The novel takes places in Tiburon, North Carolina during the 1960's. It touches on topics such as color barriers in the segregated South and political events and self-identity The main protagonist, Lily Owens, is a fourteen year-old girl who struggles to find her identity. In her brazen nature, she takes many risks to find her true personality.
The novel takes places in Tiburon, North Carolina during the 1960's. It touches on topics such as color barriers in the segregated South and political events and self-identity The main protagonist, Lily Owens, is a fourteen year-old girl who struggles to find her identity. In her brazen nature, she takes many risks to find her true personality.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Although the narrator is mentally insane, he does a mostly-alright job of telling the story from a first person standpoint. His ‘mental illness’ kind of gets in the way when he has flashbacks and when he explains how the Combine affects the other patients. Speaking of the other patients, what a lively bunch (for a group of mentally insane men in a ward run by a big-breasted nurse set out to crush their spirits in order to follow society’s rules)! With this cast, twists and turns and lots of sympathy should be expected; although don’t feel TOO much pity on them. You’ll find out why. Also, don’t get too attached to any of them; they don’t die in a gruesome fire of anything, but not everyone makes it… McMurphy was quite a character when he first barged in- right from the start he took a different path. But by the end he had changed- did the Combine get him? Did he manage to upset it enough to destroy it? Did he decide to join the other side? Did he commit suicide? The options are numerous, but the only way you’ll find out about his fate is if you read the book. I was gripped the entire time, the clogs in my brain constantly deliberating each new idea the narrator reveals. And yes, I am aware that many people think the movie was fantastic; but I am a firm believer that the book is always better than the movie! -Camilla Piechocki Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence follows the life of Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath, a lost prince who, within the first pages, is willing to commit horrible atrocities without a shred of remorse. No question --- most readers will have trouble with this novel; characters have moral compasses ranging from evil to insane, the mind of the main character is twisted beyond recognition, and the work includes every gritty and bloody detail that could possibly be up into it. But that does not stop the novel from being uniquely interesting. Not the brutal theme or actions, but the author's ability to bring me into the world. Slipping into the thoughts of the maddened protagonist, Jorg, was fulfilling to read, albeit the character development was slow and almost nonexistent. Other than that, Prince of Thorns was a quick and enjoyable read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes gritty fantasy that isn't afraid to break away from the paragons of justice that other fantasy books tend to steer towards. -Anton Kurdakov Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson is written in two different perspectives by John Green and David Levithan. The book is split between the narrations of two different boys both named Will Grayson which provides an interesting new way to read a book. The teens in this book struggle to find themselves and many teens can relate to these characters. You can even learn a lesson or two. I definitely recommend this book. -Brianna Flood Paper Towns by John Green
Paper Towns is a book about an adventurous girl with the need to be free and the boy who loves her on an adventure to find her. John Green manages to create amazing characters yet again that teens will relate to and grow to love. And it goes to show, maybe we never really know someone as well as we think we do. -Brianna Flood Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Book 1 of Infernal Devices Series)
Clockwork Angel is the first book in the Infernal Devices series written by Cassandra Clare. This book is amazing and very enjoyable. In the book the main character Tessa goes to London from New York to visit her brother. Once she arrives, she is kidnapped and pulled into a world that she never knew existed and finds secrets about her family, even about herself. In the book, you read shocking discoveries and many other things that you would have to keep reading to find out. Even though the setting is in the year 1878, the characters are very amusing and entertaining. I would recommend that people read this book. I would also recommend people read Cassandra Clare’s other series The Mortal Instruments. -Edlynn Emile Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
Written in a poetic form, this book is not as long as it seems. Also, if you are a sophomore, junior, or senior who has already studied “The Crucible”, by Arthur Miller, don’t think you know everything! Written from a different point of view, this story delves deeper into the minds of the Afflicted than “The Crucible” ever did! Think life was all about surviving back in the 1600s? Well, you’re right! But it’s not always the elements that are the most frightening- sometimes it’s the people themselves, your friends and neighbors, that you have to look out for. Read and find out the deep crevasse these girls find themselves in- and how their lives are completely changed by it (you can also check out how the rest of their lives went at the end of the book). -Camilla Piechocki Sisters in Sanity by Gayle Forman
This story has all the typical things a teenage girl can expect: problems, drama, and of course, romance. However, what makes this book stand out from everyday life is the SIZE of it all. The main character, Brit Hemphill, doesn’t just have zits on her face to worry about, she has a schizophrenic mother who ran away instead of receiving treatment, a father who has married a monster, the monster herself, and the problem of how to get out of her prison: Red Rock. Her once fun-loving, easy-going father has betrayed Brit and sent her to a ‘school’ for rebellious teenagers. Rebellious? Brit is only defiant against her new stepmother, and even then it’s only in the form of getting out of the house. She gets good grades at school, she doesn’t do drugs. So what if she’s in a band? Who cares if she has red streaks in her hair? These things don’t make her unruly- they’re just a part of her style. In fact, that’s something most of the girls at Red Rock have in common: their situations aren’t meant for them to land in such a place as Red Rock. Or are they? It’s up to the reader to decide ~ and if you’re not the bookworm type, well, this isn’t a very long read anyway. -Camilla Piechocki |
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