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The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World 36 reviews
Alan Downs
Da Capo Press, 2006
Generalizing Differences
Downs, Alan. "The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World", Da Capo Press, 2006.
Generalizing Differences
Amos Lassen
Alan Downs has written a book for everyone--not just gay people. He leads us on a journey involving cultural values and human flaws as well as perfection so that we can find authentic human hope. I know this sounds like a mouthful but ...
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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America156 reviews
Firoozeh Dumas
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Enjoyable Easy Read
The author has a knack for finding and telling the funny part of every situation. It was delightful to read her take on her experiences. Her tales are so entertaining, I was sad when the book was finished.
Thankfully, she has a new book out and I am ordering it NOW!
This is one book I will keep so I can reread stories whenever I need a good laugh.
It was refreshing to see how ...
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Emerging Real Estate Markets: How to Find and Profit from Up-and-Coming Areas24 reviews
David Lindahl
Wiley, 2007
Emerging RE Markets Review
This book is the BEST I have read in a very long time regarding market timing entrance and exit based on US geography. Dave is an "expert" investor that speaks with authority on the subject. As I read along I realized all the mistakes I have made over the years. If I only had this book 5 years ago! Great job Dave!
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Blood and Chocolate309 reviews
Annette Curtis Klause
Laurel Leaf, 1999
Engaging Werewolf Fiction
I agree very much with E.R.'s review of this book- it is a wonderful story with a very engaging plot. I disagree with it being banned, especially when in comparison to today's television programming, but I'll leave it at that.
If you don't mind a book containing what I believe is on par with today's teenage community, then I suggest reading this book.
I myself have always liked vampires ...
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Lost It 14 reviews
Kristen Tracy
Simon Pulse, 2007
Funny and Sweet
This book is written with a lazy humor that is hard to find. It literally made me laugh out loud at some of the situations and I found it a very enjoyable read for teens of all age. Though, as the title hints, it does focus on a girl losing her virginity, there are also life lessons along the way. Overall, definitely a worthy read!
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The Outsiders1527 reviews
S. E. Hinton
Puffin, 1997
9th grade book review
The Outsiders was a great literary experience. Unlike other class assigned novels, this one was very interesting. How so? Well, teens these days aren't so interested in reading novels that take place during the American Revolution, or any other historical themes they can't relate to. The Outsiders takes place in a time period that may not be the time period they live in, but is very close. The ...
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You Don't Know Me120 reviews
David Klass
HarperTeen, 2002
by the end I felt I knew him...and I cheered his survival
At the first page my impression was this story had the potential to be swallowed up and overwhelmed by the sardonic attitude of a teenager; too much of that adolescent cynicism would grow tedious quickly. Thankfully I couldn't have been more wrong. That sardonic attitude turned to a very witty humor that made this book flow easily from page to page and chapter to chapter and inspired some ...
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Growing Up30 reviews
Russell Baker
Signet, 1992
very touching and humorous
My three favorite books about growing up, "My Dog Skip", "The Old Man and the Boy", and this book, "Growing Up" by Russell Baker, were all written by newspaper and magazine journalists with Southern roots. There must be some southern storytelling tradition that turns out writers of great memoirs. This is a charming book, full of love of family, humor, and growing up during the difficult ...
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The Secret Life of Bees1378 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Wonderful Story!
This is a wonderful book. It's a quick and easy read, but a heartwarming story. It made its way onto my favorite book list.
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The Wednesday Wars 22 reviews
Gary D. Schmidt
Clarion Books, 2007
Four thumbs up!
On the suggestion of a friend who has excellent taste in books, I bought this book for my eleven year old son, who's appetite for books exceeds what I can keep up with! It was so gripping that he sat up until two in the morning to finish the book. (I can sympathize; I've done that!) His review (five stars) for the library book club was so enthusiastic that the next night I sat up until two in ...
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Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up11 reviews
Nancy Newton Verrier
Nancy Verrier, 2003
Totally awesome
This book is perfect for anyone in the triad. It speaks honestly about how the birth mother and adopted child are effected by adoption. It blames no one - instead it speaks honsestly about how everyone is effected. The adoptive parents are not left out of the equation either. I learned alot about myself and how adoption continues to effect my life today. It gave practical solutions to some ...
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Tale of Two Summers16 reviews
Brian Sloan
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006
Raw, Honest and Refreshing
When I first came across this book, I was skeptical. Mainly due to the format. How interesting can two teenagers blog entries really be? Okay, sure it can be interesting, but for how long? Will it seem forced? Still, it intrigued me to see just how it was done.
Needless to say, after only reading the first few pages, my initial thoughts seemed to go away. The blog entries worked. However, it's ...
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Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force Academy42 reviews
Reichen Lehmkuhl
Carroll & Graf, 2006
True to the spirit of that era
I lived in Colorado Springs during the late 1980s, and I had a cousin who graduated from the Academy in 1992, so I'm familiar with the culture of both the city and the Academy during the general time period that Reichen was a cadet. While he obviously had to use made-up names for his characters and create composite characters based on more than one person to protect his friends, the virulently ...
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The Chocolate War 372 reviews
Robert Cormier
Laurel Leaf, 1986
Warning to Teens Welcome to America
Brilliant & disturbing warning of the horrors of American life.
Yes, horrors.
Should be read by all thoughtful teens.
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Keeper9 reviews
Mal Peet
Candlewick, 2007
I Don't Like Reading, But I Really Can't Put This Book Down!
wow!!! what an amazing book!! I just can't put this book down!! I got this book yesterday and I have not put it down since, this is without a doubt the BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!! wow!!! This is an amazing book!! I would recomend to buy it!! This was required for my school, but if I had not ever heard of this and had to buy it, I would have thought it was nothing!! I recomend this for all young ...
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Second Summer of the Sisterhood329 reviews
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2003
Great Summer Read!
I just finished reading this book. This book tells of the girls hardships and friendship over the next summer. Ann Brashares did a great job with this book. I really would recommend this to anybody, but you probably want to read the first one first. I was totally interesting in reading this book and couldn't keep it down. It truly was an amazing book. Lena falls back in love with Kostos but he ...
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Man Up! Nobody is Coming to Save Us16 reviews
Steve Perry
Renegade Books, 2006
Excellent and Timely
A good look at the state of the black community. That needs to be addressed more publicly. This book is hard hitting and funny. I couldn't agree more. Only if we black people would stop acting like this is some little secret among us and come out against the distructive habits that have us in this position, we could start to turn our condition around. Keep telling the truth brother!!!
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Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up11 reviews
Rick Lax
St. Martin's Press, 2008
can't wait to see what's next
Laywer Boy is an excellent read, Mr. Lax will keep you laughing, and I can not wait to see what is next for this young man. I am so very proud of you!
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Boy Meets Boy52 reviews
David Levithan
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005
If Only Life Was Really Like This...
My literature professor recommended this book, and I actually really enjoyed it. The fact that the teens are openly gay and the rest of the high school kids couldn't care less is fascinating. I love it! I wish it were really like that. I would have loved to go to a high school like that...where homosexuals are not treated any differently and where the quarterback of the football team could also ...
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Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence27 reviews
Marion Dane Bauer
HarperTrophy, 1995
Should be Required Reading in All Classrooms!
_Am I Blue?_ is a brilliant YA anthology that should be required reading in every classroom! Dealing with homosexuality in teenagers and their parents and friends, these stories will move any reader--gay, straight, questioning, or bisexual. This anthology helps gay kids understand that they are not alone, while shining a light on what it feels like to be homosexual for straight readers. The ...
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