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Category Archives: Teen Fiction
The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
Terrific book! Loved it. Lyrical. Captivating. Love story. Sad parts. Retelling of Classical stories before and during the Trojan War. Timely in that it describes a great love between two Greek princes, not unusual for the time period, but now … Continue reading
Posted in Teen Fiction
Tagged Achilles, centaur, Greek gods, Helen of Troy, jealousy, mentor, Odysseus, protector, same sex love, Thetis, Trojan War, warrior
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Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger
Speaking of symmetry, at one point, I wondered in Niffeneger’s name was an anagram…Reggeneiffen? Too much Scrabble, I guess. The first thing I learned was that Highgate Cemetary is a real place. It sounds so well described in the book … Continue reading
Posted in Teen Fiction
Tagged antiques, cat, crossword, fashion design, flowers, ghost, graves, grieving, Highgate Cemetery, inheritance, London, mausoleum, OCD, Ouija, secrets, sewing, spirit, tours, twins, volunteer, writing
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The Boy in the Black Suit, by Jason Reynolds
This book won the Coretta Scott King Award. The scenes of the neighborhood reminded me of the film Fences. People sitting out on their stoop, reading the newspaper and watching neighbors walk by. Kids playing in the street. People’s lives … Continue reading
Posted in Teen Fiction
Tagged after school job, alcoholism, black, black neighborhood, cancer, crush, death, funeral, funeral home, grieving, growing up, homeless shelter, love, New York
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If I Was Your Girl, by Meredith Russo
This was my first book about the life and thoughts of a high school age transgender teen. I was interested to read the author’s notes at the end. “To my cisgender readers — which is to say, to those of … Continue reading
Posted in Teen Fiction
Tagged cisgender, crushes, fear, friendship, high school, love, prejudice, self confidence, social group, social skills, transgender, violence
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, by Anton Disclafani
This book is so different from what I expected and I loved it. I saw this book in our high school library and expected a sort of “I love horses and a halcyon vision of summer camp.” The story is … Continue reading
Posted in Teen Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged adultery, camp, competition, dances, Florida, friendship, girls school, horse, incest, isolation, loneliness, puberty, sex, sexual awakening, Smokey Mountains, suspense, the Depression, twin, violence, wildness
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Getting In, a novel, by James Finney Boylan
“Dylan looked at the other students and knew that he had no chance of getting into Yale. These other students were obviously better than he was: smarter, richer, braver. Yale was for people like this Polo here, someone who wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Fiction, Teen Fiction
Tagged Amherst, Bowdoin, brothers, business, campus, cheating, Colby, college, Dartmouth, death, East Coast, fencing, guitar, Harvard, interviews, Ivy, love, Middlebury, music, pretending, rehearsing, secret, Wesleyan, Williams, Winnebago, Yale
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