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Female Power in Young Adult Literature

Welcome to my new update for my blog. In this post, I will be looking at three books where Teenage girls overcame large obstacles and grew into women of power. Please enjoy my reviews. Young Adult Books “Story of a Girl ”- This book was written by Sara Zarr, National book Award finalist published by Little Brown and Company 2007 New York and Boston. In this book the main character Deanna Lambert was caught by her father while she was making out with an older boy from school. She has been humiliated not only by her dad, but later by her classmates. She thought her life would be ruined forever. In this book, Deanna struggles to gain respect from others and move on with her life. Only by using the power within helped her grow into a beautiful woman. Girls can find this book very helpful in guiding them through their teenage years. The novel is realistic fiction at its best. The author succeeded making this book great, with the help of very intense emotional language, dialogue

Middle Grade Magic

Hello folks it is time for another update. This update will focus on Middle Grade Readers. The three books all have fantasy and Historical information to make a new type of book. I will call it Historical Fantasy. The books below will take young readers on a wonderful journey through worlds. I hope you all will enjoy this update. Next update will be Young Adult book Middle Grade Books The Dragon's Tooth"- This book was written by N.D Wilson and published by Random House Children Books 2011, a division of Random House, Inc. A strange man visits the main characters: Cyrus, Antigone and Denial Smith, living in the Archer Motel, their world turns upside down. Their Hotel burns down, and the kids find out about a secret society, and the important role they will play in keeping it alive. The book takes us on a visual journey through a world where vivid descriptions and adventure meet. Mr. Wilson's words paint a lucid picture of his world and characters while adding the