Youth in revolt is a novel by C.D Payne that consists of 3 books in one and follows the adventures of Nick Twisp as he falls in love with a girl in Ukiah CA. The book shows how much Nick changes from a good person to a bad one.
Rating: 4.9/5
Revolting Youth C.D Payne Finished 9/9/14
Revolting Youth is the sequel to the book "Youth in Revolt" explaining the plot of this book would spoil the first 3 so I won't explain what happens.
Rating: 4.6/5
The Catcher and the Rye J.D Salinger Finished 11/20/14
The Catcher and the Rye follows a boy named Holden, who is a bad seed and gets expelled from just about every academy he goes to. He is then expelled from Pencey Prep. What follows is a odd adventure in New York for Holden.
Rating: 3.7/5
Because of Romek By: David Faber
Because of Romek is a book from the perspective of a Holocaust survivor and he recounts his life running and hiding from Nazis, and his experience in concentration camps.
Rating: 4.7/5
Antigone By: Sophocles
Antigone is the sequel to Oedipus, Antigone follows where Oedipus left off. Antigone the daughter of Oedipus, the last emperor of Thebes, wants to bury her new father. But the current emperor, Creon, refuses to let him be buried for that would let his spirit be free.
Rating: 4.6/5
Always Running By: Luis J. Rodriguez
A boy who grows up in L.A. gets involved with gang life. This story tells us about the authors experiences as a gang member in L.A. This is a coming of age tale with heavy Spanish influences.
Rating: 4.5
House on Mango Street By: Sandra Cisneros
A coming of age tale about a young girl named Esperanza, who tries to find herself over many years living on Mango street. The book is told in a series of vignettes.
Rating: 4.8
Books I Want to Read This Year:
Kite Runner By: Khaled Hosseini
I want to read this book because it seems very interesting and I like the concept because the Iraq war has always been interesting to me.
Sold By: Patricia McCormick
I want to read Sold because I want to learn more about human trafficking and a lot of people have told me that this was a very good book so I want to give it a try.