… Liesel Meminger is not quite ten years old when everything in her life changes. In only a few days, her brother dies, her mother leaves her, and she is sent to live with two strangers who ask that she call them “Mama” and “Papa.” Even at such a young age, she knows that nothing [...]
All posts for the month November, 2011
The Book Thief
Posted by Kathleen on November 27, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/the-book-thief/
What I Saw and How I Lied
… Evie Spooner is a typical 15-year-old girl who loves her stepfather and idolizes her mother. She lives in Queens, just a subway ride away from Manhattan, and she dreams of the day when she will be as beautiful, glamorous, and grown-up as her mother, Beverly. Although life was not easy for her and her [...]
Posted by Kathleen on November 12, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/what-i-saw-and-how-i-lied/
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
… Eleven-year-old Roger lives in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood where gangs rule the streets and violence permeates daily life. He has had a good upbringing, and comes from a close-knit family, but he knows that other kids aren’t so lucky. One of his classmates, a boy called “Yummy” after his love of sweets, is one [...]
Posted by Kathleen on November 8, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/yummy-the-last-days-of-a-southside-shorty/
Feed
… Titus is a typical teenage boy who enjoys hanging out with friends, going to parties, and spending spring break on the moon. He is also (along with the rest of society) constantly wired in, having had a “feed” implanted into his brain since birth. The feed does everything: it is source of entertainment and [...]
Posted by Kathleen on November 3, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/feed-2/
