tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post4588245245064042664..comments2023-10-25T06:14:07.442-04:00Comments on YA Book Realm: My School Summer Reading ListYA Book Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323212010545485786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-65132159162855786232009-09-08T16:38:06.263-04:002009-09-08T16:38:06.263-04:00These are all really great books, and I am very ha...These are all really great books, and I am very happy that you were given them for summer reading. I noticed you said that your brother doesn't enjoy reading except for school. I have a Reluctant Reader site where I am trying to get young adults to read. Do you have any suggestions? If so, please let me know at http://jeffrivera.typepad.com/jeff_rivera/.<br />Thanks for your insights, and keep up the great work.<br />-JeffGumbo Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464099613881147337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-35089703763399733352009-08-31T21:58:06.902-04:002009-08-31T21:58:06.902-04:00Yan- Yessss! I heard The Things They Carried was g...Yan- Yessss! I heard The Things They Carried was good. Hope to get to it soon, but gotta find the book first. hehe kinda lost it. <br /><br />Deltay & Purdypirate- EVERYONE I know who read it says that it was a good book. Lets hope I lovethe book too. I'm surprised I didn't have to read a John Steinback novel, most probably gotta do it during the school year. <br /><br />Megan- OMG 5-7 pages!! INSANE. I have to write 500 words-not exactly sure how long that would be but hopefully not 5 or more pages. I would die! Oh and I'm red Native Son, I forgot to mention that! Maybe we can exchange notes, but I need to read first. =)<br /><br />Blaize-I heard the horror stories of Falkner. Apparently, its torture yet here we are being assigned crap to read. Okay, technically I can't judge the book yet but hopefully, I'll enjoy it. Trying to be optimistic. ;)<br /><br /><br />Regularrumnation- Yaaay another thumbs up for The Things They Carried. I'm glad it was good.YA Book Realmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323212010545485786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-62732971815732704722009-08-28T09:16:28.408-04:002009-08-28T09:16:28.408-04:00I hope you'll find you love The Things They Ca...I hope you'll find you love The Things They Carried. It's an unbelievably moving piece of literature and one of my favorite novels of all time. <br /><br />As I Lay Dying is difficult, but good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-58306027505565415732009-08-28T08:51:30.464-04:002009-08-28T08:51:30.464-04:00Wow, William Faulkner--that's brutal! I never ...Wow, William Faulkner--that's brutal! I never made it past page 2 of a Faulkner novel--good luck!Blaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430226920319385089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-29054125458682402342009-08-27T21:26:58.043-04:002009-08-27T21:26:58.043-04:00And I thought I was procrastinating on my summer r...And I thought I was procrastinating on my summer reading! I actually just finished my last book today, thank goodness. Now I have to do these stupid dialectic notebooks and write a 5-7 page paper on the books.<br /><br />I had to read:<br /><br />THE SHIPPING NEWS by E. Annie Proulx<br />ANNIE JOHN by Jamaica Kincaid<br />A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY by John Irving (I loved this book!)<br />NATIVE SON by Richard WrightSimply_Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436996813673801003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-53700968740584563062009-08-27T16:26:07.189-04:002009-08-27T16:26:07.189-04:00I had Gatsby this year and It was pretty good. I a...I had Gatsby this year and It was pretty good. I also had grapes of wrath, of mice and men, and in cold blood. <br /><br />Gatsby was by far my favorite.Purdypiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318145079577783622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-57806135980346027742009-08-27T14:32:15.402-04:002009-08-27T14:32:15.402-04:00Had to read The Great Gatsby last year for school;...Had to read The Great Gatsby last year for school; it's actually pretty decent!deltayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419573977053468767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841238097997174929.post-61971407185708695132009-08-27T13:26:43.625-04:002009-08-27T13:26:43.625-04:00I actually had THE THINGS THEY CARRY as a summer r...I actually had THE THINGS THEY CARRY as a summer reading book 2 years ago I believe. It wasn't badYanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198849501165456082noreply@blogger.com