A good story about accepting who you are and being proud of where you come from and what makes each person "shine." I can see a lot of my kids enjoying this story! Grades 4+ Read June, 2014
WHY HAVE I NOT HEARD OF THIS BOOK BEFORE NOW?! If it weren't for Jennifer L. Armentrout and Miranda Kenneally, I probably would have never read it but I'm so glad I did! (Word of advice, if author friends boss you to read a book, you listen.)Told from alternating POVs, PLAYING HURT is a story of lov...
So far, not really sure how I'm going to feel about this book. You have the typical injured teenager moping around and feeling sorry for themselves. You have another character who's just essentially ignoring all of his problems (or seems to be at this point, he's really just a mystery). Oh and then ...
This is an amazing book of loss, love, and most importantly - healing. I loved getting both Clint and Chelsea's points of views. The book was a lot more realistic than what I was expecting. With Clint and Chelsea slowly warming up to one another.I have to admit though, I'm secretly hoping for a seco...
I've been wanting to read this book for what seems like forever, since long before the book came out but I haven't been able to get around to it before now. Ames read and reviewed this book already, you can read her review here and after I read her review, I just knew that I was going to like it.And...
From "Best Kept YA Secrets 2011" www.jenryland.blogspot.com December 13, 2011I knew I wanted to read this book -- I just couldn't get hold of a copy. When I finally did, I wasn't disappointed. Chelsea, the main character, is a basketball star who was seriously injured during a game. [When I was in h...
I thought this was an enjoyable contemporary fiction book and I was sucked into the story quickly, but my major dislike for Chelsea, the main character, prevented me from loving this book. The story alternates between the perspectives of Chelsea, a star basketball player with an injury that kills he...
I haven't come across too many contemporary YAs where the heroine is a sports player, so I was waiting eagerly for the library to get their copy. I'm so glad I read it, it was good.Chelsea Keyes was the star basketball player in her hometown. She had a bright future with plans to attend college on a...
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