Lynn W.
 

Queens, New York

Favorite genre: Fantasy/Dystopia. 

1. THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

2. MY SOUL TO SAVE by Rachel Vincent

3. THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4. GIRL IN TRANSLATION by Jean Kwok

5. DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

Interests: All things crafty.

Way back in elementary school, I was not as familiar with the computer as I am now. That was a very good thing. I used to read all kinds of books to pass the time, and I was constantly hauling all sorts of books home from my frequent trips to the library. I was hooked on the excitement and uneasiness I felt when reading a good book. I wish I could say the same about me now, but things like TV and the internet have taken over my free time. I joined TeenReads so that I could get into the habit of reading again. I hope that I can enjoy reading just as much as I did in the past.

Reviews by Lynn W.

What We Knew

by Barbara Stewart - Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult 14+, Youth Fiction

When Tracy and her best friend, Lisa, were kids, stories about a man --- a creep who exposes himself to little girls --- kept them out of the woods and in their own backyards. But Tracy and Lisa aren't so little anymore, and the man in the woods is nothing but a silly story. Right? But someone is in the woods. Someone is watching. And he knows all their secrets, secrets they can't tell anyone --- not even each other.

The Bullies of Wall Street: This Is How Greedy Adults Messed Up Our Economy

by Sheila Bair - Current Affairs, Economics, Nonfiction, Young Adult 14+

In 2008, America went through a terrible financial crisis, and we are still suffering the consequences. As the former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sheila Bair worked to protect families during the crisis and keep their bank deposits safe. In THE BULLIES OF WALL STREET, she describes the many ways in which a broken system led families into financial trouble, and also explains the decisions being made at the time by the most powerful people in the country that led to the recession.