29./30. Divergent and Insurgent


YA literature

Another story about a dystopian world.  This world is divided into five factions:  Amity-quality of being friendly, Candor-quality of being open and honest, Erudite-quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning, Abenegation-quality of self-denial, and Dauntless-quality of fearlessness, determination, and bravery.  When teenagers are 16 they must take an orientation test which determines the […]

August 21, 2012

1. Summer reading……


Bookish Stuff

YA Literature – for adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 and all those young at heart adults like me. Here are a few interesting YA books to check out this summer.  They have been talked about to death everywhere, except Living Violet.  It was a suggestion that I got from a literary blog […]

June 30, 2012