stand up on their own and be understood but the four in context creates a wonderful story. Claire was once a member of the Society and gives birth to a son. He is taken from her and she will go to the ends of the earth to find him. She sacrifices nearly everything for him and in the end it is her son who must save her.
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A sci-fi cinderella story. I'm actually still reading this one but I love it so far. Cinder is a cyborg and a second class citizen. Her adoptive step mother hates her and essentially sells her to get rid of her but all is not as it seems. Cinder is the best mechanic in New Beijing, so good that even Prince Kai has heard of her skill and brings her a broken android with information that just might change Cinder's life. I can hardly wait for the ending. :)
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Azalea and her sisters love to dance more than just about anything else but when their mother dies on Christmas giving birth to their twelfth sister Lily, they are thrust into the world of mourning: no color, no light, no music, and especially no dancing. Her father the king does not understand them and treats Azalea like a child. She rebels, finding a hidden place in the castle guarded by a mysterious man called the Keeper where she and her sisters can go to dance at night. As the year of mourning draws to a close, she may find that the keeper's price is too high. Yet, through the love of her family and friends and Azalea's own stubbornness he will be defeated. I don't want to give away all the plot twists so I will leave it at that.
I love reading. I did buy other books when I bought these and I'll probably post about them another time. If you want to borrow these, let me know. I'll give you the hook up.
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