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Five Feet Apart propelled by poignant story of survival, love, and sacrifice
SR Staley March 16, 2019
Occasionally, I am at odds with many movie critics. Such is the case for Five…
Posted in Drama, Film Reviews, Films Tagged 2019, cystic fibrosis, drama, Five Feet Apart, movie review, romance, YA, young adult
Book Review: Revolt provides rousing conclusion to the Resistance Series
SR Staley July 17, 2017
Tracy Lawson and the Resistance Series is what Indie publishing is all about: Giving voice…
Posted in Books, Teen & YA fiction Tagged book review, Counteract, dystopian fiction, resistance series, Revolt, science fiction, Tracy Lawson, YA
Tracy Lawson’s “Ignite” piles on action, conspiracy and ideas
SR Staley July 19, 2016
I have previously reviewed Tracy Lawson’s first and second books (Counteract and Resist) in her…
Posted in Books, Teen & YA fiction Tagged Counteract, dystopian literature, economics, incite, resist, Tracy Lawson, YA, young adult literature
Will Tracy Lawson’s novels become this generation’s Ayn Rand substitute?
SR Staley October 5, 2015
By SR Staley Resist, the second novel in Tracy Lawson’s Resistance Series, picks up right…
Posted in Books, Characters development, Reviews, Teen & YA fiction Tagged action, adventure, anthem, ayn rand, Counteract, dystopian fiction, hunger games, katniss everdeen, new adult, resist, resistance series, Tracy Lawson, YA, young adult
The unrocognized depth of the Divergent Triology
SR Staley March 26, 2015
By Claire W. Staley Popular books often become the target of criticism simply because they…
Modern fiction for the modern classroom: Round 1
SR Staley December 21, 2014
By Claire W. Staley In an earlier post, I discussed why today’s students have a…