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Audiobooks
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Gossip Girl by Cicily von Ziegesar
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Books
All Quite on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female by Willa Shalit
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Body Outlaws by Ophira Edut (Editor)
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff by Jack Canfield
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Ann Peters
Luna by Julie Ann Peters
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
Skinny by Ibi Kaslik
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Weiss
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Curious Incident of the Boy in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Things I Want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Movies
Acts of Worship by Rosemary Rodriguez (Director)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Based on a Novel by Dyan Sheldon)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Based on a Novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan)
Persepolis (Based on a Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi)
Speak (Based on a Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Based on a Novel by John Boyne)
The Kite Runner (Based on a Novel by Khaled Hosseini)
The Perfect Score (Novelization by David Levithan)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Based on a Novel by Ann Brashares)
Twilight (Based on a Novel by Stephenie Meyer)
Video Games
Madden NFL 08 by Electronic Arts (Creator)
MLB 07: The Show by Sony (Creator)
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution by 2K Games (Creator)
Skate by Electronic Arts (Creator)
Tom Clancy’s Endwar by Ubisoft (Creator)
May 6, 2009
May 1, 2009
Acts of Worship
Title: Acts of Worship Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
ISBN: 8-29567-01862-0
Rating: R
Suitable for Ages: 18 and Older
Production Company: Manifesto Films
Media Type: DVD
Copyright: 2001
Genre: Drama
Reader's Annotation: Alix appeared to have a loving family with a secure home. Now, she lives on the streets and her life is spinning out of control.
Plot Summary: Acts of Worship centers around the life of the female protagonist, Alix. Alix, a young woman who appears to be in her mid to late twenties, is a drug addict and is living on the streets of New York City. Most of Alix’s time is spent chasing money for drugs by stealing or when completely desperate, prostituting herself. When Alix’s addict friend pushes her out into the hallway of his apartment after he fears she has overdosed on day, another tenet finds her, calls the paramedics, and later takes her in. The tenet, Digna, is a recovering addict and can relate to Alix’s life. Dinga makes every effort to clean Alix up and the movie documents the affect that the two women’s lives have on each other and the power drugs have on people, in general.
Evaluation: (C) The content of this movie is very convincing and highlights the control drugs can have on peoples’ minds. The plot was slightly scattered and the writing was random, however. For example, there is a subplot about Digna’s life in recovery with her boyfriend which didn’t make much sense as to how it related to or added to the story. As Digna plays an integral role in the story, I believe it was the writer’s attempt to humanize the woman, but her story felt forced and not well thought out. Overall, the message of the story is clear and that is to stay away from drugs. With an R rating, this movie is only appropriate for young adults 18 years of age and older. While it would make a good supplement to a library collection with its serious content, this movie should not be incorporated specifically into young adult materials.
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