A book review of Eat That Frog! for Students: 22 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Excel in School by Brian Tracy with Anna Leinberger Stars: **** Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2020)Time Management168 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Adapted from Brian Tracy’s… Read More »
Stamped #StampedBook
February 8, 2021 by ·
A book review of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Stars: ***** Little Brown Books for Young Readers (2020)Civil and Human Rights (Young Adult)320 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: This is NOT a history book.This… Read More »
REVIEW: The Secret Me Book by Rachel Kempster and Meg Leder
May 8, 2012 by ·
Stars: Sourcebooks (2012)Teen Nonfiction Summary: You know those all those secret thoughts you keep hidden away deep inside? Well it’s time to let them out. The Secret Me Book is a fun and insightful journal written by people who have actually been in your shoes, people who get it. I wrote in a lot of… Read More »
Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
April 22, 2012 by ·
Stars: ★★★★☆ Annick Press (2012)Teen Nonfiction Summary: Around the world, blood has always been a symbol of both life and death: blood rites, blood oaths, and blood-soaked legends. Today, we have scientific facts about blood types, transfusions, blood-borne illnesses, and crime-scene blood spatter. Yet the fluid still holds mystery. Open this book to learn about… Read More »
Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool by Hannah Friedman
March 30, 2010 by ·
Stars: ***** HCI Teens (2009) Teen Nonfiction (Memoir) 264 pages Summary: Hannah Friedman’s life sucks. So she sets out to change it. After a strange early and middle childhood she enters one of the country’s most prestigious boarding schools on scholarship and transforms herself into everything she is not: cool. By senior year, she has… Read More »
Straight Talk for Teenage Girls by Annette Fuson
March 23, 2010 by ·
Stars: **** Author House (2008) Teen Nonfiction 125 Pages Summary: Straight Talk for Teenage Girls is information to help teen girls make better choices about life situations so they will grow to adulthood successfully. Topics include: self-esteem, dealing with emotions, making decisions, friendships with girls/boys, getting out of bad situations, handling mistakes and reaching goals.… Read More »
The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality by St. Stephen’s Community House
March 5, 2010 by ·
Stars: **** Annick Press (2006) Ages 14+ This is another book I read for Freedom to Read Week. Here is the information on why and how it was challenged: St. Stephen’s Community House. The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality. 2006—The Institute for Canadian Values (ICV), a Christian organization, campaigned against… Read More »
