Nomination Post #17
August's theme is back to school.
Off you go!
1. Name of book.
2. Small blurb about the book.
3. Why this book is awesome.
Nominations will be open until Sunday night.
Off you go!
1. Name of book.
2. Small blurb about the book.
3. Why this book is awesome.
Nominations will be open until Sunday night.
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2. Small blurb about the book. As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. As Doug struggles to be more than the “skinny thug” that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer-a fiery young lady who “smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a clearing sky after a rain.” In Lil, Doug finds the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a whole town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. In this stunning novel, Schmidt expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story teeming with distinctive, unusual characters and invaluable lessons about love, creativity, and survival.
3. Why this book is awesome. Gary Schmidt juggles a lot of ( ... )
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2. Small blurb about the book. From Amazon:
On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.
3. Why this book is awesome. First off, this was assigned reading to me in sixth grade. And I fell in love with it. As far as I can remember (and you'd think I'd remember such things), that never happened to me with any other assigned reading I ever had ( ... )
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2. Small blurb about the book. From GoodReads:
It began ages past in fabled Atlantis, when a mad, power-hungry queen forged a key to a door never meant to be opened by mortal man--its inception would hasten her own death and the extinction of her vainglorious race. For millennia the key lay forgotten beneath the waves, lost amid the ruins of what had been the most beautiful city on Earth. But however jealously the sea hoards its secrets, sooner or later it yields them up. Now, in present-day Yorkshire, that time has come. And for young Fernanda Capel, life will never be the same again . . .
3. Why this book is awesome. So this was one of my favorite books in high school . . . and then I completely forgot about it until I stumbled across it at Half-Price Books a few months ago. Anyway, it's a really compelling story and about Atlantis! How cool is that? Plus, set in England, so, if you're into non-US settings, it's great for that, too!
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2. Small blurb about the book. From GoodReads:
A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?When Jacqueline follows her longtime boyfriend to the college of his choice, the last thing she expects is a breakup two months into sophomore year. After two weeks in shock, she wakes up to her new reality: she's single, attending a state university instead of a music conservatory, ignored by her former circle of friends, and failing a class for the first time in her life ( ... )
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