By LK Gardner-Griffie on August 13, 2009
When I saw Minnie posted for review request, I knew I wanted to review it even before I read the preview. There was just something about it that appealed to me and drew me in. In fact, I put dibs on the book before I read the preview, and then realized I had better do my homework first and find out exactly what I was getting myself into.
Posted in LK Gardner-Griffie, Mainstream/Nostalgia, Relationships/Women's Lit, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged Abortion, abusive relationships, alcohol, Ashley Lane, Christianity, cult, dating, death, divorce, domestic abuse, drinking, elderly, emotional, family, grief, heart, high school, hope, learning, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, love, Minnie, miscarriage, murder, nursing home, teen, violence, Volunteer, Washington, welfare, wheelchair |
By Shannon Yarbrough on August 22, 2008
DeGrassi Junior High, DeGrassi High, Saved by the Bell, 90210, Dawson’s Creek…the list goes on and on of irresistible melodramas which have sought to capture the essence of teen life through the years, often with a high school setting since those four years of a teenager’s life can certainly be ever changing. I know mine were. These days, our brains can’t fathom these made up tales and we wanted to hear from real people, people like us, so we handed kids a camera and told them to go film their “real” stories.
Posted in Shannon Yarbrough, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged chappaqua, high school, junior high, peer pressure, robert d. toonkel, teen, teen angst, teenage, teenager |
