Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants - and that was only the beginning. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. That's when things started really going wrong. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.
I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. Yee, ANGER IS A GIFT by Mark Oshiro, and THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson.Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. Books discussed include: UNDER A PAINTED SKY by Stacy Lee, FELIX EVER AFTER by Kacen Callender, AVATAR: THE RISE OF KYOSHI by F.C. We look at the portrayal of characters, the complexities of writing outside of the scope of one's identities, how the characters' identifies affect their roles in the book, what effect reading about the intersection of multiple identities had on us, and more. In this episode, we discuss intersectionality in YA literature by examining how it's depicted in several specific books. Trigger Warnings for the Books: Death, a character publicly outed without consent, discussions of school shootings, emotional abuse, drug and alcohol use, bullying, depression (ONE OF US IS LYING) Sexual assault, murder, violence, pedophilia, drug use, depression (SADIE) Memory loss, death, arson, toxic family dynamic, animal death (WE WERE LIARS) Memory loss, death, drug overdose, alcohol and drug use, missing person, racism (I KILLED ZOE SPANOS) Memory loss, physical and emotional abuse, graphic violence, racism (MONDAY'S NOT COMING).Įpisode Cast: Jon Kresal, Wendy Waltrip, Jackie Balbastro, Hannah Miller Lockhart, I KILLED ZOE SPANOS by Kit Frick, and MONDAY'S NOT COMING by Tiffany Jackson. Books discussed are: ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen McManus, SADIE by Courtney Summers, WE WERE LIARS by E. Topics include: the structure of the mystery novel and how the perspective was important, if the Big Reveal was satisfying and if we saw it coming, how the teenage protagonist(s) dealt with adult subject matter and trauma as opposed to an older protagonist, and our thoughts about the books in general. In this episode, we each read a different YA mystery novel to investigate the truth of YA mysteries. There are also spoilers for the film Jane. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, Dumplin' by Julie Murphy, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust, XOXO by Axie Oh, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest. This episode may also contain spoilers for the following books: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Simon vs. On today's episode, Sadie and Adrianna are joined by two special guests, fellow Pine Reads Review staff members Erika and Kayla for a fun book guessing game! Play along with your hosts and their guests, and try to guess the book based on their bad synopses.ĬONTENT WARNINGS: Today's episode contains brief discussions of cancer, death, murder, the confederacy, and white-washed characters in films.
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Stein series by Jim Benton, Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows & illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, and The Vampire Academy series Richelle Mead Johnny Lion's Book by Edith Thacher Hurd & illustrated by Clement Hurd, Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen, Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name by Tedd Arnold, Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series by Laura Numeroff & illustrated by Felicia Bond, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Lucille Colandro & illustrated by Jared Lee, Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope-Osborn, Rotten Apple/Candy Apple series, Franny K. Join Adrianna and Sadie as they recount their favorite books growing up and the impact they had on their reading journeys.