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Subject Tag: teenagers
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Written by Rebecca Reid on Saturday, October 3, 2009 Filed under: Fiction, ReviewsAs I mentioned in my previous post, I loved Holden Caulfield when I first read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I was probably about 16 years old, which is Holden’s age. I read it again in college (20 years old) and I likewise enjoyed Holden’s story.
I didn’t love Holden on this third [...]
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- Tags: banned books, childhood, compassion, depression, family, love, reread, teenagers
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Written by Rebecca Reid on Thursday, July 30, 2009 Filed under: Child/Young Adult, ReviewsI was looking for a light “romance” to read for my library summer reading program, and I decided to go completely out of my comfort zone by reading a YA novel with a romance in it.
So because it was such a foreign genre, I suppose I was setting myself up to be disappointed by reading [...]
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- @jmchshannon I think it's good that those with negative feelings are vocal. It helps me know that it might really be a turn off to people!
- @jennyfosdick happy st. Patrick's Day to you! I'm in green...but son is not!
- @RobAroundBooks i do think it's helpful. i just need to learn code!!
- @RobAroundBooks Oo a little closed to solved!! it gives me the "reply" option but then can't find a way to post the comment...
- @jmchshannon yeay, still don't think I'm going to go for intense debate. Seems there is some negative feeling about it!