Delirium by Lauren Oliver
April 18, 2011
I recently did a book report on Delirium by Lauren Oliver. Usually, it takes me weeks to finish a book. A teenagers life is hectic, a lot of things to do in not a lot of time. However, I can honestly say this book had me hooked after the first 10 pages. Lauren Oliver keeps you guessing ever step of the way with gut wrenching suspense.
If your anything like me, you’ve probably become bored with the books talking about a teenaged girl falling for a guy and then they break up and get back together and blah blah. This story puts a whole new twist on teenaged love.
Where Lena lives it is “illegal” to fall in love. The goverment has taken control of “love” and labelled it as a disease. The goverment has confined a community by surrounding it with fences and when the residents reach the age of 18 they are evaluaded and paired with a match. The pairs get a “cure” that will protect them from the disease. After Lena is exposed to a few of the goverments secrets she finds out that everything the goverment has told them has been a lie.
If you are looking for a quick, easy read you should definitely pick up Delirium.
Teen Book Review of Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
March 9, 2011
Saving Zoe expresses the thoughts of 15 year old, Echo, trying to heal after her sister was brutally murdered. As Echo tries to complete the healing process she finds herself trying to re-live her sister’s life. When her sister’s boyfriend contacts Echo a year after the tragety, Echo quickly realized there is a lot of secrets that her sister had been keeping. Throughtout the book Echo is challenged with the internal conflict of trying to find herself and trying to find out who her sister was.
Alyson Noel does a great job at keeping the readers attention. The suspenseful drama is captivating. I would recommend this book for any teen looking to read something new. It is also easy to do a book report for. Get more information about Saving Zoe on Amazon.com.
Teen Book Review: Saved By Her Enemy
May 28, 2010
This is not the typical teen book we’ve reviewed at Girls With Dreams before. In fact, Don Teague and Rafraf Barrak’s heroic true story, Saved By Her Enemy, is not one you’ll find in the teen section, but it is definitely worth checking out.
Especially if you are someone who loves suspense, politics, history, foreign affairs, or maybe you’ve just wondered what it might be like to grow up as a teen girl in another country, you will love this book. When I started reading it I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I could hardly put it down. Saved By Her Enemy will touch you in unexpected ways. I know it did for me.
As a child and a teenager can you imagine what it would be like to live with bombs going off around you, to have very different rules when it comes to boys, and to not have much access to the internet? These are just a few of the ways Rafraf’s (a young Iraqi woman) life was very different than most American teens.
This true story of journalist Don Teague and his experience in Iraq and the story of Rafraf Barrak and her life in Iraq, her culture, and her eventual coming to America will open your eyes to the events many Americans and Iraqis have endured during the war. It will inspire you and give you a deeper appreciation for our troops, different cultures, and the thousands of heroes that have worked around the globe for peace, from everyday citizens to journalists, to military.
Rafraf is now in her twenties, but in our eyes, she is a true teen hero and inspiration! You’ll have to read the book to find out why we feel she is so courageous!
If you’ve already read Saved By Her Enemy, or once you do, we’d love to hear what you think!
Have You Read the Body Scoop For Girls?
February 19, 2010
This is a teen book review of Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You by Stevie. I would recommend the book The Body Scoop for Girls by Dr. Jennifer Ashton because I think it has many good things you can learn from it. Pretty much any age could learn something new but I would definitely recommend it for teen girls ages 10-18 because around age ten is when our body is changing and we aren’t sure what’s going on and in this book a lot of the changes are being talked about and you can read about what is normal and what’s not so normal. I think even an 18 year old could get a lot out of it. I’m 17 and I learned plenty of things that I have always wondered about myself.
Body Scoop for Girls covers the majority of things that teen’s have to deal with like drugs, sex, alcohol, boys, puberty, stress and eating disorders. My favorite chapter from the Body Scoop for Girls was chapter three about periods because I think that’s the one I learned the most from. Especially since I don’t have a mom to ask those kinds of questions to and my dad would have no idea what I was talking about.
Body Scoop for Girls helped me answer one of my questions I have always wanted answered. I like this book because it was easy read and if you have a problem with something you can just go straight to that chapter. I think it will help a lot of other girls because when you go to high school and middle school you hear so many rumors about things and you never know what you believe. In this book, teen’s get real information and will know not to believe everything they hear. Peers will tell you anything to get you to smoke, drink, have sex and this book lets you know you’re not alone and that there are a lot of consequences that come from doing those kinds of things.
Its a great book for girls who don’t talk to their mom, who don’t like to talk about this stuff, or who don’t have anyone to talk to. I think girls can be embarrassed about some stuff and sometimes just simply reading about it and knowing you’re not alone make things better.
I think the author did a good job and giving examples of girls she has talked with and not being like a mom and more of “here is what is best, you don’t have to do what I say but this is what I think you should do” It’s not a book all about telling, it’s more about advising. It’s not only a book teens can read, but adults can read it too, I’m sure they can learn something from it, plus they can see exactly what teens are going through. You can get Body Scoop in bookstores, or order it from Amazon today!
We’re also going to be having a contest and giving away one copy of Body Scoop for Girls! Check our home page for more details soon!!!
Stones into Schools Book Review
January 12, 2010
Stones into Schools is a must read book! Greg Mortenson’s exciting and heart felt story about how he is promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a story for all ages! I was inspired by the many sacrifices Greg and his team make on a daily basis to help educate children in some of the most remote places in the world.
Education is something so many of us take for granted, while these children and families go to all lengths to study. Children huddle together outside in the cold, in makeshift shelters, and in some of the most difficult situations and locations. Greg shares the details of some of his most dangerous ventures and heroic tales of children.
It’s critical that we all understand the educational plight of people globally and also the direct relationship that educating girls specifically has on promoting peace and increased prosperity in the world. Greg points out that there are still 120 million school age children in the world who are deprived of their right of education!!
I love the action steps that Greg Mortenson suggests, so if you don’t have a chance to read the book, consider taking action!
- Buy Stones into Schools Today!
- Visit http://www.stonesintoschools.com for more information or the Central Asia Institute (the non-profit Greg started that funds the schools and girls education scholarships)
- Suggest the book to a friend, library, bookstore, group, etc..
- Help your school start a Pennies for Peace project. Since 1994, more than 200 million pennies have been raised through this program!
- Make a contribution to the Central Asia Institute. It only costs $1 per month for one child’s education in Pakistan or Afghanistan, a penny to buy a pencil, and a teacher’s salary averages $1.50 a day.
Book Reviews of Secrets Girls Keep
December 2, 2009
Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence by Carrie Silver-Stock, MSW, LCSW, is a self-help book for tweens and teens. Below you will find several book reviews. To get your own copy, check out our special offers here.
Secrets Girls Keep Fan Site
November 4, 2009
Whether you’ve had a chance to pick up Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence by Carrie Silver-Stock, or not, you will still want to visit the new Fan Site! It has extra special things from quizzes to tips that relate to teen girls and Secrets Girls Keep. Plus, you’ll find everything you’ll want to know about the book!
Secrets Girls Keep is a book written for teens. It feautures stories, tips, and advice from other girls as well as fun quizzes.
Only 8 Hours Left to Get Your FREE Stuff!
November 3, 2009
Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence (HCI) by Carrie Silver-Stock is finally here!
Carrie and her supporters want to thank you for your purchase with some very special FREEBIES! Time is almost up to get your FREE stuff with purchase!!! Click here to Purchase and get your FREE Stuff! This offer is only good TODAY, Tuesday November 3!
“As media and commercial culture is putting increasing pressure on girls to conform to standards that can be very harmful to themselves and their relationships with others, Secrets Girls Keep gives teen-age girls down-to-earth, practical, heartfelt advice that will empower them to resist the pressure and take care of themselves and others in these hard to grow up times. Parents will thank Carrie Silver-Stock for giving them this book to give to and discuss with their daughters.”
Diane Levin, Ph.D.,
Professor of Education, Wheelock College,
Author of So Sexy So Soon
“The key to happiness is getting real and finding a way to be okay with who we are…our authentic selves. How great would it be to learn how to tap into this honest and open place as a teenager? When girls follow Carrie’s guidelines for shedding their secrets and taking charge of their lives, the world has no choice but to be a better place!”
Deborah Reber,
Teen advocate, speaker, and author
“Secrets Girls Keep is compelling in its honesty, openness, and just plain good sense. Written for teenage girls, who face pressures that are almost impossible to imagine, it models getting beneath the silence and shame that all too often accompany life problems (e.g., loss, sex, abuse, eating problems, mood disorder) and actively engages them in self-exploration and disclosure. A vitally important book.”
Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, UC Berkeley;
author of The Triple Bind: Saving our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures
Buy Secrets Girls Keep Today and Get Fun Freebies!
November 3, 2009
Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence (HCI) by Carrie Silver-Stock is finally here!
Carrie and her supporters want to thank you for your purchase with some very special FREEBIES! Click here to Purchase and get your FREE Stuff! This offer is only good TODAY, Tuesday November 3!
“As media and commercial culture is putting increasing pressure on girls to conform to standards that can be very harmful to themselves and their relationships with others, Secrets Girls Keep gives teen-age girls down-to-earth, practical, heartfelt advice that will empower them to resist the pressure and take care of themselves and others in these hard to grow up times. Parents will thank Carrie Silver-Stock for giving them this book to give to and discuss with their daughters.”
Diane Levin, Ph.D.,
Professor of Education, Wheelock College,
Author of So Sexy So Soon
“The key to happiness is getting real and finding a way to be okay with who we are…our authentic selves. How great would it be to learn how to tap into this honest and open place as a teenager? When girls follow Carrie’s guidelines for shedding their secrets and taking charge of their lives, the world has no choice but to be a better place!”
Deborah Reber,
Teen advocate, speaker, and author
“Secrets Girls Keep is compelling in its honesty, openness, and just plain good sense. Written for teenage girls, who face pressures that are almost impossible to imagine, it models getting beneath the silence and shame that all too often accompany life problems (e.g., loss, sex, abuse, eating problems, mood disorder) and actively engages them in self-exploration and disclosure. A vitally important book.”
Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, UC Berkeley;
author of The Triple Bind: Saving our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures
Teen Memoir Series Looking for Teen Authors
October 29, 2009
If you are an aspiring teen writer or author, you will definitely want to check out the new memoir series Lounder than Words! The cool thing is, editor Deborah Reber, is looking for more teen authors. You can find out more by visiting the Louder Than Words website!
We did our own teen review of one of the books here at Girls With Dreams. We talked with Emily Smucker about her book, Emily.
