The Hypo: Review Haiku

Fascinating portrait

of vigor, brains, and
depression in Lincoln.

The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln by Noah Van Sciver. Fantagraphics, 2012, 192 pages.

COME SEE MY SHOW!

Local peeps: if you are looking for a great, family-friendly way to spend less than two hours this weekend, COME SEE MY SHOW!

ST. PAUL'S TONIGHT: ON THE HIGH SEAS is a fast-paced musical revue for the whole family. Performances are Saturday, 4/27, at 7:00pm and Sunday, 4/28 at 3:00pm at the John Glenn Middle School auditorium, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA. Come see ME! And my HUSBAND! And both KIDS! And 41 other FABULOUS performers! Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

The Bell Bandit: Review Haiku

Surprisingly poignant

third adventure for mystery-
solving sibs.

The Bell Bandit by Jacqueline Davies. HMH, 2012, 192 pages.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said: Review Haiku

Good advice worth

revisiting when you find yourself
at a crossroads.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said by Charles Wheelan. Norton, 2012, 128 pages.

The Bird King: Review Haiku

Otherworldly
glimpses into the creative
process. Luminous.

The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook by Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, 2013, 128 pages.

Call the Shots: Review Haiku

How many synonyms
for masturbation can
one book contain? ALL.

Call the Shots by Don Calame. Candlewick, 2012, 352 pages.

Clementine and the Spring Trip: Review Haiku

I don't know which is
funnier: Margaret polishing
Quack, or The Cloud.

Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2013, 160 pages.

Happy blogiversary to me!

Dwarves, deadly sins,
wonders of the world -- and now,
seven years of haiku.


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NINE: Birthday haiku

You are just the right
age to read all the good books.
Don't grow up too fast.

The Madness Underneath: Review Haiku

Pants-wetting, in both
the "scary" and "funny" sense.
(YAY BETTER JACKET.)

The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson. Putnam, 2013, 400 pages.

Return to Me: Review Haiku

The truest example
of catharsis that I've
read in quite a while.

Return to Me by Justina Chen. Little Brown, 2013, 352 pages.

The Tragedy Paper: Review Haiku

Boarding-school hijinks
gone wrong: it's an old story,
but worth a fresh look.

The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban. Knopf, 2013, 320 pages.

Hattie Ever After: Review Haiku

Plucky orphan makes
mostly good again, this time
with help from her pen.

Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson. Delacorte, 2013, 240 pages.

Every Day: Review Haiku

Moving rumination
on what makes us human.
Slow start, but worth it.

Every Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2012, 336 pages.