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09-11-2015, 07:02 PM
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I read a lot of YA fiction for my job (high school English teacher) - currently reading Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley and Wonder by R.J. Palacio. They're both really good! My students rave about the Mortal Instruments series but I just can't get into most fantasy novels.
One of my coworkers raved to me about The Girl on the Train and I was so disappointed when I read it. I kept waiting for some HUGE twist and it just fell flat for me. I think my expectations were probably too high.
For those of you who mentioned liking the Quiverfull kinds of books a few pages back - I read Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu this summer, about a teenage girl trying to find her way out of a Quiverfull family and community, and it was excellent.
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09-11-2015, 07:26 PM
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As I mentioned before... I love The Mortal Instruments!!
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09-11-2015, 08:16 PM
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I read a lot of YA fiction for my job (high school English teacher) - currently reading Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley and Wonder by R.J. Palacio. They're both really good! My students rave about the Mortal Instruments series but I just can't get into most fantasy novels.
One of my coworkers raved to me about The Girl on the Train and I was so disappointed when I read it. I kept waiting for some HUGE twist and it just fell flat for me. I think my expectations were probably too high.
For those of you who mentioned liking the Quiverfull kinds of books a few pages back - I read Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu this summer, about a teenage girl trying to find her way out of a Quiverfull family and community, and it was excellent.
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Read "Girl on The Train" and had these HUGE expectations and though it was good, not the epic I expected.
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09-15-2015, 02:38 PM
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Wild fiction, "The Dark Side:!
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09-17-2015, 08:17 PM
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Currently re-reading "The Book of Night With Moon" by Diane Duane.
The main characters are cats. I'm a cat person. 'nough said.
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09-17-2015, 09:52 PM
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Currently re-reading "The Book of Night With Moon" by Diane Duane.
The main characters are cats. I'm a cat person. 'nough said.
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I'm a cat lady too. Our daughter loves the Warriors young adult series which is about feral cat clans. >^..^<
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09-19-2015, 11:29 AM
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Reading Jennifer Samson's "Brookline University: Freshman Year." Loving it and she's a member of this site.
http://www.amazon.com/Brookline-Univ.../dp/B005XQJPZC
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Just received the book from my dad. I am going to start reading Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano.
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09-20-2015, 08:20 AM
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09-24-2015, 01:46 PM
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Re reading Red October by Tom Clancey! Been a wqhile so be like a new read!! 
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Reading Linda Fairstein's latest paperback, Terminal City. I love the bits of New York trivia she throws into each of her books.
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10-01-2015, 08:09 AM
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Murphy's Boy by Torey Hayden
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10-04-2015, 08:16 AM
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Sword Point by Harold Coyle.
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10-05-2015, 08:37 AM
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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I havent read alot of fiction lately. I read Thou Shall Prosper by Rabbi Daniel Lapin (and subsequently bought it on audible so I could relisten to it because there was so much good information to re-read/listen to).
I'm currently reading Adam Hamilton's "Making Sense of the Bible." I've served as lay delegate for my church to annual conference for the last 2 years and have been (one of) the youngest non-clergy people in attendance and have left feeling devastated and defeated the last 2 years. I have one more year to serve as delegate and through the course of serving, this book came up, so I figured I needed to check it out. I've done some of his bible studies and I'm halfway through the book. LOVE IT so far. http://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-B...dp/006223496X/ in case you're interested.
I started reading Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud but haven't finished it.
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