LADY ROGUE BY JENN BENNET
We read Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennet. Some legends never die…
Traveling
with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora.
She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the
world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the
world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes
to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of
Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in
her hotel in Istanbul.
Until Huck returns from an expedition
without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed
with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her
father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring
that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and
that it just might be the key to finding him.
Journeying into
Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through
Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to
recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are
searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a
powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And
they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it (goodreads.com)
Lane's Final Word- I think we all loved this book the best! Theo is so full of spirit, and she is brave and intelligent and funny! This book is Indiana Jones meets The Mummy meets The Da Vinci Code. (Ya, I love movies too). So fun!
THE PAIN EATER BY BETH GOOBIE
She hadn’t told anyone.
Not a single soul. Not one word about that night and what had been done
to her had ever passed Maddy Malone’s lips. She’d thought about it at
first - had been desperate, even frantic, to tell. But then had come the
shame, and the intimidation from the boys who raped her - and the one
who held her down.
Now it’s the beginning of a new school year
and Maddy is hoping that she can continue to hide, making herself as
quiet and small as possible. She is consumed with keeping the memories
at bay, forcing them down through small cuts and the burn from the end
of a cigarette. But when her English class is given the assignment of
writing a collaborative novel about a fifteen-year-old girl, The Pain
Eater, fact and fiction begin to meet up. When the boys spread rumors
about Maddy, she realizes that continuing to hide the truth will only
give them more control, and she slowly gains the courage to confront
them (goodreads.com)
Lane's Final Word- We also read The Pain Eater by
Beth Goobie. This one is heartbreaking, gritty and real. It deals with
the serious issue of rape. However, you learn a lot, and there's light
at the end of the tunnel. Read it.
