I worked as a child welfare worker in Alabama, and we had a case of a new born baby, being left in a dumpster. That made this book appealing to me. That book was a very sad story. Nate was told lies about being found in the woods, like all babies. He was told his mother had run off to Califor...
Walk Me Home is a touching story with powerful examples of selfishness, kindness, deceit and determination. 16 year old Carly and 12 year old Jen are the daughters of a woman whose only interest appears to be herself with a suggested history of part-time male partners, the latest 'partner' is Wad...
Russell is about to leave his apartment for work in New York City when he gets a call that his mother has died suddenly. It is Sept. 11, 2001 - and Russell works on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center. His personal tragedy has saved him from a nationwide tragedy. His job and coworkers are g...
Jumpstart the World starts off interesting and captivated me till the very end. This book is about a 15 year old girl named Elle having to move to her own apartment. She quickly falls in love with her much older neighbor,Frank. She later on finds out that he is part of the LGBT community and Elle...
Wow! I love Ernie. He is such an amazing kid. What a great head on his shoulders. And his Uncle...ahhh, could he be real? He seems to know just what to say (or not to say) to help Ernie make the right decision. The Uncle is definitely someone who keeps Ernie on track. I loved reading this book. I...
Love in the Present TenseBy http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_s...So for a reader. And I do mean a reader, somebody that lives to read the next best book, little is as frustrating as not having a person, persons to tell all about your current amazing read. And as a reader, little is as frustrat...
I remembered this movie from the 90s and had a sappy feeling when I thought of it, but still dove right in because usually if you enjoy a movie the book is infinitely better. I found that to be the case here.The entire premise of the book is a Social Studies extra credit assignment to think of a ...
Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.comTHE YEAR OF MY MIRACULOUS REAPPEARANCE by Catherine Ryan Hyde (also the author of the well-known PAY IT FORWARD) truly illustrates the life of a young teen and her struggle with an alcoholic parent and the ripple-effect of alcoholis...
Jordy is on his own in New York City, and it's working fine, until Chloe comes along. She's 18, blond and pretty. She's seen things no-one should ever see. She knows the world is an ugly place, and needs Jordy to prove her wrong. Together they hit the road to discover the truth - and there's no g...
It was a little after one o’clock in the morning. It woke me up. Sounds like more or less a given. But I was not supposed to be asleep. I could’ve lost my job for it. I was in the computer room in a tiny corner of the observatory, in an old typist’s chair. Asleep with my head dropped back. When I...
Knock. Knock. Pause. Knock. Billy glanced into the kitchen to read the clock over his stove. Rayleen was home early. He scooted Ms. Lafferty the Cat off his lap, and she ran into the bedroom. He opened the door, and stared out into the hall, at no o...
That nasty mule, Rebar, caught sight of Ethan and his dog from the far corral and laid his ears back. Ethan grabbed his dog’s collar. Just in case. Right around the time Ethan was thinking he should wake Sam up if necessary, that his own situation was dire enough to warrant it, he saw the older m...
Still wide. I’m still in the back of the pickup but the wheels are stationary, the engine quiet. My neck feels stiff, my hip pinched from its contact with corrugated steel. I hear boot heels on wood planking. I raise my head to see that the truck is parked in front of a run-down, apparently defun...
If I had half as many answers, I’d be in great shape. Question number one: Why did I pick up a pen and start writing in this journal again? I hate this journal. It was never my idea. I only ever did it to make Dr. Grey happy. Okay, let’s be really honest here. To keep him off my back. I was never...