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Jinx by Meg Cabot

Posted by [email protected] on February 8, 2014 at 12:50 AM Comments comments (0)

Jinx by Meg Cabot

 

Wherever Jinx goes theres always some trouble leading up to her, which was the reason why her parents have sent Jinx to go to New York to live with her family. Until the mayhem she caused back at her home dies down. Somehow her presence at her family's makes disaster for her preppy, perfect snobby cousin Tory. Especially getting involved with a boy Zack, she's starting to wonder if she's more then just unlucky maybe she's cursed.

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The Outsiders (by SE Hinton)

Posted by yu_yan.huang on December 8, 2013 at 12:30 AM Comments comments (0)

The Outsiders (by SE Hinton)


The Outsiders is a witty, startling honest, and moving novel that plunges you straight into the lives of the Greasers and the Socs, two gangs separated by their status in society. A remarkably insightful story about a fourteen year old Ponyboy who is friends with a group of Greasers named Sodapop (his older brother), Darry (his oldest brother), Dally,...

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Framed (By Frank Corttrell Boyce)

Posted by yu_yan.huang on November 11, 2013 at 7:55 PM Comments comments (0)

Framed - Frank Cottrell Boyce
Rating: 4/5


Framed is a novel by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the infamous writer who debuted from Millions (another brilliant book, but we won’t go there yet), about a boy and his mastermind-thief sister, who, through acts of attempted thievery and illegal acts, end up ultimately reminding ...

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Slaughterhouse-Five (by Kurt Vonnegut)

Posted by yu_yan.huang on November 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM Comments comments (0)

Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughter-House Five


"It is so short and jumbled and jangled, because there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre."  - Chapter 1, Slaughter-House Five


When reading Vonnegut, there is no book you should miss out by the renowned modern writer, but Slaughter-House Five is a good place to start. One of Vonnegut’s most famous works, it deals with controversial issues revolving around war, humanity, cruelty, free will, and persp...

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Book Review: Little Women

Posted by yu_yan.huang on October 23, 2013 at 8:20 PM Comments comments (0)
Book – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
 
This book is about women growing up to be ladies and how they deal with
friendship, love and lost of their loved ones. This book is one of the best books for
women and is one of my favourite books. It talks about Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy the 4
March sisters talking about the hard lessons and poverty that they grew up in during
New England during the Civil War. Part 1 is more humorous but a...
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