Finding out you're a
dinky-dick jerk a week before
grad kinda sucks.
The Kidney Hypothetical: Or, How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days by Lisa Yee. Scholastic, 2015, 272 pages.
6.29.2015
6.26.2015
6.24.2015
The Story of Diva and Flea: Review Haiku
Paris and I are
not good friends, but this book makes
me want to live there.
The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. Hyperion, 2015, 80 pages.
not good friends, but this book makes
me want to live there.
The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. Hyperion, 2015, 80 pages.
Labels:
award bait,
book crush,
chapter book,
fiction,
haiku,
liked it
6.22.2015
George: Review Haiku
Normalizing a
transgender experience,
thanks to Charlotte's Web.
George by Alex Gino. Scholastic, 2015, 240 pages.
transgender experience,
thanks to Charlotte's Web.
George by Alex Gino. Scholastic, 2015, 240 pages.
Labels:
award bait,
fiction,
great jacket,
haiku,
liked it,
middle grade
6.19.2015
Vermont, I am in you.
Excited for a weekend at VCFA. Please be kind to me!
http://vcfa.edu/programs-faculty/postgraduate-non-degree/amr
http://vcfa.edu/programs-faculty/postgraduate-non-degree/amr
6.17.2015
Another Day: Review Haiku
A's story, through
Rhiannon's eyes. Lots of rehash,
some new perspectives.
Another Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2015, 300 pages.
Rhiannon's eyes. Lots of rehash,
some new perspectives.
Another Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2015, 300 pages.
6.15.2015
Sunny Side Up: Review Haiku
Serious fare from
the Babymouse sibs.
Addiction hurts everyone.
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. Graphix/Scholastic, 2015, 224 pages.
the Babymouse sibs.
Addiction hurts everyone.
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. Graphix/Scholastic, 2015, 224 pages.
Labels:
award bait,
book crush,
Cybils,
fiction,
graphic novel,
great jacket,
haiku,
loved it,
middle grade
6.12.2015
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: Review Haiku
You've Got Mail for the
proto-Tindr set: charming,
heartfelt, and needed.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2015, 320 pages.
proto-Tindr set: charming,
heartfelt, and needed.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2015, 320 pages.
Labels:
fiction,
great jacket,
haiku,
hipster,
liked it,
musical,
young adult
6.10.2015
Bone Gap: Review Haiku
Magic realism
in the cornfields: better than
grasshoppers, I'd say.
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Balzer + Bray, 2015, 368 pages.
in the cornfields: better than
grasshoppers, I'd say.
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Balzer + Bray, 2015, 368 pages.
Labels:
award bait,
fiction,
great jacket,
haiku,
loved it,
SFF,
young adult
6.08.2015
The Hospital Suite: Review Haiku
A painful memoir
about creativity
hampered by illness.
The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 250 pages.
about creativity
hampered by illness.
The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 250 pages.
Labels:
adult,
certain humiliation,
graphic novel,
haiku,
medical,
memoir
6.05.2015
The Lunch Witch: Review Haiku
Odd little fable
about fitting in.
It's Bizarro Lunch Lady!
The Lunch Witch by Deb Lucke. Papercutz, 2015, 180 pages.
about fitting in.
It's Bizarro Lunch Lady!
The Lunch Witch by Deb Lucke. Papercutz, 2015, 180 pages.
6.03.2015
All the Answers: Review Haiku
Just in time for
test season: a moral
meditation on ethics.
All the Answers by Kate Messner. Bloomsbury, 2015, 256 pages.
test season: a moral
meditation on ethics.
All the Answers by Kate Messner. Bloomsbury, 2015, 256 pages.
Labels:
been caught stealing,
fiction,
great jacket,
haiku,
liked it,
middle grade
6.01.2015
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe: Review Haiku
Is it bad to admit
I want to punch
Mma Makutsi in the face?
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith. Anchor, 2015, 272 pages.
I want to punch
Mma Makutsi in the face?
The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith. Anchor, 2015, 272 pages.
Labels:
adult,
book crush,
fiction,
haiku,
liked it,
mystery,
perhaps I need to calm down
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