Tag Archives: Kissing

Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Can you ever recover from witnessing a classmate shoot another classmate in the face point blank?  Unfortunately, these are tragedies that happen almost every day and after experiencing our own shooting on campus almost three years ago, I can say … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Neruda by Laura Moe

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Spending your summer before starting your senior year, the second time, could be better for Michael, who got expelled after attempting to blow up his best friend’s car in revenge for stealing his girlfriend.  Typical teenage problems, right? Wrong! While … Continue reading →

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Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Fire is a strong element in this novel, both from actual fire and from the temperature of the sweltering heat in New York the summer of 1977.  Nora just wants to graduate high school and escape from her trouble-making younger … Continue reading →

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The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

“‘I’ve been here,’ Scarlett said to no one. The others came in, too. She stopped at a red horse on a springy coil, the kind you sit on . . . and rock. Sarah was all panic. ‘Why don’t we … Continue reading →

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Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

“I had affectionately named my myriad pills after some of the seven dwarfs.  Each one corresponded to the effect it had on my mood. Sleepy made me sleepy; Grumpy, etc. One by one, they all came to represent— even Sneezy.” … Continue reading →

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