Before the marauding horde realizes I'm on the computer, here's what I have been reading:
Fantastic:
Abdel-Fattah, Randa. Does My Head Look Big in This?-- Australian girl decides to wear the hijab full-time, even though it means dealing with some people who don't understand why she is doing this. Very different!
Carroll. The Awakening: Quantum Prophecy 01. How can a book about children who begin to realize they are Superheroes not be good? Lots of action. For fans of Stormbreaker.
Rallison, Janette. Playing the Field. Baseball, but also BOY middle school problems. Really good balance.
Good
O'Brien. Mary Jane. A problem novel about Spiderman's friend Mary Jane. Oddly riveting, but alas, out of print.
Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Extra points for NOT using the f-bomb but wanting to so badly that he found an author who used "fug" to get around censors, and employs that.
Rinaldi, Ann. Hand 1,000 Trees with Ribbons. Phyllis Wheatly. Rinaldi at her best.
Rees. Lightning Time. Quite good, but liked Vampire High way better.
Han, Jenny. Shug. Well, we can tell the author has the MFA in kid lit, but it's still good despite the dysfunctional Southern navel gazing. Nice cover. Pink fans will pick it up, although it's one of those books that makes more sense as an adult. I'll buy it in March if there is money left.
Roth. Iceberg Hermit. Oldie but goodie; survival fiction. Eating whale blubber.
Not good.
Saldana. Whole Sky Full of Stars. Sounded promising, but couldn't keep my interest.
O'Dell. Bad Tickets. Set in the '60's, just odd.
Burnham. Goddess Games. Too much name dropping. Will age poorly.
Cooper. Tell Me Lies. More 60's, this time in England. Commune. No.
Turnbull. No shame, no fear. Odd historical time in England.
Burgess. Sarah's Face. Stopped reading when the boy was examining her, um, chestal region and comparing it with puppies. Smack was good, if inappropriate, this... wasn't.
And yes, I plan to start reading Harry Potter, but I have to share two copies among four people. I think somehow that I will survive.
It's good to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteYou liked "Does My Head Look Big In This." I got halfway through and felt like it was dragging, so I gave up on it.
I agree with you on Goddess Games. Definitely not my favorite one by her. Not even the name dropping, but it just seemed to fall flat to me.
By the way, Adam Selzer (How to Get Suspended and Influence People) will be doing a book signing at Cover to Cover on August 7th, from 2–3pm. If you can make it, we'd love it if you stopped by! :)
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