We do not have E. Lockhart's We Were Liars in our library, but I looked into it because John Green (author of The Fault in Our Stars) said it was amazing and it has been climbing the ranks in young adult fiction. Right now, it is in the top ten. So in case some of you have heard about it and thought you might check it out, I thought I would share my two cents. Cadence is a teenaged girl who comes from a family with a lot of money; or at least her grandparents have a lot of money, the aunts have not seemed to do much of anything. The family, none the less, has a legacy they are expected to uphold, putting a lot of pressure on Cadence and her cousins not only to achieve in school and sports, but to impress their grandfather for a good inheritance. There is very little talk to emotion through out the whole story; that is, until Cadence falls in love with someone who is not deemed worthy. Also she begins to get very frustrated when, after a swimming accident, she can no longer remember a summer spent with her family on their island (yes, their island, Grandpa owns it). Overall, the mood is pretty dark, and often you feel as frustrated and depressed as Cadence does. Also, there is a bit of language that pops up throughout; I wouldn't call it excessive, but it is there. My overall recommendation is that only older or mature readers check this one out. While it was good, it will still be good if you wait a year or two for it.
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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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