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Honor Girl

Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash Maggie Thrash is not afraid to bring on the awkward in her graphic memoir, Honor Girl.  There is so much angst here, as there should be when you have a fifteen year … Continue reading

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Gone Away Lake

Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright I didn’t discover Gone-Away Lake until I was an adult and it’s a shame that I didn’t because it’s the kind of thing I would have adored as a child.  A pair of cousins discover … Continue reading

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We’ll Always Have Summer

We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han Jumping even further into the future with this one, Han brings us to Belly’s freshman year of college. Reading this gave me an almost claustrophobic feeling, because I pretty much knew what was … Continue reading

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It’s Not Summer Without You

It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han Picking up a year after The Summer I Turned Pretty, at first we know almost nothing about what has gone on during the past school year.  But Han slowly fills in the … Continue reading

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han You know it’s a beach read when the title even has summer in it!  This is a summer read that you won’t want to miss. For her whole life, Belly has spent … Continue reading

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Forever in Blue – The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood

I have to say, as much as I do love this series, I am ready to smack Carmen, and I’m a bit tired of Brashares feeling the need to inject drama into everything.  This series is escapist reading.  I shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Girls in Pants – The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

I think this is about when I should admit that even though I’m a grown-up, I really couldn’t wait to get back to reading this each time I put it down.  The style that Ann Brahsares uses really compels you … Continue reading

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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

The second book in the series meets up with the girls a whole year later. Usually with series books there’s an expectation that things pick up where they left off, but Brashares decided to skip the school year in favor … Continue reading

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

I know that for many summer vacation is already over and the kids are starting back to school.  Some of us though, have one final week left of vacation and I’m planning on clinging to it by reading one of … Continue reading

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