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Not my favorite Walter Dean Myers book, I basically read it when I didn't have anything else to read. There are a lot of slow points that made me wane off of it.
I've been experimenting with poetry books lately, and this one wasn't really my style but it doesn't mean it's bad. I just wasn't relating to it personally, but I think this is great for parents.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this wonderful book of poems. I loved the "souvenirs" accompanying each poem. This really made me think about life, and love, and God. Every poem spoke something to me and was written in a way that I could truly relate and understand.
I originally picked this book out to help me out with a school essay, little did I know I'd read through the whole thing. The cartoon depictions and examples were really helpful in presenting Jean Piaget's findings in understandable terms.
Start Your Own Etsy Business: Handmade Goods, Crafts, Jewelry, and More
Jason R. Rich, The Staff of Entrepreneur Media
Inside, you'll be able to find everything from how to open your Etsy business, to marketing, to stories of successful Etsy business owners.
Opening an Etsy shop can be stressful, I know from experience, but this book has many incredible tips that I've begun incorporating into my own shop. I would recommend this to those who are thinking of opening an Etsy or any other kind of online store.
If you would like to visit my Etsy shop, here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEducatedArtist
Opening an Etsy shop can be stressful, I know from experience, but this book has many incredible tips that I've begun incorporating into my own shop. I would recommend this to those who are thinking of opening an Etsy or any other kind of online store.
If you would like to visit my Etsy shop, here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEducatedArtist
I think this book would work great in a classroom, especially during a week themed around animals. It won't take too long to get through and there's a lot of room for expanding a lesson through it. The rhyming words are great for younger kids.
This was a really cute collection of short chapter books for elementary school age children. There was a lesson taught at the end of each story and the loose ends are all tied up. Harry was a really sweet character that I think kids will really like.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story of this dog's long, long journey from Siberia to the United States. It is quite heartfelt. Gina From Siberia is a perfect family read.
Five students walk into detention. Only four come out alive. Everyone knew Simon was allergic to peanuts, the only question is who wanted to get rid of Simon the most.
Nate is the hot delinquent. Addy is the gorgeous popular girl. Bronwyn is the brainiac and Cooper is the star athlete. They're walking high school stereotypes, but does that mean they did it?
I know this wasn't on my September TBR, but I had requested the audiobook from my library through the Overdrive app. I got the notification last week and decided this would be a great book to listen to during my commute to school.
I was expecting this to be similar to We Were Liars, instead it was more like Pretty Little Liars. That being said, the Goodreads description does call it a cross between The Breakfast Club and Pretty Little Liars. I just wanted to get it over with and find out who the killer was. There were a lot of predictable plot points and a bunch of times when I felt the author foreshadowed way too much, to the point of telling us what would be coming out the next chapter.
This is one of those books where I found myself constantly saying, I would never have done that in high school. The characters were very impractical at times and they were definitely stereotypes. Even after the character development started coming in, they still seemed way too rigid.
As far as diversity goes, this book was lacking from my standpoint. Out of the four main characters, one was half-Latina. The other three were white as snow. There was definite diversity in the supporting characters, though. This seemed like such a disconnect to me. The POCs were all supporting characters with a couple lines, something I hate about these kind of YA books.
As far as the mystery goes, it had many layers. There were a lot of times I was guessing what would happen next with the characters and, for the most part, I usually got it right. But, I must admit they really threw a curve ball at the end. I was so confused but then it all started to make sense. I didn't care for the "everything tied up in a bow" epilogue but other than that, I enjoyed the ending.
Nate is the hot delinquent. Addy is the gorgeous popular girl. Bronwyn is the brainiac and Cooper is the star athlete. They're walking high school stereotypes, but does that mean they did it?
I know this wasn't on my September TBR, but I had requested the audiobook from my library through the Overdrive app. I got the notification last week and decided this would be a great book to listen to during my commute to school.
I was expecting this to be similar to We Were Liars, instead it was more like Pretty Little Liars. That being said, the Goodreads description does call it a cross between The Breakfast Club and Pretty Little Liars. I just wanted to get it over with and find out who the killer was. There were a lot of predictable plot points and a bunch of times when I felt the author foreshadowed way too much, to the point of telling us what would be coming out the next chapter.
This is one of those books where I found myself constantly saying, I would never have done that in high school. The characters were very impractical at times and they were definitely stereotypes. Even after the character development started coming in, they still seemed way too rigid.
As far as diversity goes, this book was lacking from my standpoint. Out of the four main characters, one was half-Latina. The other three were white as snow. There was definite diversity in the supporting characters, though. This seemed like such a disconnect to me. The POCs were all supporting characters with a couple lines, something I hate about these kind of YA books.
As far as the mystery goes, it had many layers. There were a lot of times I was guessing what would happen next with the characters and, for the most part, I usually got it right. But, I must admit they really threw a curve ball at the end. I was so confused but then it all started to make sense. I didn't care for the "everything tied up in a bow" epilogue but other than that, I enjoyed the ending.