Posted by Beth Hull on March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The set-up: After Rose failed to kill her ex-lover, Dimitri, who turned Strigoi (evil vampire) in a previous book, Dimitri sends her creepy-stalker death threat messages. Meanwhile, Rose graduates from the Vampire Academy and goes to the Moroi (nice friendly vampire) Court. From there, everything falls apart. Not the plot, really, although the thread of … Read more
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Posted by Beth Hull on January 17, 2011 · 1 Comment
The set-up: After a horrifying onstage experience, NaTasha, the only African American in her suburban school, decides to spend a few weeks with her grandmother in Harlem, where she’ll volunteer at a crisis center for girls her age. Main character’s goals: I don’t think NaTasha’s goal was entirely clear, at least not in her mind. … Read more
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Posted by Beth Hull on October 25, 2010 · 31 Comments
This post is dedicated to the lazy students writing book reports. I don’t know how many of you are doing book reports on this book or why, or maybe there’s a class project out there, but I keep coming across search terms to this site like “theme of ruined by paula morris” and “setting in … Read more
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