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Book Reviews

Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen

India

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is definitely something to be read. In this very compelling novel a young man Jacob Jankowski’s life changes dramatically and in an instant. At the same time his life seems like it is done with and over he minds a way to change it around. Jacob does something that every child has threatened to do and that every parent has suggested at some point. He runs away and joins the circus. The circus is something that every child dreams of being a part of because of the glamor and all of the wild animals that are dreamt to be pets. Soon does he find out that the circus is not everything that he has imagined. On his adventure to find out who he is and what he stands for, he also finds love and a higher sense of purpose and friendship to the ones around him.

I highly recommend this novel because it provides an insight to what it is like to turn your life around. When everything was going for the worst Jacob found a way to make everything better. I recommend this to anyone who is trying to take life as it comes to him or her. I of course recommend it before seeing the movie. Until next time,

Keep turning the pages,

90s Born Reader

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Asleep by Wendy Raven McNair

India

This book most definitely did not put me to sleep in anyway. Actually Asleep by Wendy Raven McNair aroused every emotion in my body. I went from emotional highs to emotional lows. Who knew someone could pack so much into one book.

In this wonderful tale a young female, Adisa Summers(Uh- Dee- Sah), finds out so much information about her life that a typical young African-American woman wouldn’t be able to handle. Adisa is no where near normal, even with her childhood obsessions she is stronger than she can even imagine, but to figure that out a mysterious boy comes a long and awakens her. These two end up in a relationship that takes flight, literally!! Micah Alexander is a blessing and a curse all at the same time for Adisa, but ends up being her saving grace, more than once.

Micah leaves a young African-American woman like myself wonder if I’m going to find the perfect guy for me who can fly me to the moon and back, love me and my faults, and never cease to protect me. I fear that I might have to continue to read to feel those feelings.

This hard to put down novel had so many twists and turns, that kept the story moving. I never felt the story was going to slow or that I wanted to skip over chapters. I ended up finishing this book in one day only stopping to have dinner with mom. I really don’t know what to say other than this novel had me floored with just how amazing it is, especially every time I told my mom how amazing it is. I highly recommend this novel to EVERYONE of ALL ages. I cannot wait to read the next novel, but it’s not out yet 😦  . Until then, keep turning the pages!

90s Born Reader

“There is in every true woman’s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity” Washington Irving

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Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen

India
Sarah Dessen has done it again with her newest book Along for the Ride! In the novel a teenage girl has recently graduated from high school finally realizing that during her school years she spend most of her time studying than trying to hold on to every high school moment. After her parents were divorced when she was younger, she spent most of her nights staying up and listening to her parents argue, or sneaking out with her school books to the local diner, or just staying awake studying, during that time she started to develop insomnia. Little did she know that having insomnia would soon lead her to finding the perfect boy for her.
When she heard that her father was having another child with his new wife she decided, much to her mother’s dismay, to spend the summer with her dad and stepmother at the beach.
Moving to the small town made her realize that she had missed a lot in the “girl” world having best friends to be with her through out family troubles and boy troubles. In her time at the beach she develops strong friendships, and even finds romance and someone to share her night time adventures with. In that romance he takes it upon himself to make her experience every normal kid thing that she never got to experience. Not only did it help her, but it also helped him to start living again after a tragic death to his best friend.
In the end the novel gives you the feeling to not take your friends for granted, to go out and find someone special just for you, and to accept your family for who they are.  During the novel you will find yourself crying, laughing, understanding, and feeling complete when the novel ends.
Sarah Dessen has always been one of my favorite authors and I cannot wait for her next novel to come out! I have no idea when that will be though :(.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss