Tag Archives: 5stars

Thirteen Reasons Why – 1/10 B.o.t.M.

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Mr. Lewis

Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
– 5 stars
Thirteen Reasons Why is one of the best young adult books I have read in a long time. It tells two stories – one about Hannah Baker, a 17-year-old girl who, by the end of the first chapter we already know, has committed suicide; the [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Books of the Month | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – 11/09 B.o.t.M.

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Mr. Lewis

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
– 5 stars
Junior is a teenager growing up on the Wellpinit Indian Reservation in Washington State – a terribly poor, hopeless world of alcoholic adults, fistfights and tragedy. But Junior is a little different than his [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Books of the Month | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hunger Games – 9/09 B.o.t.M.

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Mr. Lewis

Hunger Games
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
– 5 stars

Hunger Games is a gripping page-turner about a young girl named Katniss who lives with her mom and younger sister in a poor, remote area in the future country of Panem. Katniss is a hunter – she illegally enters the woods each day, gathers plants and [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Books of the Month, podcast | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

I am the Messenger – 4/09 B.o.t.M.

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Mr. Lewis

I am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
– 5 stars

I Am the Messenger is a story about a 19-year-old Australian taxi driver named Ed Kennedy. Ed is an incredibly average person. He doesn’t have a glamorous well-paying job; he lives in a boring town; he hangs out with a group [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Books of the Month, podcast | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment