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Movie News :D
One of my favorite books, Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr, is being made into a movie! I just found this out because Sara Zarr posted it on Twitter. Not all of the information is there, but some of the...
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Ned Vizzini It’s Kind of a Funny Story 444 pp. Hyperion. 2006 ISBN: 978-1-4231-4191-4 (p’back) “Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan’s Executive...
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Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson
Blake Nelson Paranoid Park 180 pp. Speak (Penguin Group) 2006 ISBN: 978-0-14-241156-8 Summary (From Goodreads): It was an accident. He didn’t mean to kill the security guard with his skateboard – it...
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen Water for Elephants 331 pp. Algonquin Books 2006 Summary (From Goodreads): Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski’s ninety-something-year-old...
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Book Trailer Thursday (67)–The Perks of Being a Wallflower Official Movie...
I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky a couple years ago and really enjoyed it. It’s become a favorite of many students who have taken my Young Adult Lit class or who have picked...
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Student Book Review: That Summer by Sarah Dessen
I realize That Summer by Sarah Dessen has been around for a while, but for some reason it isn’t the most popular Sarah Dessen title I have in my class library, so I decided to feature it on my blog...
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Movie Review: Beautiful Creatures
I know movies based on books never (or almost never) live up to the book, but I had high hopes for the Beautiful Creatures movie. I asked Keith to take me to see it as my Valentine’s Day gift which he...
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Book Trailer Thursday (107)–Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume Movie Trailer
Is it crazy that I’ve never read Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume? I’ve read and loved Forever, and I’ve read plenty of her other books, but somehow I missed Tiger Eyes. I’ll have to correct that ASAP. I’ve...
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Audiobook Review: The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Title: The Silver Linings Playbook Author: Matthew Quick Narrator: Ray Porter Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books (paperback movie tie-in edition) Release Date: October 16th, 2012 (paperback movie tie-in...
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Book Trailer Thursday (115)–The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
The other day John Green tweeted a link to this movie trailer for The Spectacular Now because Shailene Woodley is starring in it and she is also going to be Hazel Grace in the movie version of The...
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Book Trailer Thursday (118)–Catching Fire Movie Trailer
I’m sure many of you have already seen this trailer, but for those of you who haven’t, here you go! Catching Fire is my favorite book in The Hunger Games trilogy, so I’m really excited to see this...
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Book Trailer Thursday (122)–The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Movie Trailer
Apparently I’m late to the party on this one because I haven’t read The Book Thief yet. I started it a couple years ago, wasn’t in the mood for it, set it down, and never picked it back up. I saw the...
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Audiobook Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Title: The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak Narrator: Allan Corduner Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers/Listening Library Release Date: March 14th, 2006/September 26th, 2006 Interest: Printz...
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Book Trailer Thursday (133)–The Official Divergent Movie Trailer
Yay!!! I love this official movie trailer for Divergent. LOVE IT! I can’t wait to show my students and hear their thoughts. And I definitely can’t wait to see the movie in March. I know I’ll most...
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Book Trailer Thursday (141)–The Fault in Our Stars Movie Trailer
I know many of you probably already saw this trailer when it released yesterday, but it doesn’t hurt to see it one more time, right? And to those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I hope you enjoy it! I...
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Book Trailer Thursday (145)–The Maze Runner Official Movie Trailer
My students are big fans of The Maze Runner trilogy. I abandoned this book when I tried listening to the audio because I had too many questions that weren’t being answered. The movie trailer, however,...
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Book Trailer Thursday (148)–If I Stay Movie Trailer
Huh. I guess I gave If I Stay five stars on Goodreads, but when I think about it now (four years after reading it) I don’t think of it as a five-star book. Has anyone else experienced this? Anyway,...
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Book Trailer Thursday (155)–The DUFF Official Teaser Trailer
One of my former students texted me the other day asking if I knew anything about Kody Keplinger’s debut The DUFF being made into a movie. I’m not sure how I missed out on this news, but I was pretty...
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Book Trailer Thursday (164)–Paper Towns by John Green Movie Trailer
Many of my students are John Green fans, so I’m excited to share this movie trailer with them. Not as many of them have read Paper Towns yet since The Fault in Our Stars has been so popular....
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Book Trailer Thursday (169)–The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
I was sent this information about The Diary of a Teenage Girl being made into a movie, along with the link to its movie trailer. It sounds like an interesting movie and book, so I figured I’d go...
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