Sisters Redby Jackson Pearce Book SummaryScarlett took a step forward, then another, until she was so close to the monster that the rotting stench emanating from his throat choked her.  The wolf opened his wide, long jaws, rows of teeth and bloodstained tongue stretching for her.  A thought locked itself in Scarlet’s mind, and she repeated …

A Friendship for Todayby Patricia McKissackBook SummaryBright student, dreamer and the fastest runner in her grade, Rosemary Patterson finds her life in upheaval when the Supreme Court rules that school segregation is unconstitutional. Rosemary and her best friend J.J. plan to attend Robertson elementary school. Over the summer, though, J.J. is stricken with polio and …

Out of My Mindby Sharon Draper Book SummaryEverybody uses words to express themselves.  Except me.  And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words.  But I do.Thoughts need words.  Words need a voice.I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes  it.I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my …

Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1)by Jennifer Lynn BarnesBook Summary“Mine,” I agreed, burying my hand in his hair, “but in a non-freaky, non-ownership, we-both-retain-our-independence kind of way.” Meet Bryn.  Just your normal, run-of-the-mill 15 year old girl.  A girl who is trying to pass algebra, hang with her best friend Devon and dodge authority.  …

The Sky is Everywhereby Jandy Nelson Book SummaryYears ago, I was crashed in Gram’s garden and Big asked me what I was doing.  I told him I was looking up at the sky. He said, “That’s a misconception, Lennie, the sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet.”  Kissing Joe, I believe this, for the first …

Looking for Alibrandiby Melina MarchettaBook SummaryIt’s my birthday today. I’m not seventeen anymore.  The seventeen that Janis Ian sang about where one learns the truth.  But what she failed to mention is that you keep on learning truths after seventeen, and I want to keep on learning truths till the day I die.Josephine Alibrandi is …