It has been a long time since I started and finished a book in the same day, but I was enjoying Kasie West's The Distance Between Us so much last night, I didn't want to stop reading (and boy to I regret that today). This is not to say it is the best book or a perfect book, but I did really enjoy it mostly because I felt a connection to the main character, Caymen. She is a 17 year old girl who is addicted to sarcasm and I could not help but love her. I also really enjoyed that the author had two commentaries going on at certain points: what Caymen wishes she could say at the moment, and what she actually does say. We all have those moments that we wish we could say one thing, but either because it is just too inappropriate or because we are scared, we say something else. Caymen grows up in a touristy kind of town, the poor girl surrounded by plenty of rich vacationers. She has found a way to be happy despite all the things she has grown up without, which I think is really commendable. Some of us have not had it half as difficult as this character, but we complain far more. It really makes you think about your life. Caymen meets Xander, a rich boy with everything he has ever wanted spread out before him, and it is interesting to see the obstacles, assumptions and stereotypes that cause road blocks for the two of them. Can two people that come from such opposite lifestyles really work out? Or is the "Cinderella complex" always going to be in the way? I would recommend this book to a female audience as you will relate to Caymen as questions her relationship with Xander and just dating in general, as well as her strength to stand up for herself when others treat her differently due to her economic background. This book is in our school's library, so check it out (literally).
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Note From Ms. PIt will probably come as no surprise that I am an avid reader. I have also been spending a lot of time in the Dawn Hodges Library here at WAAS evaluating what books we can add to have students really READING. Some of you already read on your own, which is great because reading opens your mind to new ideas and possibilities you might not otherwise think of. It helps you to imagine and live in a new world for a little while, which is something we all need sometimes. Archives
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