Comments for Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!

Comment on Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks by Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:12:28 +0000

Me, too!! Sounds fantastic, plus my students are VORACIOUS graphic novel fans!

Comment on Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks by Jon

Jon — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:46 +0000

This looks so great, I’m ordering it too!

Comment on 33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp by saint

saint — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:48 +0000

To me, the book started at rock bottom for each individual main characters. But as I soon saw this wasn’t the case granted their starting point; one kidnapped for some psycho’s “snub films”; another prostituted and used for her own aunt’s personal gain. They as a group choose the worst possible path to follow. If not for it being a class requirement, I don’t think I would’ve finished reading the book after the halfway point. Fact of the matter is I continued to read, and despite the raunchy filler the ironic ending is what made the book a worth while read. the story has a short but important lesson; the sun will shine if you wheather the storm. Altogether a good book and if the teacher can get the class past the racial slurrs and sexual filth then I think 10th grade through seniors can get alot from the book.

Comment on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green by Kim

Kim — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:25:34 +0000

To me, this book was everything.

Comment on Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks by The Brain Lair

The Brain Lair — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:32 +0000

Ordered! Always looking for great Graphic Novels!

Comment on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green by Becca

Becca — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:56:42 +0000

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Pitch perfect, that one was.

Comment on Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver by Rina

Rina — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:43:51 +0000

@Rachel well the ending isn’t bad or so nice though, it clearly states that she saves juliet from suiciding and lauren oliver leaves it unclear whether she died or not. what the author tries to says to the readers is it’s our choice if we want samantha died or survived in the end. if you think of it, if you were samantha what would you do in your last day? samantha chooses to right her wrongdoings on her last days, and she didn’t wait the accident to happen again in the end cause whatever happens, saving the girl you’ve done bad things is worth than her own death.

Comment on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green by bri black

bri black — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:53:00 +0000

this was such a good prologe of the book that i think i will have to buy it and read it to my 9th grade class here in cambridge

Comment on Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith by B Haven

B Haven — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:05 +0000

I read this book in high school 30 some years ago. Quite impactful. I also love A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but Joy in the Morning presented to me thoughts about my future I had not imagined before.

Comment on 33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp by Jack

Jack — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:03 +0000

The relationship between characters is strong. they care about eachother a lot. but there relationship as a whole with society is very suspect. Meaning there very sketchy and do the most abnormal things for fun ect. curls relationship with herself is horrible. Selling herself? Even if its the only way to survive. Basically there strong with eachother, but alone there weak. They always stick together, until the end of the story when curtis loses curl and boobie. For example, they always stick together because, most of the story they are all together unless they have to split up for curl to turn a trick. And again, until the end of the story were boobie and curl die.