Christmas is a great time to be a kid, and a wretched time to be a strapped-for-cash young adult living a dangerous four-hour drive from home. Travel is hectic and stressful, and part of me will be glad to get back to my quiet apartment after several days spent stuffing my face and sticking discarded…
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“You pierce my soul.”
Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 1818 Purchase Price: $7.95 (paperback) Seven years’ prior to the main events of Persuasion, Anne Elliott falls in love with Frederick, a Naval officer who is handsome and ambitious, but poor. Anne’s father and sister, obsessed with family distinction, oppose the match. Anne’s mentor and friend…
It’s a Book.
I stumbled upon It’s a Book some time back while wandering around Barnes and Noble. I was a bit confused at first, because it was in the Humor section, even though its illustrations made it seem more like a children’s book. Turns out It’s a Book…well, is a book for any reader. I couldn’t purchase…
“Over my dead body, which would be quite a climb.”
Title: Cheaper by the Dozen Author: Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Genre: Non-fiction, Family Publication Date: 1948 Purchase Price: $12.00 (paperback) Although Frank Gilbreth, Sr. was famous for his work in the areas of scientific management and motion study, in Cheaper by the Dozen he’s known simply as “Dad.” Written in 1948…
Why I Love YA Fiction
Young Adult Fiction (or YA, to those in the know) is defined as stories written for and marketed toward adolescents and young adults — with “young adult” considered roughly (and sometimes controversially) ages 14 to 21. My first encounter with fiction aimed specifically at children occurred during my elementary school years, when I read Laura…