The Fireside Book Chat

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Black American Short Stories by John Henrick, Clarke - a book review by Kelli
June 30, 2010

Clarke, John Henrick. Black American Short Stories. New York, NY: Hill 8 Wang, 1966. 411. Print. This collection of short stories focuses around Black Americans and their experiences in life. Some of the stories are humorous and deal with childhood expe

Chicken soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff by Canfield, Hansen, & Kirberger - Review by Morgan
June 29, 2010

Canfield, Hansen, and Kirberger. Chicken soup for the teenage soul on tough stuff. Health communications, Florida, 2001. This book is split into different sections, it has Self acceptance, Drugs and alcohol, Family matters, Suicide, Tragedy, Abuse, Coura

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III by Lia Gay - a book review by Chelsea
June 28, 2010

Gay, Lia. Chicken soup for the teenage soul III. III. Deerfield, FL: health communications, 2000. 369. Print. The title of my book was called,  “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III,” by Lia Gay, Zan Gaudioso, Rebeccca Woolf, and Sarah Bercot. The

More Taste Barries For Teens by Bettie B. & Jennifer Leigh Youngs - a book review by Miriam
June 18, 2010

Youngs, Bettie B., and Jennifer Leigh Youngs. More Taste Barries For Teens. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications, 2000. Print. More Taste Barries for Teens is a book of collections of short stories and poems written by teens and made for teens

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen - a book review by Shannon
June 17, 2010

Dessen, Sarah. Someone Like You. New York: Penguin Group, 1998. Print. This book was about a girl named Halley and her best friend Scarlett. Towards the end of summer Halley's parents send her away to Sisterhood Camp. While Halley is at Sisterhood Camp sh

Forever… by Judy Blume - a book review by Brittany
June 15, 2010

Blume. Judy. Forever... New York, NY. 2003. Print. The book Forever is based on a group of high schoolers and their senior year.  Throughout the book they are followed by love, temptations, and peer pressure.  The main characters in this book are Kath,

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - a book review by Lindsey
June 14, 2010

Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Print The book that I read for the Fire Side Book Chats was Twilight. Twilight starts off with Bella Swan moving to Forks, Washington to live with her dad, Charlie, for a while. When

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen - a book review by Jeni
June 11, 2010

Dessen, Sarah. This Lullaby. New York: Penguin Group, 2002. Print. This Lullaby is a fictional story that shows the true side effects of abandonment. Remy is 18 years old and about to leave for college. Her famous father not only left her, but also her b

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - a book review by Brittani
June 10, 2010

Meyer, Stephenie . Eclipse . 3 vols. NY, New York: Little, Brown and company, 2007. 629. Print. This book that goes by the name Eclipse is a continuation off of the following book New Moon, that book followed by Twilight. These books all are apart of Th

In Your Room by Jordanna Fraiberg - a book review by Amber
June 09, 2010

Fraiberg, Jordanna. In Your Room. New York: Penguin Group, 2008. Print. The story starts out with getting introduced to two characters that live in two totally different worlds. Molly lives in Los Angeles where she has a pretty easy life. She has down to