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The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy
4.5
The way Liza Mundy writes history makes it so easy to read and enjoy. This book tells how the women from WWII who had been spies and did other undercover work were able to help create the CIA and make it into what it is today. It's the story of hardships, sisterhood, and the ability to keep going even when everything looks bleak. The women in this book never gave up, there were hard times, but they kept going and made it possible for the women of today to have all the opportunities that we do. This book is a reminder to continue on, continue to be better, and never ever give up.
Mil palavras by Jennifer Brown
4.0
4.5 stars
"Because you can get past a mistake, but it's much harder to get past being a cruel person."
We first me Ashleigh when she stars her community service she was sentenced to. From there we switch back and forth between the present and the past POV. We learn what got her into trouble, how it happened, and what the consequences were for her actions. We see her go through the struggle of losing her parent's trust and her friends not hanging around her. We see the hurtful things that get said to her and we feel like we're actually there with her.
I loved how Brown made a storyline and a lesson about what happens if you do send a sans-clothing picture. We've all heard the stories of what happens to the people that photo's get made public, but we never see what happens to them, or how they deal with it. This book showed us that and made me think things in a new perspective.
This book also showed me how fast things have changed because of technology and how many things get made more complicated because of it. Most of the things that this generation is dealing with, the parents have no idea how to deal with them or how to exactly stop them from happening. The truth is just like Ashleigh said "Back when I was born, my parents didn't own a computer yet. They didn't send emails or surf the Internet, and they certainly didn't send texts, much less picture texts. How much had changed in that short period of time."
I feel like this is one of those books that all teenagers, and young adults should read so they can understand some of the consequences that happen. Especially since most of them don't know that charges will be made if they are underage.
"Because you can get past a mistake, but it's much harder to get past being a cruel person."
We first me Ashleigh when she stars her community service she was sentenced to. From there we switch back and forth between the present and the past POV. We learn what got her into trouble, how it happened, and what the consequences were for her actions. We see her go through the struggle of losing her parent's trust and her friends not hanging around her. We see the hurtful things that get said to her and we feel like we're actually there with her.
I loved how Brown made a storyline and a lesson about what happens if you do send a sans-clothing picture. We've all heard the stories of what happens to the people that photo's get made public, but we never see what happens to them, or how they deal with it. This book showed us that and made me think things in a new perspective.
This book also showed me how fast things have changed because of technology and how many things get made more complicated because of it. Most of the things that this generation is dealing with, the parents have no idea how to deal with them or how to exactly stop them from happening. The truth is just like Ashleigh said "Back when I was born, my parents didn't own a computer yet. They didn't send emails or surf the Internet, and they certainly didn't send texts, much less picture texts. How much had changed in that short period of time."
I feel like this is one of those books that all teenagers, and young adults should read so they can understand some of the consequences that happen. Especially since most of them don't know that charges will be made if they are underage.