Countless: heartbreaking, eye-opening and gut-wrenching. "When Hedda discovers she is pregnant, she doesn’t believe she could ever look after a baby. The numbers just don’t add up. She is young, and still in the grip of an eating disorder that controls every aspect of how she goes about her daily life. She’s even given her … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Karen Gregory
Tag: yabooks
Mental Health in YA
Hello Wednesday folks! Sorry this is late, I have had a mega stressful week, however you are in for a treat with this guest blog this week. My gorgeous friend Rachel, over-lady of #SundayYA, #SundayYAthon and 100-or-less has popped along to talk about YA books which discuss one of the most important things to a … Continue reading Mental Health in YA
April Books
It's that time again, April has come and gone! This year is flying by! We're in the final term... (as a teacher, I count my life in terms ha! This means I have only 1 term until I start training... this makes me wanna vomit. We will get to that in a future blog post!) … Continue reading April Books
BOOKBLOG: Maggie Harcourt
Unconventional: funny, nerdy and witty. "Lexi Angelo has grown up helping her dad with his events business. She likes to stay behind the scenes, planning and organizing...until author Aidan Green - messy haired and annoyingly arrogant - arrives unannounced at the first event of the year. Then Lexi's life is thrown into disarray. In a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Maggie Harcourt
BOOKBLOG: Patrice Lawrence
Orangeboy: tense, tough and powerful. I have had Orangeboy on my watchlist (books that I want that I've not read) since UKYACX last year. I didn't get round to buying it last year, but it was always in the back of my mind to read it and when Rachel announced that there was going to … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Patrice Lawrence
BOOKBLOG: KATE A BOORMAN
Winterkill: seductive, nervy and enthralling. Friday saw the start of the #SundayYAthon... where we have to read as many books as we can in a weekend! I was travelling to London to meet a pocket friend of mine (see: amazing online friend) and was reading Orangeboy on the way down (as book 1 of #SundayYAthon) … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: KATE A BOORMAN
BOOKBLOG: Rachael Lucas
The State of Grace: moving, insightful and wonderful. "Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost. Grace has Asperger's and her own way of looking at the world. She's got a horse and a best friend who understand her, and that's pretty much all … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Rachael Lucas
BOOKBLOG: ALICE BROADWAY
Ink: beautifully written story about the importance of how we remember people. "Every action, every deed, every significant moment is tattooed on your skin for ever. When Leora's father dies, she is determined to see her father remembered forever. She knows he deserves to have all his tattoos removed and made into a Skin Book … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: ALICE BROADWAY
March books!
PHEW. WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF MARCH. What. How. When did that happen. (I realise it was when the past 30 days passed but whatever!) As it is the end of March, here we are with our round up of the month! Books I acquired: Goodly and Grave - Justine Windsor* How To … Continue reading March books!
BOOKBLOG: Stephanie Garber
Caraval: magical, beautifully written, well crafted. "Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems. Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year, week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is magic, mystery adventure and for Scarlett and her beloved … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Stephanie Garber
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