Category: The 10 Books of Summer 2013

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 1

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Did the week go past already? Wow. I hope you all had time to take a look at the marvellous creation that is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I hope you all...

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Wake-Up Call 1

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Wake-Up Call

And then, one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl...

Wake-up Call for If I Stay! 0

Wake-up Call for If I Stay!

Prepare to cry your eyes out. The wonderful novel If I Stay, by Gayle Forman, tells the tale of seventeen year old Mia Hall. We follow her story as she deals with the aftermath...

Divergent: The New Hunger Games? 2

Divergent: The New Hunger Games?

For those of you who read my post on Wednesday, you’ll know that my chosen book of the 10 Books of Summer is Divergent, a Science-Fiction novel by Veronica Roth. As I am the...

10 Books of Summer – Divergent wake-up call 0

10 Books of Summer – Divergent wake-up call

After a strenuous battle of the ages with little remorse and even less mercy, I (Skins) was the chosen one. There was catastrophic death, endless heartache, and a war so bloodthirsty that the mere...

Before I Fall: The Last Ice Cream Cone 1

Before I Fall: The Last Ice Cream Cone

At first I was at a loss for how to describe this book. I’m going to be a senior, and I have now reread four times- once for each grade level, and with each...

Black and White Dreams: The Giver 1

Black and White Dreams: The Giver

My loves! I’m terribly apologetic for how late this post is: I had some posting difficulties to over come! But now we’re here, let’s have a look at The Giver and how colour and...

The Six Friends You Should Force to Read The Little Prince 10

The Six Friends You Should Force to Read The Little Prince

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: INTRODUCTION A1. If you consider yourself an adult, read the following introduction to this week’s book club book. B1. If you consider yourself a child, skip down to the train...