This book was a bit creepy. For a young person with an active imagination, I think it could be very scarey. Certainly ties into reading pleasure. Not sure what it could connect with in the classroom beyond alternate point of view or re-writing scenes that seemed week - like when Hans discovers...
In this book we meet at young lady named Chanda. Chanda is about sixteen. And throughout the story she notices something strange about her mother. Even though he knows there's something wrong she doesn't want to say anything to her mother. But Chanda has to other people she cares deeply about. An...
A gripping story about the dark side of a first love. Awards for the previous edition: American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults The Best, No...
She promised her mama she'd keep them safe.It's been six months since Mama died, and Chanda is struggling to raise her little brother and sister. Determined to end a family feud, she takes them to her relatives' remote rural village.But across the nearby border, a brutal civil war is spreading. R...
29Happy Ending?‘Let’s hope we never see Leo again,’ Milo said as he and Olivia made their way out of the garden. ‘I’ll keep an eye out in case he follows us.’Olivia nodded quietly. Her mind was far away – on those mornings when the sun would peek through the cracks of her turret shutters and she’...
I write a note to Hasan’s girlfriend and put it in my pocket. I switch hoodies with Marty; it’s a little baggy, but it makes me look different in case anyone took my picture before. I leave the guys, go to the car, and get our pizza box. I’m ready. No, I’m not. I mean, what am I doing? I’m walkin...
“It’s the Three Stooges,” Floyd whispered. “Don’t give them your name, or there’ll be trouble.” She decided to trust his advice: better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. “If it isn’t the gentlemen of the press,” the evangelist called out. “What brings you boys o...
Mom brings me oatmeal and toast on a tray and leaves me a sandwich and an apple for lunch, plus a pitcher of water. She’s really nice when I’m sick. “Call me if there’s a problem. I’ll be back no later than five,” she says. Being sick is boring. I a...