Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

It makes you think about the irony of Patriots fighting for their freedom from England yet not having a problem with owning slaves who didn't have their freedom. I wonder how many things we believe as Americans are a result of the time period we live in. How would we feel if we lived in 1776? What things do we do now that future generations would be shocked by?

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

It takes place in the Victorian Age in England. A girl named Gemma
just recently lost her mother. She was mysteriously killed in India,
their home town. Now Gemma must now go to Spence Academy for ladies,
and learn how a proper english lady must act. She discovers new things
about herself and discovers a realm where all her wildest dreams can
come true. Gemma also gets an insite to how her mother died. This is a
very exciting book that will keep you wanting more, you wont want to
set it down.

Britney Grade 10