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Thisclose To Being YA

by paulahy

The pastor of my church has invited the young adults of the church to sup with him, a special dinner for those ages…wait for it, 18-40. Really? 40? “Young” adults? So I’m literally thisclose to being considered a young adult in the eyes of God. Pah! While I may be considered young compared to someone [ Read the full article… ]

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Commentary: Life – An Exploded Diagram

by paulahy

By Mal Peet My problem is, I’m way too literal. When someone tells me that a book is Young Adult, I sort of believe it. And right, wrong or indifferent, for ME a Young Adult novel has to primarily revolve around a young person’s experience. Some YA historical fiction reads like adult historical fiction. An [ Read the full article… ]

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Brown Book Review: Bitter Melon

by paulahy

By Cara Chow The best thing a book can do, to and for me, is evoke some sort of passion. The bell rings if it makes me angry. Bitter Melon rang my bells, much like What Can’t Wait did. Both are stories about what it’s like to be a first generation American citizen of an [ Read the full article… ]

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Compulsion Review

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By Heidi Ayarbe Compulsion. Ten letters. Ten plus zero equals 10. Damn! Not good. If you’re wondering what I’m raving about, wait until you dive into Compulsion and into the very chaotic head of seventeen-year-old Jake Martin, star soccer player and OCD sufferer. Jake’s held prisoner by his compulsions – needing the time, or people’s [ Read the full article… ]

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Brown Book Review: Bestest.Ramadan.Ever

by paulahy

In case you were wondering, the Cybils judging is going just fine. Thanks. Every waking second that I’m not working, writing or mommying/wifeing I’m reading. In reality, that’s not really a lot of seconds but for the first time in history my fast reading skills have come in handy. For once, consuming a book in [ Read the full article… ]

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Cleopatra’s Moon Review

by paulahy

By Vicky Alvear Shecter I like historical fiction – more than I realized until I became a total Ken Follett nut. I like reading about ancient cultures. The past is fascinating to me because it’s already happened and can be analyzed and picked apart to death. I’m an overanalyzing kind of gal (the first step [ Read the full article… ]

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Why We Write Kid Lit

by paulahy

As promised, in honor of National Day On Writing, the BBS family shares why we write for the kiddies and teens. WHY I WRITE by Tameka Fryer Brown Author of Around Our Way (PB) I write to express my thoughts, my feelings, my beliefs— Poignant or not, Sleeve-worn or not, Endorsed by the general masses [ Read the full article… ]

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TRW: The Queen Of Water Review

by paulahy

Queen of water by Laura Resau Every book has its place and its audience. Although The Queen of Water is fiction, it’s based on a true story and it read like a biography. I think readers who enjoy biographies and those who have an interest in learning about different cultures will be most drawn to [ Read the full article… ]

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