books by Simon Pulse     books:       The House of the Scorpion299 reviews Nancy Farmer Simon Pulse, 2004 Amazing book for even the most conservative readers This book is simply amazing--fluidly well told, with none of the typical "coming of age" tawdry sexualization, no offensive language, just an interesting take on contemporary issues. The realistic characters and well-paced story make this book worthy of all the awards it garnered. Buy your kid this book--then read it yourself!             Revelation (Private, Book 8) Kate Brian Simon Pulse, 2008 The biggest mystery of all...and Reed is dying to learn the truth. Two months after Cheyenne Martin was found dead in her Billings House dorm room, exclusive Easton Academy is rocked by another stunning revelation: Cheyenne was murdered. No one knows who the killer is, but everyone agrees that Reed Brennan, who took over Cheyenne's role as Billings's president, gained the most from her death. Once the most powerful girl on campus, Reed is now ...             Warriors Don't Cry121 reviews Melba Pattillo Beals Simon Pulse, 2007 Well-Written Must Read! I read Warriors Don't Cry for school, and when I began reading it, I knew I would enjoy it. Yes, I enjoyed it, but it is actually very terrifying to read. Everything that Beals writes is based on fact, and it is very terrifying to imagine that this is what she and the other young black students faced when segregating into an all-white school. This is a must-read, and is a well-written, ...             Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale198 reviews Holly Black Simon Pulse, 2004 magical world bliss this was a read till you finish book. it took me a few months of reading about it and seeing it everywhere before i finally got it. but i loved it after. i loved Holy style of writing and the way she described everything. the begining was just the begining for this book. it wont dissapoint. :-)             Crank106 reviews Ellen Hopkins Simon Pulse, 2004 Great book for teens! This book, a sort of biographical account of a daughter's descent into crystal meth addiction -- written by her mother -- is a very powerful story written in free verse. The simplicity of the words belies the terrible story of the immediate and irresistable hold that crank takes on the unwary victim. The fact that the drug is introduced to an honor student by her father during a custody visit ...             Go Ask Alice1250 reviews Anonymous Simon Pulse, 2005 Go Ask Alice I loved this book. The emotion that the protagonist conveys throughout the book is clearly relatable from generation to generation. I recommend this book for every teenager out there.             Tears Of A Tiger279 reviews Sharon M. Draper Simon Pulse, 1996 One bad decision, two lives lost!!! My name is Jazmin and I am a freshman in high school. I had to pick a book for an English project. A friend of mine read Tears of a Tiger and said it had some good life lessons in it. Even though this book is fictional it is a very good book to read for kids my age because it shows how one bad decision can change lives. In this book the main setting is Hazelwood High School. The main character ...             Burned47 reviews Ellen Hopkins Simon Pulse, 2007 disturbing yet beautiful If you are a religious person, and you can't believe how Pattyn's father treats her, or how their pastor thinks, you may cringe a bit. I know I did. Even though it is fiction. I couldn't believe some of the things. I loved it despite it was disturbing. I loved the relationship between Pattyn and Ethan. I'm glad she found someone. I wish that Pattyn would've put up a fuss, and demanded she stayed ...             Extras (Uglies)51 reviews Scott Westerfeld Simon Pulse, 2007 Extra Good Pros: An original, believable concept, great characters. Cons: Ending is a bit of a let down. I was a bit reluctant to read this book, as I thought that Westerfield's last attempt, Specials, was the weakest in the series. Nevertheless, I am a fan of the series in general and when I saw this book in Borders, I had to pick it up. I was not disappointed. Aya, a fifteen-year-old living ...             Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials (Uglies)31 reviews Scott Westerfeld Simon Pulse, 2007 Amazing Great series. Ignore the "young adult" label and read it. Or better yet, have everyone in the family read it.             I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust164 reviews Livia Bitton-Jackson Simon Pulse, 1999 A First Holocaust Book for the Teen Reader "I Have Lived A Thousand Years" is a personal and gut-wrenching story of how a 13-year old girl survived the German Holocaust in the death camp of Auschwitz. The book is fairly short with short chapters. It is obviously written for adolescent readers, but can certainly be appreciated by adults as well. This is a very good first book for teens to learn about the Holocaust. It is written in the ...             Specials (Uglies)87 reviews Scott Westerfeld Simon Pulse, 2007 This is an absoloute must-have I will begin by saying simply: this book took me by surprise, and I mean that in a very good way. The two books before it had been very good, yes, and I was expecting relatively the same quality out of this one. However, after I had finished the first few chapters, I knew that this book was (and ths might sound cheesy) different; and I'm quite serious about that. It literally took me by ...             Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale34 reviews Holly Black Simon Pulse, 2008 Very good. I really enjoy all of Holly Black's work. It filled with drama and offers ample opportunity for escapism.             Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2)102 reviews Scott Westerfeld Simon Pulse, 2005 Great book for any age, I'm more of a person interested in good stories. I love Star Wars, Harry Potter, Narnia, etc...This book and the others that are in the Trilogy fit right into that genra for me. Good read! And, great purchase!             Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie68 reviews Holly Black Simon Pulse, 2006 Unique, Amazing, Fascinating, Raw An amazing and unique modern day fairy tale. For anyone who loves fantasy or fairy stories, or books about strong women, i would suggest. Think "the weetzie bat books" and make it more "today" (the main girl is prone to think of video games often, etc), sexier, more raw, more dangerous, and add some serious girl toughness. think tank girl living underground in the tunnels in nyc and battling ...             Night World No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder (Night World)12 reviews L.J. Smith Simon Pulse, 2008 Wow, the wait is almost over I also have been waiting years for this series to be re-released again. Daughters of Darkness is the best of the three, but you must read Secret Vampire first. The books are not going from the same character and their progression, they are EACH A SEPARATE BOOK ON THEIR OWN. The books are of a secret society of vampires, shapeshifters (including werewolves), and witches and the forbidden ...             Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)278 reviews Scott Westerfeld Simon Pulse, 2005 NEST + m 8th Grade Summer Assignment UGLIES (C.R) Book Review UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld (p. 425) Everyone knows a fifteen year old girl imagines her sweet sixteen with friends and the family. The best part of her ideal sweet sixteen is the new and beautiful car wrapped with a bow around the front that her parents give her. But in Tally's world your sweet sixteen present is a pretty operation, where you are put under the knife to become ...             The First Part Last82 reviews Angela Johnson Simon Pulse, 2004 Grown Up Kids This book, which is like so many lives of other teenage men, was one of my favorite books. I really enjoyed reading as Bobby, unselfishly put his life on a hold to raise his child. It was time for him to start to become a man, a grown up, at 16, but he didn't have the time. Time was up he had to be a grown up, a man, a father. I enjoyed this book so much I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. to finish ...             Impulse40 reviews Ellen Hopkins Simon Pulse, 2008 Tells It Like It Is This is a good book because it tells it alot like it is. The writing format I didn't like but the poem at the beginning was inspiring. When I started reading it I was reading it like a poem because of the style but it was still good.             Two-way Street18 reviews Lauren Barnholdt Simon Pulse, 2007 Loved It! This is my new favorite book. It really captures the feelings between the two characters on their roadtrip to college. It was a great read. I would strongly recommend it to others.              search for books boxed, burned, darkness, daughters, extras, faerie, faery, growing, holocaust, impulse, ironside, modern, night, pretties, private, revelation, scorpion, secret, specials, spellbinder, street, tears, thousand, trilogy, two-way, uglies, valiant, vampire, warriors, world books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Tainted Destiny home  impressum - about us