We both read a lot of good books in January, but if we had to choose, our favorites, it would be
Half A Life (non-fiction) and
Perfect Chemistry (YA romance). Can you guess whose is which? I bet you can!
Gerard's is:
Half A Life by Darin Strauss
A Must Read! Half A Life
is a memoir of Darin Strauss, who at age 18 while driving, had a car accident that killed a girl. This book is good; read it in two days. It was hard to put down because I never read anything like it before. It is all about how Darin handled what happened. I kept thinking about what if I did this? Half A Life is an outstanding and a memorable read. I highly recommend it!
Karen's is:
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
What a fun read “Perfect Chemistry” by Simone Elkeles is! I enjoyed reading Perfect Chemistry very much because it was such a cute high school romance story about the “perfect” pom-pom girl, Brittany Ellis, and the Latino Blood gang member, Alex, who had the reputation for being the most dangerous guy in school. The Fairfield high school is cross cultural with the uppity rich kids from the North and the poor drug-dealing gang members from the south. The Chemistry teacher and principal are determined to get the kids to learn from each other.
