8/9/14: A week later and I'm still thinking about this book. Now that Annette and I are doing some reviews, I've decided that I want to review it... So now I'm waiting on it to come back to the library cos I stupidly returned it before I decided on that. 15/9/14: My review, originally posted here...
I only read a few of these essays, including the one by Sara Zarr. Insightful and definitely worth reading.
The Believing Game takes place in a rehab facility for youth. Within these walls, we are introduced to a group of characters who stand apart from each other. All have been given life with their own personalities and quirks. And all of them are equally unforgettable in this story. We are driven d...
Can be read on The Social Potato.Just in case anyone is curious, Santa didn't give this to me (before you call on me saying such a tidbit was unnecessary, keep in mind that I did put it in my wishlist-ish list). I ranted sometime ago that the kindle edition was far too expensive (even more expensive...
I really liked The Believing Game, it was an intense story that left me with chills. I personally have not read a story quite like this one before. I liked that I never really knew where Corrigan was going to take this story next. The Believing Game is filled with interesting and realistic charact...
To teens like Greer and Addison and their group of friends, all with extreme addictions, Joshua's self-love talk and enforcement of positive thinking is a highly attractive alternative to the more mundane and elaborate rituals of McCracken Hill. However, Greer soon discovers that all is not as it se...
Emil's life has been turned upside down in the last year. His mother has died of cancer and his brother, who he has always looked up to, has disappeared without a trace. Emil and his father don't communicate about anything important and rarely see each other due to his father's work schedule. The on...
The voice of Emil was so fresh to me. My first love affair with a YA boy-narrated story.
Great short story collection about an excellent topic.
Emil's life has been turned upside down in the last year. His mother has died of cancer and his brother, who he has always looked up to, has disappeared without a trace. Emil and his father don't communicate about anything important and rarely see each other due to his father's work schedule. The on...