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1. The Opposite of Invisible: Review Haiku


Art, love, and high school:
never were three standard tropes
more deftly explored.


The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher. Wendy Lamb/Random, 2008, 153 pages.

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2. Forever . . . : Review Haiku


A boon to teenage
girls everywhere . . . but a bane
to poor guys named Ralph.


Forever . . . by Judy Blume. Atheneum, 1975, 199 pages.


#30 on The LIST.

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3. Miracle Wimp: Review Haiku


How I knew high school:
Mostly innocent, but with
awkward horrors, too.


Miracle Wimp by Erik P. Kraft. Little Brown, 2007, 245 pages.

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4. Plum Lucky: Review Haiku


Just what I needed:
shoot-outs, leprechauns, and a
horse in the kitchen.




Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, 2007, 166 pages.


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5. Queen of Babble in the Big City: Review Haiku


O dear Lord, thank you
that I am neither single
nor twenty-something.


Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot. Morrow, 2007, 307 pages.

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6. The God Box: Review Haiku


Waaaaaay didactic (Hey,
kids -- it's okay to be gay!),
but sadly needed.


The God Box by Alex Sanchez. S&S, 2007, 272 pages. (And hey -- there's a blurb on the back from my bishop!)

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7. Pontoon: Review Haiku


The name-dropping grates,
but the final tableau is
pure comedy gold.


Pontoon by Garrison Keillor. Viking, 2007, 256 pages.

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8. Catch-22: Review Haiku


This is the line where
comedy and tragedy
are horribly blurred.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. S&S, 1961, 443 pages.

#24 on The LIST.

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9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian: Review Haiku

Yep, it's award bait --
but the thing is, it's also
a damn good story.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Little Brown, 2007, 229 pages. (book jacket TK)

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10. Guyaholic: Review Haiku


V's looking for love.
It's not her mother's road trip --
and thank God for that.


Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler. Candlewick, 2007, 192 pages.

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11. Naomi and Ely's No-Kiss List: Review Haiku


Unrequited love
plus ultra-hip urban angst.
(Man, I'm such a square.)


Naomi and Ely's No-Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. Knopf, 2007, 240 pages.

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