Books by Donna Freitas
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review 1: When Olivia, a straight-laced high school student, receives a free scholarship to a big-shot priest's writing seminar, she is overjoyed. Her professor, Father Mark, is very enthusiastic about Olivia's work, further thrilling the young girl. Soon, however, Father Mark begins const...
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review 1: I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. Although this book focuses around sad circumstances, I felt that it was a good look into how people deal with death and how it affects people differently. I enjoyed the family interactions and the problems they deal with ju...
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review 1: I read this book when I was in elementary school. I went to a Catholic school, and while there are a lot of mistakes, and the protagonist does have a rather warped perception in regards to what make a person a saint, I find that this book is fitting to read as a child. I enjoyed ...
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review 1: This book ways a ticket into the life of a pre- teen girl, but not just any girl, this girl is a serious gymnast with a lot of decisions to make. I liked this book, because it felt very real, and I felt like I just jumped into the story and watched it all happen. It was like seei...
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review 1: I picked this up on a lark and found it fascinating, and very refreshing. Hookup culture as described here was not entirely prevalent on my college campus when I was in college ten years ago (although perhaps as a commuter student I simply opted out by default), but I can see muc...
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review 1: I would have liked this book if every character wasn't always, 100% of the time focused on helping Rose. Her friends were basically stock MTV reality show friends: only there to further the story of the main character. All of their conversations revolved around supporting Rose, m...
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review 1: MeinungEin Kinder-und Jugendbuch das sich rund um den Glauben, und um ein Mädchen das den Wunsch hat eine Heilige zu werden, dreht.CharaktereAlles dreht sich um Antonia Lucia Labella, wie man auch schon an dem Buchtitel erkennen kann. Antonia ist stark gläubig, geht auf eine kath...
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review 1: Read in 2010.This is a rather unoriginal YA novel with some saints. The main character is obsessed with becoming one herself - and also with a boy named Andy. Trying to live like everybody else while belonging to family like her may not be easy, but this kind humour isn't really ...
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review 1: A charming and sweet, if predictable, story about hard work and high hopes. Freitas does an excellent job capturing the excitement of the Olympics and the need to focus. Hockey player Danny was surprisingly adorable given his few scenes, too, though I had a hard time separating m...