Filed under: Young Adult Fiction | Tags: romance, series, Stephenie_Meyer, teens, vampires, YA_fiction
For months, my friends had been trying to get me to read the book Twilight. Everyone kept telling me, “The book was amazing!” At first, I did not believe them, because who wants to read about 
vampires and a small town? Eventually, though, my friends got me to read the first chapter of Twilight and I thought, “Well, you know, this is not too bad,” so I kept reading. Before I knew it I was done with that book and ready for the second one.
Twilight is about a girl named Bella. She is your average girl, just trying to get though high school one day at a time. Bella was doing just fine getting through high school, until she meets a guy name Edward who turns her life upside down.
~Contributed by Caitlin Modelson
Why do some activities drain us of our energy and seem to take forever, while other activities energize and empower us as we lose all sense of time and place? Expanding upon Marcus Buckingham’s work with the Strengths Movement, educator and author, Jenifer Fox, in her book, Your Child’s Strengths, explains how the Affinities Program she developed at The Purnell School helps students become successful by “playing to their strengths.” When strengths are tied to interests or affinities, she states, children can develop skills that enable them to succeed. The book includes a workbook enabling parents and teachers to help children make discoveries about themselves from their daily activities. By discovering, developing and using their strengths instead of identifying and strengthening their weaknesses, students gain the confidence and self-knowledge they need to succeed in life. Highly recommended!
Contributed by Carolyn Hart
