Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth: Review Haiku

Further confessions
of a budding sociopath.

Plus, puberty!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney. Abrams, 2010, 224 pages.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Please enjoy some delicious turkey.

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown: Review Haiku

Never underestimate
the power of jealousy
and ninja s'mores.

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Knopf, 2010, 96 pages.

Allie Finkle: Glitter Girls and the Great Fake-Out: Review Haiku

Is there any fourth-
grader as self-assured as
Allie? Mean girls suck.

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #5: Glitter Girls and the Great Fake-Out by Meg Cabot. Scholastic, 2010, 192 pages.

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes: Review Haiku

Zombie Louisa
May Alcott was my favorite
part. Love Alvin Ho!

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes by Lenore Look, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Schwartz & Wade, 2010, 192 pages.

Troublemaker: Review Haiku

Wow, Leila was right:
this is a truly awful
book. (And that Barbie bod . . . !)

Troublemaker, Book 1: A Barnaby and Hooker Graphic Novel by Janet Evanovich and Alex Evanovich. Dark Horse Comics, 2010, 112 pages.

P.S. Huh. I coulda sworn Leila reviewed this. But now I can't find it. Regardless, I'm pretty sure she would hate it.

Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon: Review Haiku

But did you do a
discounted cash flow analysis,
Babymouse?

Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm. Random, 2010, 96 pages.

Bink and Gollie: Review Haiku

What I really want
to know is, how can I get
a treehouse like that?

Bink and Gollie by Alison McGhee and Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Tony Fucile. Candlewick, 2010, 96 pages.

Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth: Review Haiku

Would've been more
effective if the creationists
weren't hillbillies.

Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth by Sandra Dutton. HMH, 2010, 134 pages.

Finally: Review Haiku

Random acts of kindness
don't really add up to
anything, alas.

Finally by Wendy Mass. Scholastic, 2010, 296 pages.

The Upside of Irrationality: Review Haiku

Pop psychology
explains why we do dumb things
that we know are dumb.

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely. Harper, 2010, 352 pages.

Halloween cop-out

I am woefully behind in reading, so I offer instead this picture of my Hermione and my robot.

Enjoy.