The Fireside Book Chat

The Fireside Book Chat


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The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton - a book review by Nick
May 16, 2011

Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. New York: Penguin Group, 1967. Print. The Outsiders is a fiction book about a fourteen year old “greaser”, or also known as a ‘hood. After losing his parents, Ponyboy lives with just his two older brothers, Darry a

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - a book review by Will
May 13, 2011

Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1984. Print. The Hunt for The Red October begins with captain of the Soviet typhoon class submarine The Red October leaving port for test missions. The captain named Mark

Ghost Story by Peter Straub - a book review by Zack
May 12, 2011

Ghost Story by Peter Straub - a book review by Zack

Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult - a book review by Morgan
May 11, 2011

Picoult, Jodi. “Plain Truth”. New York: Washington Square Press, 2009. Ellie was a high end District Attorney defending the “guilty”. When she first set foot on the Fisher’s farm, never did she think she would be spending the next eight week

Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult - a book review by Jillian
May 10, 2011

Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult - a book review by Jillian

The Shack by William P. Young - a book review by Olivia
May 09, 2011

Young, William P. The Shack. Newbury Park, CA: Windblown Media, 2007. Print. The book that was read is called, The Shack. In this book it takes readers through a suspenseful journey of love, heartbreak, darkness, anger, laughter, smiles, and above all,

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - a book review by Teon
May 06, 2011

The book I read is called “To Kill A Mockingbird” and the book is about racism in Maycomb, Alabama. The town is suffering from a Great Depression but the Finch family, who is the main family of the book is somewhat well off in comparison of the res

The Girls by Lori Lansens - a book review by Jenna
May 05, 2011

Lansens, Lori. The Girls. 1st. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Print. The story of The Girls is a fiction novel written by Lori Lansens. It is written in diary/journal form by the two main characters of the novel, Rose and Ruby Darlen. They

Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream by H. G. Bissinger - a book review by Cody
May 04, 2011

Bissinger, H.G. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2000. Print. The book Friday Night Lights is about the season of the 1988 Permian High School football team in Odessa, Texas. The beginning chapters ar

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - a book review by Bobby
May 03, 2011

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Print J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of 3 books following The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Fellowship of the