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The Sun, Stars, Oceans, Trees, Everything

I bought  I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson back in December, when I had Barnes and Noble gift card money. I only bought it because the other book on my to-buy list that day wasn't available, but I recognized  I'll Give You the Sun  from my 331-book-long list, and bought it, because, well, it was there. And look where that decision has brought me. There are those books that you'll bring to the beach and sit in a hammock and read for hours , until it feels like your eyes are about to fall out. There are those books that you'll reluctantly set on your bedside table so that as soon as your mother leaves the room (you know, to check to make sure you're actually going to go to sleep this time), you can huddle next to the night light and read until your eyes slowly shut. There are those books that you'll open wherever you are, whether in the middle of a lecture, or in the hallway or when you're eating lunch, just so you can read about what happens ...

3rd Quarter Independent Reading Reflection

Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another quarter! I am almost done with my freshman year of high school and I don't know how I feel about that, but everything's going to be okay as long as I can have a nice discussion about the 39 books that I read over the past three or so months. Without further ado, here are the books, listed from most difficult to least difficult. Cell   - Stephen King Dreamland  - Sarah Dessen Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven My Heart and Other Black Holes - Jasmine Warga The Anatomical Shape of a Heart - Jenn Bennett The Love That Split the World - Emily Henry I'll Give You the Sun - Jandy Nelson Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare The Fault in Our Stars - John Green What Happened to Goodbye - Sarah Dessen Lock and Key - Sarah Dessen Along for the Ride - Sarah Dessen Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins Anna and the Frenc...