Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

Wendelin Van Draanen

Flipped

2001

Julianna falls for Bryce the second she looks into his sparkling blue eyes; she is convinced he is going to be her first kiss, but Bryce has a different take on his first meeting with this avid girl. Through the second grade to the end of Jr. High Julianna and Bryce tell their side of the story. Julianna goes from a girl in love with what she sees to wondering what is really on the inside and Bryce discovers that there is more to Julianna than crazy. In the end it is up to them to decide whether they will stay flipped—or not.

Pgs 224

Romance novel, Realistic Fiction

Young Adult

Interest Level 12+

-A cute story

-Fast read

-Is pretty accurate in the difference between the way girls and guys think

(Girls remember in detail, boys only remember the generals; both are reflected in the story telling).

The Odyssey by Robert Fagles

Old time “juvenile” fiction 1920
Robert Fagles
The Odyssey
About 456 B.C.

Odysseus is finally on his way home to Ithaca, but as the old legend tells he is driven off course and faces many adventures. For the whole of eight years Odysseus is faced with challenges and obstacles before he can return to his family and home. Odysseus encounters Poseidon’s son the Cyclops, cannibals, seductive goddesses and the wrath of the Gods. Through his adventures Odysseus grows but reveals us his weaknesses, which proves to us that certain qualities can lead us to ruin and stunt our progression.

Pgs 560
Classic
Age Group: Young Adult - Adult
Interest Level: 14+

-A superb translation of the famous The Odyssey
-A great insight to the culture of the Greeks in that time
-Beautiful language with wonderful rhythm