Sarah Anne Carter

Author

Young Adult Fiction

Tiger Rising — “It was like having his own personal shooting star, but he didn’t ever make a wish on it. He was afraid that if he started wishing, he might not be able to stop. In his suitcase of not-thoughts, there were also not-wishes. He kept the lid closed on them, too.” […]

The Tiger Rising
by Kate DiCamillo

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on September 9, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Harry Potter Cursed Child — “Sometimes costs are made to be borne.” – Severus Snape The boy who lived is now an adult with children of his own. The confidence that allowed the reluctant hero to defeat Voldemort is lacking when it comes to raising his own children, especially with his youngest, Albus. Harry doesn’t […]

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
by J.K. Rowling

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on September 2, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Great Gilly Hopkins — Life is not perfect, nor happy, but good things can come out of any situation. Gilly Hopkins is a foster child who is being placed in her third home. Her mother is alive and sometimes contacts her through the mail, but never comes to see her. Gilly felt loved in […]

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on August 26, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Because of Winn-Dixie — “Just about everything that happened to me that summer happened because of Winn-Dixie.” “’There ain’t no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.’” One day, shortly after moving to Florida with her […]

Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on August 22, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Edward Tulane — “If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.” A China rabbit doll is loved and doted upon by a little girl, yet all the doll can feel in return is a sense of entitlement because it is loved more than the other […]

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on August 15, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Miss Peregrine — “The present seemed suddenly strange to me, so trivial and distracted. I felt like one of those mythical heroes who fights his way back from the underworld only to realize that the world above is every bit as damned as the one below.” Jacob is a peculiar who can see […]

Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on August 12, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Magician's Elephant — “Life was so short; so many beautiful things slipped away.” One night in a small, quiet town, a magician intends to summon up a bouquet of flowers and instead conjurs up an elephant. The townspeople can talk of nothing else, but to one boy, the elephant is a sign of […]

The Magician’s Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 29, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Lemony Snicket — “People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.” ― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto We all experience some downs in life, but they are usually interspersed with some ups. For three […]

A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 8, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Rush Revere — As a military brat, I truly appreciate Rush Limbaugh’s effort to focus on a military brat and his feelings about his father going away for a long time. Rush Revere and the American Revolution continues the youth series about American history written by Rush Limbaugh. This is the third book […]

Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush Limbaugh

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 4, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Miss Peregrine — “Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time.” Jacob is a peculiar who can see the deadly hollows when no one else can. He can even sense them when they are near. His grandfather also had that power, but Jacob […]

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on June 24, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter