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Survival stories that rattle your soul... what would you do? Admit it, at some point in your life you thought it would be cool to be stranded on a desert island. To be left alone to fend for yourself, build a fire, make a shelter, and go fishing for your dinner. The romance of it … Continue reading Hatchet and The Indifferent Stars Above
How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi Neal Bascomb's The Nazi Hunters reads like a fictional spy thriller but tells the very real story of the hunt for and capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann. The book is intended for YA readers and the author treats them and the … Continue reading The Nazi Hunters
I recently read - ok listened to - the 2019 Young Adult book On the Come Up by Angie Thomas. You may know of her 2017 YA bestseller The Hate U Give (or the movie version which hit screens in 2018). As outstanding as that book was, I think I liked this one better. Here's … Continue reading 3 books, 2 authors, 1 series, 0 complaints
I don’t read a lot of science fiction anymore* but recently picked up Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos. It’s a YA sci-fi novel, solid enough to recommend to anyone / any age. I got lost in this book, drawn in by the story, the characters, and the imaginative worlds created by the talented author. The story … Continue reading Skywatchers
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