On Your Radar (4)

Title: All the Forever Things 

Author:  Jolene Perry 

Publisher:Albert Whitman and Company

Publication Date: April 1, 2017

Why it Should be on Your Radar:

Quirky Characters
Vintage Clothes
Funeral Home Setting
Tight Family
New Boy
Prom Night
Plot Twist

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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I created this brochure for my library - for the teen room. I hope to put copies up this month, with a display highlighting these books. While these are only a sample of books that talk about abusive relationships and rape, I chose these because they are in the library.

I also have several romance books on the list, because I like to balance the light with the dark. Also because these show positive relationships.

The second side of the brochure contains Girl Power Songs and information about abuse as well as hotlines to call.

If anyone wants a PDF of the brochure, let me know in the messages and I'll be happy to send it out.

Review: Die for You

After Emma's parents divorced, she moved to be with her father - which meant changing schools. She meets Dillon almost immediately. She's drawn to him and can't believe her good luck when he feels the same way. Now near the end of their senior year, they're planning their futures together.

When an opportunity comes knocking for Emma, she knows she'd be crazy to turn it down. But Dillon isn't excited about her news. It's the first time they fight and it never seems to go away.

How can the person who loves her the most be against her happiness? And more importantly - how can she make it up to him?

My Thoughts: I really wanted to read this book - both because of the author and because of the subject matter. I loved her previous book: Matter of Heart

In many ways, this was a hard book to read because of the subject matter. And there were a few instances where I had to skip paragraphs. But this book was Powerful! And Heart-wrenching. And Honest. 

Before she knows it, Emma's is in an abusive relationship. She knows something isn't quite right. But she's not sure what to do. She dismisses some of Dillon's actions but when push comes to shove, she tries to make things right. I felt terrible for Emma going through this relationship. Dillon saved her, loved her, and manipulated her. But I also admired her at the end. She sought help. She saved herself. 

She had a lot of issues to sort out with her own family being torn apart. And she wasn't the best of friends. She didn't share her life with her sister or her best friend from home. She cut herself off from the rest of the world. 

I really enjoyed Emma's interest in archaeology and Pompeii especially.  I wasn't a fan of the majority of Dillon's friends with the exception of Jace.  I really enjoyed her relationship with her father and how that grew back to normal. 

While this isn't a romance, it ends in a hopeful manner with a thoughtful afterword. 

About an important subject matter, Die for You is a perfect book to pick up, share, and start a conversation. 

Cover Thoughts: Intriguing
Source: Book sent for Review
Fun Fact: There's a blurb on the back that's from my Matter of Heart Review!
Come back Saturday for a brochure of other books featuring this topic.

Library Recommendation: A Highly Recommended Purchase for both school and public libraries and hand sell it to teens. This is a must read for teens, especially girls. 

Picture Book Review: Ella and Penguin A Perfect Match

Ella and Penguin are best friends.Ella loves things and Penguin pretends to like them too, because best friends should match. But after a while, Penguin can't pretend anymore. If they don't match, are they best friends?

A sweet story about friendship and compromise about being yourself and trying new things. A great story for growing up, accepting who you are and seeing differences in others.  I really like these two!

Top Ten Tuesday: Fandoms

This week's topic is fandoms. I love all of these fandoms listed, but I'm not all knowing about everything. I know I'm missing a few, I'll be excited to see what people share.

- meme from The Broke and the Bookish 

Harry Potter

Pride and Prejudice

Throne of Glass

Gilmore Girls

Anne of Green Gables

Taylor Swift

Disney

West Wing

Lord of the Rings

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On Your Radar (3)

Title: When Dimple Met Rishi 

Author: Sandhya Menon

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publication Date: May 30th 2017

Why it Should be on Your Radar:

New Adult (almost college)
Diverse Characters
Girls who Code
STEAM Books
Parental Issues
Roommates
Goals and Dreams
Nerdy References
Artists
Comic Book Art
The Banter Between Dimple and Rishi
The Romance! 

* I don't often re-read books, but this would be an exception. 
** I couldn't put this one down! 
*** Believe the Hype! 

Summer Reading: Build a Better World Kids Books

Just a few books for displays this summer if you're going with the architecture theme:

Board Books:

Picture Books:

Nonfiction: