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Themed: Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah--- overcoming religious adversity. I've got this on my "to read" shelf.Non-Themed: Revolutionby Jennifer Donnelly
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Themed: Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas (about abuse)Non-themed: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Jennifer W wrote: "Hmm... Is this topic a little too broad? I mean, the plot of almost any book is to overcome something. Should we change it to overcoming an adversity that you yourself have not been faced with? Doe..."I was thinking overcoming a prejudice or abuse... what do you think?
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That works, I'll change it above. Thanks.
Themed- Shine by Lauren Myracle (Homosexual prejudice; hate-crime against a gay teen- amazing book!)Non-Themed- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (maybe something light to go with the heavy theme?)
Themed-Jerk, CaliforniabyJonathan Friesen (prejudice against people with Tourettes)Non-themed- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Themed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by author:J.K. Rowling|1077326] (since the last movie comes out June 15)Non-Themed Entwined by Heather Dixon
Emily wrote: "Themed-Jerk, CaliforniabyJonathan Friesen (prejudice against people with Tourettes)Non-themed- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
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I loved Jerk, California!
"Themed- Unwind by Neal Shusterman (overcoming being the targets of unwinding.... Book Description Below...Imagine a society where a war was fought between Pro-live and Pro-choice. And the end result is more horrifying than either side could have thought.
Such is the premise of UNWIND by Neal Shusterman.
In the future being a troubled teen means something worse than being sent to a camp to get straighten out.
From The Bill of Life:
The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen.
However, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, a parent may choose to retroactively 'abort' a child...
...on condition that the child's life doesn't 'technically' end.
The process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive is called 'unwinding.'
Three teens find out that they are to be unwound. Conner's parents want to get rid of him as he's a troublemaker. Risa is a ward of the state and is being unwound to cut state costs. Lev is a tithe as part of his parent's strict religion.
When Conner fights not to be unwound he ends up causing an accident in which he meets both Risa and Lev. Through their journey they meet others who are against the law and help them. Lev also finds out what really happens to those who end up getting the parts of those who were unwound.
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Non-themed: Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres
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Our themed read will be Unwind.
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Wild Things: YA Grown-Up
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It's time for nominations for June group reads. If you haven't done this before, our rules can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2....
Our theme for June is Overcoming Adversity. You may nominate 2 Young Adult books, one that is themed, and one that is not. Please label your books as themed and non-themed.
We've decided to limit overcoming adversity to mean overcoming abuse or prejudice. When nominating, include what the adversity is that is being overcome.
Please include authors' names when nominating. Authors may not nominate their own books!
Thanks!