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Title: The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden ISBN: 0374386676 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (Juv) Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38
Rating: 4
Summary: Oy vey!!!
Comment: Could there be anything else in this book? Censorship, homophobia, the religious right, sexuality, suicide--I can't think of a book that attempts to tackle so many issues at once. Not that Garden doesn't handle all of the issues well. I am particularly impressed with how she works in a minor physical altercation--a level of homophobia not seen in her earlier novels, and, I suspect, a reaction to the homocide of Matthew Shepard the same year. This novel raises many questions and is a must read for gay and straight teenagers.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Controversial Story
Comment: The Year They Burned the Books is about a group of high school students who run the school newspaper. When the paper's editor, Jamie Crawford, writes an editorial supporting the new Health Ed curriculum, which includes condom distribution, a controversy erupts. Jamie and her friends' views are opposed by fellow students, the new school board member, and even Jamie's good friend, Nomi. Can Jamie still keep her friendship with Nomi while coming to terms with her own beliefs and sexuality? I liked this book because most of the characters and situations were realistic and believable.
The only things I didn't like were Lisa Buel's comments; they really made me mad. In this case for me, being fair to everyone was difficult. Something that confused me was why some of the kids were so Bible-obsessed. I have never seen kids like that in my life. Also, I don't remember any passage in the Bible saying homosexuality was evil. What Bible were they reading?
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing book
Comment: I literally just finished reading this book,and i thought it was amazing.As a teenager in a small town, I could relate to the characters,especially Jamie. This book was so interesting I couldn't even put it down!I recommend this book to absolutley anyone, and especially to teenagers.It's by far my favorite book ever!
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Title: Annie on My Mind (Aerial Fiction) by Nancy Garden ISBN: 0374404143 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (Juv) Pub. Date: 1992 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller ISBN: 0449210073 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Holly's Secret by Nancy Garden ISBN: 0374332738 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (Juv) Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Deliver Us from Evie by M. E. Kerr ISBN: 0064471284 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Name Me Nobody by Lois-Ann Yamanaka ISBN: 0786814667 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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