"A Wounded Deer Leaps the Highest"

Don't you love her socks and flats? Fffound

So, here we are. Yucca Valley California. The town looks like a really oooollld Cowboy town, somewhat run down, but kept nice and clean at the same time. There are a few lovely antique and vintage shops that I've stopped at and barely was able to drag myself away from this stunning 50's dress. Flouncy, cream colored, classy, and with a red bow in the back. Perfection. I would have snatched it up in a second if it was a bit lower priced than $70. Sigh. I won't forget that dress though.

This campground that were staying at, is...interesting to say the least. There are 14 camp sites, and the water is cloudy, not the least bit clear. The wifi that they promised is truly hopeless.


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A wounded deer leaps the highest.
~Emily Dickinson




However, I wanted to quick let you know about this great book I'm reading. "The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson." I've reached part two and have been sucked in from the first couple of pages. Unlike other historical books retold, this one really is interesting and you feel like Miss Emily is the one telling her story. I've found it's a perfect read to learn more about Emily Dickinson in an easy way! I also think this would be a great read to incorporate into a homeschooling program for history and literature.

Have you read this book? What where your thoughts?

Summer Reading List for Teens

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I have a theory.

I will often ask this question to my friends and here how it usually goes...

Me: "Do you like to read?"
Friend: "No!"

So my theory is that its because of the books that teachers make their students in High School read. "The Lord of the Flies?" "Animal Farm?" "The Devils Arithmetic?" These are all great books (I loved "The Devils Arithmetic," it's a great book with a neat perspective on the Holocaust), but for teens who don't really read any books that they don't have to for school, it kind of gives them a bad idea on what ALL books are like - they don't realize that there are hundreds of amazing Young Adult books that aren't like the ones they read in school at all!

Just a few of my friends in high school and college like to read - Caylee, Jade, Caitlyn, and Lyndsey!

For the teens that like to read - and for the ones that don't - here is a list of some of the Young Adult books that I have LOVED!

This is one of my favorite books. I hardly ever read books over, but I've read this one twice and am looking forward to my third time! It is a great summer read as it is on the beach, has Celtic mystery in it, with a dash of romance. It is just....well, read it and you will know!

This is the other book that I have loved and read over and over again - three times now. It was actually a coincidence that I own it now - I rented it from the library in FL and was reading by the pool, and oops, it got damaged :( however, it all worked out in the end since I've read it and LOVE it! It is a great book about the story of a girl who becomes a model. it really makes you realize how much these girls go through just to follow their dreams.

Every teen - even girls who don't like to read - should read at least the first book in the "Private" series by Kate Brian. These books are extremely addicting! They are quick reads which make them perfect for reading on the beach, but they have enough mystery and crazyiness to make them interesting and not like the many other boarding school books.

"After" by Amy Efaw is perfect for a rainy day. It is a heartbreaking story of a teen girl who isn't sure what to do with her baby girl and ends up choosing the wrong choice and in result her life becomes a mess as her life is thrown in front of her.

What are your favorite summer reads?