Book Recommendations
The Book Of Bright Ideas
Written by Sandra Kring, this book is based in 1961. Evelyn Peters, or “Button” for short, lives in a small town surrounded by her family. It was summer and she was nine years old when Winnalee and her independent and head strong older sister Freeda Malone came through their small town like a tornado. The story takes you through all the wonderful changes Freeda and Winnalee make, such as helping Button and her family understand who they really are and never to be ashamed of that. This book is inspiring, adorable, and a you’ll never want to put it down.
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Go Set A Watchman
Harper Lee continues her past story, this time set when Jean Louis Finch is twenty-six years old. It’s about her troubles with puberty, the positives and negatives of growing up, and learning how to be a woman. As some of us already know from the first book, To Kill A Mockingbird, becoming a woman is an unwanted task. But according to her Aunt Alexandra, it is very necessary. Jean Louis, or “Scout”, finds out what it means to fall in love and enjoys the good and braves the bad of adulthood. Harper executes a belly laughing, tear jerking, exciting story that all will enjoy.
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I’ll Give You The Sun
Twins and best friends, Noah and Jude Sweetwine have basically been one mind their whole life, until they turn fourteen. They start to drastically drift apart after several arguments but soon begin to miss each other though neither one wants to admit it. Noah hides his sexuality as well as the crush on the boy that moves in next door. Jude goes from a popular, beautiful, free spirit to a shy, silent and drab young woman who decides to boycott boys. But it’s hard for her to hide her feelings for the boy who hangs around her art instructor’s house. This book will soon be your favorite thing in the world.
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