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Tag Archives: Father-Daugther Relationships
Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson. Viking, 2014. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: Beautiful. I am totally here for this cover, which is contemporary and emotionally resonant and also just a lovely piece … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Father-Daugther Relationships, Laurie Halse Anderson, PTSD, Trauma
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Review: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction (Middle Grade) Face Value: I love the colors and the hand-drawn aesthetic. It reads a little young, but I don’t think it … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Cars, Father-Daugther Relationships, Friendship, Homeschool
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Review: Purity by Jackson Pearce
Purity by Jackson Pearce. Little, Brown, and Company, 2012. Currently available. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: Ok, this cover makes me laugh. The cover designer was clever enough to utilize the lock symbol to represent Shelby’s virginity, and then to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged chastity ball, chastity vow, Father-Daugther Relationships, Sex, virginity
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Detectives Week: An Unabashed Love Letter to Veronica Mars
We started the week with Nancy Drew, and it’s only appropriate for us to end the week with our favorite modern girl detective, the one and only Veronica Mars. If you never watched Veronica Mars during it’s overlooked 3 seasons … Continue reading
Posted in All Stars, Miscellaneous, Theme Week
Tagged Detectives Week, Father-Daugther Relationships, Girl Detectives, Television, Veronica Mars
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