Speak
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Summary: A girl ostracized by her former friends talks about going through the motions of her first year in high school and working on an art piece inspired by a tragic even that she could never speak up about.
Personal thoughts: I remember what it felt like being ostracized by people in high school and even middle school. When I read the part about "Ten lies they tell you in high school" and one of them being "These are the years you will look back on fondly" I started laughing and said to myself, "High school was the place I waited years to leave!"
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: Definitely a 10! It was so hard to put down!
-Jessi
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
#72
Dolls: A Collector's Guide
Author: Olivia Bristol
Summary: A guide about dolls and their history dating back to the 18th century and hints for collectors.
Personal thoughts: I love dolls. When I was a little girl, I would carry one of them around every time we went to the store or on a road trip. I still have most of them from my childhood and received a 1950's doll as a Xmas present when I was 14. Although there's not enough room in the house to collect any more dolls, I still find the idea of collecting them so fascinating.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 9
-jessi
Author: Olivia Bristol
Summary: A guide about dolls and their history dating back to the 18th century and hints for collectors.
Personal thoughts: I love dolls. When I was a little girl, I would carry one of them around every time we went to the store or on a road trip. I still have most of them from my childhood and received a 1950's doll as a Xmas present when I was 14. Although there's not enough room in the house to collect any more dolls, I still find the idea of collecting them so fascinating.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 9
-jessi
#71
My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Author: Sissy Spacek
Summary: The life story of Oscar winning actress Sissy Spacek from growing up in Texas to her music career in New York and to the films she made famous such as Carrie and Coal Miner's Daughter.
Personal thoughts: I always loved Sissy Spacek in the movie Carrie and have seen her in bits and pieces of other films. I wondered what she was like in real life, so I read the book. Loved, loved, loved it!
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10 of course!
-jessi
Author: Sissy Spacek
Summary: The life story of Oscar winning actress Sissy Spacek from growing up in Texas to her music career in New York and to the films she made famous such as Carrie and Coal Miner's Daughter.
Personal thoughts: I always loved Sissy Spacek in the movie Carrie and have seen her in bits and pieces of other films. I wondered what she was like in real life, so I read the book. Loved, loved, loved it!
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10 of course!
-jessi
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
#70
An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Author: Christopher Andersen
Summary: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn had a love affair that lasted until he died. Despite being very much in love, his demons with alcoholism and the haunting guilt of his son's deafness made their relationship very tumultuous.
Personal thoughts: There were a lot of good moments between Spencer and Katharine in the 27 years they were together albeit the fact that he never truly divorced his wife. However, I was terribly shocked to discover that he eventually became very abusive and controlling towards Katharine. Whenever she had to leave him for long periods of time, he would go into an awful rage. Quite sad! If I were Katharine, I would've just given up on him. Better still, I would've just said no to his advances in the first place.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10
-Jessi :)
Author: Christopher Andersen
Summary: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn had a love affair that lasted until he died. Despite being very much in love, his demons with alcoholism and the haunting guilt of his son's deafness made their relationship very tumultuous.
Personal thoughts: There were a lot of good moments between Spencer and Katharine in the 27 years they were together albeit the fact that he never truly divorced his wife. However, I was terribly shocked to discover that he eventually became very abusive and controlling towards Katharine. Whenever she had to leave him for long periods of time, he would go into an awful rage. Quite sad! If I were Katharine, I would've just given up on him. Better still, I would've just said no to his advances in the first place.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10
-Jessi :)
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
#69
Could It Be Forever? My Story
Author: David Cassidy
Summary: The life story of the late and great singer David Cassidy from his Partridge Family Days until recent times. Remember: David wrote this book 10 years before he died.
Personal thoughts: It's a very open and candid story of a singer and actor who battled depression and alcoholism and became a proud parent of 2 children. Since he's VERY open about his wild moments, it's truly not for the prudish.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10 of course!
-Jessi
Author: David Cassidy
Summary: The life story of the late and great singer David Cassidy from his Partridge Family Days until recent times. Remember: David wrote this book 10 years before he died.
Personal thoughts: It's a very open and candid story of a singer and actor who battled depression and alcoholism and became a proud parent of 2 children. Since he's VERY open about his wild moments, it's truly not for the prudish.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10 of course!
-Jessi
Friday, January 19, 2018
#68
The Story of My Life
Author: Helen Keller
Summary: Helen Keller's life story including reports by her teacher Anne Sullivan and copies of Helen's real letters she wrote to her friends.
Personal thoughts: When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with a story about Helen Keller who became blind and deaf as a toddler. Despite her disabilities, she managed to learn what words and sentences meant, how to read, and eventually how to speak. She made many friends in her life and was even able to go to college and become a famous writer and speaker. So it goes to show that ALL people with disabilities can learn and be able to accomplish many things!
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 8
-Jessi
Author: Helen Keller
Summary: Helen Keller's life story including reports by her teacher Anne Sullivan and copies of Helen's real letters she wrote to her friends.
Personal thoughts: When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with a story about Helen Keller who became blind and deaf as a toddler. Despite her disabilities, she managed to learn what words and sentences meant, how to read, and eventually how to speak. She made many friends in her life and was even able to go to college and become a famous writer and speaker. So it goes to show that ALL people with disabilities can learn and be able to accomplish many things!
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 8
-Jessi
Friday, January 12, 2018
#67
James and the Giant Peach
Author: Roald Dahl
Summary: A neglected boy crawls through a tunnel into a giant peach that grew in his backyard and befriends some insects whom he travels in the peach with across the ocean.
Personal thoughts: I felt sorry for James that he had to be raised by very abusive aunts and yet I admired his courage to befriend some insects and take a risky trip into a huge fruit with them. We all know that you can't truly take a trip with bugs in a fruit, but it's a very cute and funny story with a very funny ending, which if I said, would spoil everything.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10
-Jessi
Author: Roald Dahl
Summary: A neglected boy crawls through a tunnel into a giant peach that grew in his backyard and befriends some insects whom he travels in the peach with across the ocean.
Personal thoughts: I felt sorry for James that he had to be raised by very abusive aunts and yet I admired his courage to befriend some insects and take a risky trip into a huge fruit with them. We all know that you can't truly take a trip with bugs in a fruit, but it's a very cute and funny story with a very funny ending, which if I said, would spoil everything.
Rating on a scale of 1 to 10: 10
-Jessi
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