Another novel in verse. Before starting this project, I would have completely passed these by. Now, though, I'mexcited when I find that another book is a novel in verse. This one, though, was just too short and spare for my taste. A lot gets left out when there is just the lines of poetry, and a ... VIEW POST
“A Northern Light” by Jennifer Donnelly
I'm always fascinated by books that retell a story, whether it's real or a famous fictional story, but from the perspective of someone other than the typical protagonist. In this case, the story is a murder in 1906, that inspired a book I've heard of, but didn't know anything about (An American ... VIEW POST
“Fat Kid Rules the World” by K.L. Going
I didn't want to like this book, but it grew on me and it ended up giving me warm fuzzies by the end. Unfortunately, I've let a little too much time go between reading it and trying to write about it, and I'm at a loss as to what to say about it. I might be making this up, but it seems like an ... VIEW POST
“Hole in my Life” by Jack Gantos
I was aware of Jack Gantos from having looked at reading Newbery winners (Dead End in Norvelt), but I haven't actually read anything by Gantos before. He was brought up recently when Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit visited our school: Daywalt studied at Emerson College, Gantos was ... VIEW POST
“My Heartbeat” by Garret Freymann-Weyr
I am really ambivalent about this book. It was short, and it read quickly, and I enjoyed it while I was reading. Might have even considered it a 5 star book. However, the more I try to write about it, the more I realize that I have some pretty big qualms about it. The main character, Ellen, ... VIEW POST
“The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer
Holy cow that was good. This book has come up on lists as a recommendation for me for various reasons: "because you read" type lists -- and every time I have read the blurb and thought "MEH." Wow. Should have believed the hype on this one, because I loved this book. LOVED it. It had such an ... VIEW POST
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