As a teacher-librarian, I have the opportunity to read young adult books to share with my students. The list that I have provided will have an overview of the book and personal comments. They are on a Book-mercial style image to get a taste of the essence of the book.
This was a great read! Okay so I checked out the audio book from the public library. The story line really works and boy are there surprises abounding. Sage is a very strong character and he is competing with two other boys. He does have a few people on his side but his main concern is the puppet master who is training these boys to be the false prince to be passed off as the real prince. Read this story and then come see me so we can talk about the story! Rumors are that a movie is being made from this book. READ THE BOOK FIRST. You won't be disappointed. In fact you'll thank me later.
One of my favorite students last semester told me to read this book and I'm glad I did. Now she's at another high school and I hope she read's this blog so I can thank her. I enjoyed reading this book. It reminded me of when I went to my trip to London many years ago. I enjoyed this book very much after reading a heavier book. This is a book about relationships. Of teens and their dads. Of boys and girls. Smartly done. Also go visit the author's website. There are two fun video clips of both Hadley and Oliver sharing their thoughts. author's website
This is a good story. At times, I did get a bit mad at Eve for not thinking but then had to remember she was a sheltered girl all her life so may not know as much as she should. So if I got mad at a character, there is some good development to the story. I do want to read the next book to see what happens.
I had the opportunity to hear M. T. Anderson speak at the Woodward Library. He is worth hearing. I checked out the audio book from the library and if you get a chance to hear the story, it is worth it. Of course read the book also. This book is good on so many layers. Just to let you know a few F bombs incase you need to know that. Here is the author's website: http://mt-anderson.com/blog/his-books/books-for-teens-and-adults/feed-2/ and worth the visit Author's website
