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Book Review: For One More Day by Mitch Albom

By • Jan 1st, 2012 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features

Book: For One More Day Author: Mitch Albom Genre: Drama Synopsis: The story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one? Source: Goodreads.com I really like stories that [...]



Book Review: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

By • Apr 1st, 2011 • Category: Book Reviews, Books

Book: Speak Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Genre: Young Adult Synopsis: Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it’s been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud: “My throat is always sore, my lips raw…. Every time I try to talk to my parents or a [...]



Book Review: LA Candy

By • Jan 2nd, 2011 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features

Book: LA Candy Author: Lauren Conrad Genre: Young Adult Lauren Conrad’s début novel “LA Candy” doesn’t shy away from the reality stars real life and brings you the drama of Laguna Beach and The Hills in book form. LA Candy follows Jane Roberts and her best friend Scarlett who move to of course Los Angeles; [...]



A Safe Haven

By • Nov 1st, 2010 • Category: Authors, Book Reviews, Books, Features

Best-Selling author Nicholas Sparks has brought us another captivating novel. Safe Haven follows the beautiful and shy woman, Katie. She is in her late-twenties and comes, or should I say runs to the small town of Southport, North Carolina. While there she tries to keep a low profile and stay mysterious however when a new [...]



Wicked vs Wizard of Oz

By • Sep 5th, 2010 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features, Historical and Instering Facts

The Wizard of Oz. Oh, so powerful. Oh, so…well…wonderful. WRONG! The Wizard is a cruel joke. We all know that he came by balloon, but do you know that the Animals (animals that can talk) were being silenced by him?That the only reason Elphaba was called “Wicked” was because she defied him? He is a [...]



Past, Present, & Future

By • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features, Historical and Instering Facts

Hey everyone! Have you ever heard of the book “A Christmas Carol?” If you have, this article that I’ll be writing, you will find a little more about it. If you’ve already read it, then this’ll be a sort of a review for you. Let’s start. A Christmas Carol is a novel written by the [...]



Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, by Laurence Yep

By • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Book Reviews, Books

In the wild land of Southern China, sixteen year old Princess Red Bird spends her days reading, picnicking and watching the beautiful kingfishers that nest in the banks of the swift rivers. Tempering the most distasteful part of her life – being considered a “savage” by the Chinese Colonists – is her enjoyment of the [...]



Bookworm

By • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features

Sparkling Stars has put together a book list for teen girls, gossip girl got started, and more juice secrets in the prequel to the hit book series “Gossip Girl.” The great thing about this book is that if you haven’t read the Gossip Girl books, you can still read this book. 9. The Daring Book [...]



Stargazing

By • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Reviews, Books

The year my sister got lucky isn’t about teen drama or lost love, it’s about something much more import family. Two ballerina sisters, Michaela and Katya (Katie) are uprooted from there New York city parades to the small of Fir Lake, Michaela instantly use the move to become a different person one who has many [...]