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The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

Harry Crewe is a young woman fresh from the Homeland (picture England around the time of India’s colonization, technologically we have revolvers, trains and wireless stations) and she is already falling in love with...

Beauty by Robin McKinley

This is the beginning of a journey for me.  I fell in love with Robin McKinley years ago (I can’t remember exactly but it was probably around 4th or 5th grade) with The Hero...

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

I never expected to come out of a book labeled Sports–Fiction having cried.  I’ve never played an organized sport in my life and have spent very little time watching them.  My sister used to...

ttyl by Lauren Myracle

The reason I am reading this book is a discussion of intellectual freedom because it has been the most frequently challenged book since 2007.  In the Fall of 2004 (the year of copyright which...

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson

2003, Bobby is 16 and in his senior year of high school.  He and girlfriend Nia are both focused on life and looking forward to college until she gets pregnant.  The telling alternates between...

Forever… by Judy Blume

1975 is the next step on our journey through the history of YA romance.  Kath and Michael meet at a New Year’s party during their senior year.  Their romance develops quickly over the next...

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