Reviews and Blog Posts: coming of age

Ginny's Aunt Peg may have died a few months ago, but she still has a few lessons to teach her. Aunt Peg has left Ginny a quest--13 envelopes, to be opened 1 at a time, and only after she follows the instructions on each. The instructions and revelations in the...

Battle Hall (her parents named her after a building) and Nicola (Nic to her friends) meet at a summer program for gifted students. While Nic thinks she'll be spending the summer learning how to be an archeologist, she learns a lot more from her new friends and from her relationship...

This graphic novel is Satrapi's memoir of her adolescence in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Entertaining and educational, the text and the illustrations are memorable and fascinating.

Not a big fan of Scrubs? Don't worry. This is a very different Zach Braff in a beautiful film about coming home, growing up, and coming to terms with yourself and your life. Pain is a part of life; joy is a part of life. This life is all you...