Bleak House by Philip Gooden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a great summary of the original Dickens version of the story, but in several hundred pages less than the wordy original. It hit the major points of the story without all the rambling.
I recommend it as a summary, but the original was worth reading, also.
There’s a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed by Edgar Cantero
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a quick read that I picked up for the heck of it. It was a little silly, but still had a lot of horror elements to it. It wasn’t a perfect read, but it kept my attention to the end.
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I don’t know many of these books, but sometimes you just need an ugly cry. YA is a good genre to use to attempt that level of crying.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I had seen this movie about a year ago. It popped up as available from the library, so I decided to read it, since I knew it was going to be a short read. It followed the movie almost exactly.
It was very good, and it happened to be timely because of all the mask wearing and hand cleaning that’s going on right now. It explained why 6 feet apart is a good thing, but the book was actually about cystic fibrosis patients.
I would recommend the book, but it does get heavy in some parts. I do think the ending was a little far fetched, but it did the same in the movie.
Here is a list from the above linked article that consists of Fantasy Series that have already been completed. You won’t be wasting your time waiting for the next book in the series to come out. Enjoy!
1. The Cruel Prince
2. The Wicked King
3. The Queen of Nothing
1. The Young Elites
2. The Rose Society
3. The Midnight Star
1. Red Winter
2. Dark Tempest
3. Immortal Fire
1. The Silence of Medair
2. Voice of the Lost
1. Six of Crows
2. Crooked Kingdom
1. Sabriel
2. Lirael
3. Abhorsen
1. Angelfall
2. World After
3. End of Days
1. Shadow of the Fox
2. Soul of the Sword
3. Night of the Dragon
1. The Brilliant Death
2. The Storm of Life
1. The Bear and the Nightingale
2. The Girl in the Tower
3. The Winter of the Witch
1. Poison Study
2. Magic Study
3. Fire Study
4. Shadow Study
5. Night Study
6. Dawn Study
1. Crown Duel
2. Court Duel
1. Nameless
2. Wayfarer
3. Kin
1. In the Night Garden
2. In the Cities of Coin and Spice
0.5. The Jinni
1. The Forbidden Wish
1. Grave Mercy
2. Dark Triumph
3. Mortal Heart
1. Graceling
2. Fire
3. Bitterblue
1. Northern Lights (The Golden Compass)
2. The Subtle Knife
3. The Amber Spyglass
1. The Bone Doll’s Twin
2. Hidden Warrior
3. The Oracle’s Queen
In Skala warfare is a womanly thing.
1. We Set the Dark on Fire
2. We Unleash the Merciless Storm
I have read some of these books and I have wanted to read some of them for a while. Each of the books on the list has given me something to think about. I hope to have the same reaction from those that I will be reading soon.
Just Mercy (Adapted For Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
Black Card by Chris L. Terry
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
This Is My America by Kim Johnson
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
This Side of Home by Renée Watson
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Goddess in Time by Tera Lynn Childs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book as part of the Oh.My.Gods series. I wouldn’t have been able to follow it if I hadn’t read the other books.
With the way the book ended, I hope there’s another book in this series. One more story to tie up the loose ends.
Angie Thomas has a new book coming out! It’s set for release in January 2021. The above link tells about the book, and what we should expect. It sounds like it is a prequel to The Hate U Give. I am excited!
So many kids say they don’t like to read. The above linked article talks about why that might be. Giving kids books that they are interested in would help the situation a lot. Let them choose what they want to read. Give them good options. Don’t make it too easy or too hard on them. Most importantly, give them books that they can relate to.
The books that are mentioned in the article all seem to be good books. Many of them I have read. Some of them my children have read and told me about.
Books I haven’t read that are mentioned in the article.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Books I’ve read that are mentioned in the article.
#TheRealCinderella by Yesenia Vargas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I went into this book knowing it was a retelling of Cinderella. The title gives it away.
I was impressed by how the story was modernized and told as if it could actually happen. No mice into horses or pumpkins into carriages. The story just made sense.
I look forward to reading the sequels to the book, one of these days.
bookworm at the gym 