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My next YA read brings us to present-day London. Third in a series of fifteen. Hornby, Nick (2007). Slam. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 309 pages. Summary and evaluation: The gist of Slam is pretty straightforward: fifteen-year-old Sam Jones gets his girlfriend Alicia pregnant. She decides to keep the baby, meaning both of their lives are [...] For this next title I jumped from Discworld to 18th century Boston. Second in a series of fifteen. Anderson, M.T. (2006). The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing, Traitor To The Nation, Vol 1: The Pox Party. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. 351 pages. Summary and Evaluation: Octavian lives in a mansion, along with his mother, and [...] One of the assignments for the Young Adult Literature course I’m taking this semester is to keep a ‘reading response journal.’ Since I know that some of my admittedly few readers might be interested in these titles, I have opted (with the professor’s kind permission) to keep this journal online. So, this is the first [...] |
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