By Shelby Holmes Laurie Halse Anderson (author of the controversial “Speak”) does it again with the novel Wintergirls. And by “it” I mean completely destroy your feelings and thought processes, of course. Told in short spurts of sentences and calorie-counts, Wintergirls tells the heartbreaking story of Lia and Cassie, “wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies,” best … Continue reading »
By Jordan Gelber Beautiful Creatures is a Young Adult book series turned movie set in a small South Carolina town. Angsty teen Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) wishes for more adventure and excitement in his everyday life… he should be careful what he wishes for. Strange new girl, Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert), moves in with her … Continue reading »
By Caitlin Garrabrant Over Christmas break, I decided to be a big kid and read something that wasn’t from the teen shelf. I picked Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn- it was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list and got great reviews. So, I started reading… and spent two days on the couch with … Continue reading »
“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” Shelby Holmes reviews Stephen Chbosky’s hit novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Kaitlin Harlow reviews the recent movie adaptation. Continue reading »
TFIOS reviewed by Frances Cayton. Who doesn’t love John Green? Continue reading »
On Sunday, October 28, 2012, Saint Mary’s School held a Halloween Carnival for children in the community. Many clubs and organizations had booths like cookie decorating and a piñata bash, and the Student Library Council hosted a Spooky Storytelling Station. SLC members Shelby Holmes, Sophia Barsanti, Caitlin Garrabrant, and Alexandra Meads all read from several … Continue reading »
My ‘Feel Good‘ Book: The Westing Game Everyone has that childhood book. You know the one. You stayed up late to read it- not once, but multiple times. It is the novel that you can quote inside and out. The plotline is forever ingrained in your memory. And no matter how many times you read … Continue reading »
Mild Spoiler Alert. For those of you who know me, I’m a fangirl. I obsess. I don’t stalk celebrities —but I’m pretty good at understanding who a celebrity is beyond their façade that they show to the press. And if you know me really well, you know that Team Starkid is the latest obsession of … Continue reading »
The Clockwork Angel is the beginning of Cassandra Clare’s new prequel series, The Infernal Devices. If you have read the Mortal Instruments series (City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass), then you would definitely enjoy this book. It takes place in London in the Victorian era, but some of the names, places, … Continue reading »
For all the Sarah Dessen fans, you will all be excited to know that her newest book What Happened to Goodbye is in the library. I was so excited to read this book because I love all of her others and this one looked like it would be quite interesting. The story revolves around Mclean … Continue reading »
