Category Archives: coming of age

Jellicoe Road by, Melina Marchetta

Posted on Apr 8, 2010 by Jilliane

Another fantastic novel from an Aussie!
Jellicoe Road…where the tops of the trees reach across the street to form a canopy that the light shines through…Taylor Markham describes her almost home. Just 11 years old when she was abandoned by her mother at the Jellicoe Road boarding school, Taylor is now a senior and a reluctant [...] Continue reading →

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Posted on Mar 6, 2010 by Clarissa

Wow, I think I may have a hard time trying not to gush about this book. I loved it. It was written in a way that was interesting, the writing style was different and the words were beautiful. You know when someone is telling a story and they sometimes trip over their words? Well there [...] Continue reading →

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Posted on Mar 6, 2010 by Clarissa

Wow, I think I may have a hard time trying not to gush about this book. I loved it. It was written in a way that was interesting, the writing style was different and the words were beautiful. You know when someone is telling a story and they sometimes trip over their words? Well there [...] Continue reading →

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Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on Feb 24, 2010 by Cindi

Dune sets the stage for an science fiction masterpiece of epic proportions. You have a large, dare I say ‘galactic’ feudal empire ripe with vendettas, politics, religion, destiny, and of course, planetary ecology. You have a child destined for greatness at the center of a massive web of personal agendas and empire wide [...] Continue reading →

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Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on Feb 24, 2010 by Cindi

Dune sets the stage for an science fiction masterpiece of epic proportions. You have a large, dare I say ‘galactic’ feudal empire ripe with vendettas, politics, religion, destiny, and of course, planetary ecology. You have a child destined for greatness at the center of a massive web of personal agendas and empire wide [...] Continue reading →

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