Monthly Archives: March 2011

Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Thistle

I’m sure most people know what Anne of Green Gables is about already, but just in case, this is the story of an orphan girl taken in by an older couple. She’s a bit wild and fanciful, but also eager … Continue reading →

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Bumped, by Megan McCafferty

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Thistle

In the dystopian world of Bumped, a virus has destroyed people’s ability to reproduce after their late teens, so teen pregnancy has become a valuable commodity. Teens are getting pregnant as young as eleven. Stores sell “fun bumps” where you … Continue reading →

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The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Thistle

Celie is fourteen the first time her father rapes her. She suffers through constant sexual abuse and two pregnancies. Not long after, she’s married off to an older widow because her father wants to start in with her younger sister, … Continue reading →

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Protected: Notes From Underground, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Thistle

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Harry Potter et le Prisonnier d’Azkaban, by JK Rowling

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Thistle

The adventures continue with the third installment of Harry Potter, once again in French. And the adventures have gotten so much better for me in many ways! After Chambre, I was pretty discouraged. It was a horrible translation and I … Continue reading →

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One Amazing Thing, by Chitra Divakaruni

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Thistle

Nine people are in a basement Visa office when an earthquake strikes and traps them inside. They are unable to escape as the basement slowly floods, and are short on food, water, and good air. Several of them have injuries, … Continue reading →

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The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thistle

The Inferno is the first in a trio of epic poems where Dante is led through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Virgil, the classical Roman poet, leads him through Hell, where Dante sees all the different ways that sinners are punished … Continue reading →

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