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Knowing More than Just Three

Published on December 26, 2017December 31, 2017 by stashnanigansLeave a comment

Book Title: Tell Me Three Things Review

Genres: YA, Contemporary Fiction

Pub Date: 4/5/16

4 STARS

Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help? Continue reading “Knowing More than Just Three” →

#TBT Book Review: Hatchet

Published on August 24, 2017September 3, 2017 by stashnanigansLeave a comment

Title: Hatchet

Author: Gary Paulsen

Genre: Young Adult, Coming of Age

Pub Date: Reissue, August 25, 2009

3 STARS

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane suffers a heart attack. Brian is forced to crash-land the plane in a lake–and finds himself stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness with only his clothing and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before his departure.

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Review: The Hate U Give

Published on August 13, 2017August 24, 2017 by stashnanigans2 Comments

Book Title: The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
Genres: Teen, Young Adult Fiction
Pub Date: 02/28/17
4 STARS

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Continue reading “Review: The Hate U Give” →