Monday, March 17, 2014

The Truth About Alice - Jennifer Mathieu

Mathieu, Jennifer. 2014. The Truth About Alice. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
Rating 4 bintang
(review in English, click here)

The Truth About Alice

Saya menerima buku ini melalui NetGalley, buku ini direncanakan akan terbit pada Juni 2014.
“But mostly I just go through every day and I do what people expect of me.”-Josh
Alice Franklin, karakter utama buku ini, punya reputasi yang bagus di sekolahnya. Dia cantik, pandai bergaul, dan ramah. Namun, satu rumor buruk di kota kecil bisa berdampak panjang dan mengubah semuanya. Alice dicap sebagai wanita murahan karena Brandon Fitzsimmons mengaku meniduri Alice di pestanya Elaine O’Dea, dan di malam dan pesta yang sama, Tommy Cray juga meniduri Alice. Alice dicap sebagai pembunuh setelah Brandon Fitzsimmons meninggal dalam kecelakaan mobil karena saat menyetir dia sedang bertukar sms tidak senonoh dengan Alice. Keseharian Alice otomatis berubah sejak kematian Brandon Fitzsimmons, lelaki paling populer se-Healy, kota kecil di Texas. Rumor demi rumor tidak berhenti bermunculan sejak itu, orang-orang tidak segan menerima rumor-rumor itu sebagai kenyataan, sementara yang tahu kebenarannya hanya Alice, dan segelintir orang yang memilih untuk tidak mengungkapkannya.

The Truth About Alice - Jennifer Mathieu


Mathieu, Jennifer. 2014. The Truth About Alice. New York: Roaring Brook Press.

The Truth About Alice

I received this book via NetGalley, it is expected to be published in June 2014.
“But mostly I just go through every day and I do what people expect of me.”-Josh
Alice Franklin, the main character in this book, has a good reputation in her school. But, one bad rumor in a small town can cause a long different story. Alice is known as a slut/ho/whore because Brandon Fitzsimmons says he slept with Alice in Elaine O’Dea’s party, and at the same night same party, Tommy Cray did it too. Alice is then known as a killer when Brandon Fitzsimmons is dead over a car crash because he’s sexting with Alice while driving. Alice’s days are not the same anymore since Brandon died, remembering this guy was the most popular guy in town. Rumor after rumor don’t stop after that. People don’t care if the rumors are true or not, they just believe it right away, because it’s easy to believe a rumor when everyone seems to talk about it and agreed on it. When really, the ones who know the truth are Alice and a few people who choose to not say it.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Giveaway Hop BBI 2014! *CLOSED*


And here we go again! Horeeee~

Bulan Maret ini Page by Page sudah menginjak bulan ke-6 dan masih bertahan (walau belakangan agak tergopoh-gopoh, ha!). Rencananya mau bikin giveaway pas tanggal 4 (ceritanya biar pas 6 bulanan, kan mulai blognya tanggal 4 September 2013), tapi ternyata ada Giveaway Hop BBI 2014 dari Blogger Buku Indonesia (BBI) untuk menyambut ulang tahun ke-3 di tanggal 13 April mendatang. Jadi dibungkus jadi satu saja lah yah. Giveaway kali ini dalam rangka hore-hore 6 bulanannya Page by Page dan merayakan ulang tahun BBI yang ke-3! Yeee~

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

ChinAlive - Bob Jonas


Jonas, Bob. 2013. ChinAlive. Charleston: Vagabond Librarian Publishing.

Chinalive

I received this book from GoodreadsGiveaway.

Sets in China where the 2008 Olympics is being the biggest project for its government, the adventure of Charlie Evers begins. Charlie, a 12 years old American boy, has been living in China for years with his parents and has acquired to learn the local language fluently. To complete his school assignment, Charlie needs to do a research about the Yangtze River, therefore he surfs the internet using his father’s computer. After so many clicks and links, Charlie is stranded into a pro-democracy group chatroom, it’s a secret movement and obviously illegal in China. The ever curious Charlie asks questions that eventually will have him takes major part in the history of remaking China.

ChinAlive - Bob Jonas

Jonas, Bob. 2013. ChinAlive. Charleston: Vagabond Librarian Publishing.
Rating 2,5 bintang
(review in English, click here)

Chinalive

Saya mendapatkan buku ini melalui Goodreads Giveaway.

Berlatarkan Cina yang akan menyelenggarakan Olympiade 2008, petualangan Charlie Evers pun dimulai. Charlie, remaja Amerika berusia 12 tahun, sudah bertahun-tahun tinggal di Cina bersama keluarganya dan sudah mengusai dengan baik bahasa setempat. Dengan maksud meneliti tentang Sungai Yangtze untuk tugas sekolahnya, Charlie berseluncur di internet menggunakan komputer ayahnya. Akhirnya, dia malah jadi terlibat di chatting room yang membahas tentang gerakan rahasia di Cina, gerakan pro-demokrasi. Charlie yang selalu ingin tahu, mengajukan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang pada akhirnya mengakibatkan dia nantinya terlibat dalam sejarah pembentukan Cina yang baru.


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