Personal fulfillment
in the modern workaday
world. Plus stealing.
Shoplifter by Michael Cho. Pantheon, 2014, 96 pages.
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The truest example
of catharsis that I've
read in quite a while.
Return to Me by Justina Chen. Little Brown, 2013, 352 pages.
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Not as funny as
I'd hoped, alas -- although the
jean-patch bit was great.
The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days by Ian Frazier. Macmillan, 2012, 256 pages.
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Impressive use of
kid-relevant details, but
then it just . . . stops. Huh?
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu. Graphic Universe, 2012, 96 pages.
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RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN
BATTLE SWORDS GREEKS BLOOD WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON.
Marathon by Boaz Yakin. First Second, 2012, 192 pages.
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Oh, Tallulah -- I
want to lurve you, but I can't
tell how old you are.
A Midsummer Tight's Dream by Louise Rennison. Harper, 2012, 256 pages.
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Quick, breezy read, but
still a bit too much sizzle
and not enough steak.
The Legend of Diamond Lil (A J. J. Tully Mystery) by Doreen Cronin. Balzer + Bray, 2012, 144 pages.
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Love me some Jenkins,
but undercurrent of meanness
spoils this series.
Dangerous Pumpkins (Invisible Inkling #2) by Emily Jenkins. Balzer + Bray, 2012, 160 pages.
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Cute epistolary
series gets lost under
heavy messaging.
The Phantom of the Post Office (43 Old Cemetery Road #4) by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise. Harcourt, 2012, 160 pages.
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Fine line between
reality and fantasy --
just like age fourteen.
Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second, 2012, 224 pages.
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I would've cared more
if either of the girls were
at all likable.
The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George. Viking, 2012,
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Three girls, one van, a
million tiny slights make for
one awkward road trip.
Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham. S&S, 2012, 336 pages.
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Ah, freshman year -- when
everything is CRUCIAL but
nothing is at stake.
Freshman: Tales of 9th-Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense by Corrine Mucha. Zest, 2011, 112 pages.
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Smart props to cautious
leaders, and then 200
pages of filler.
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck -- Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. Harper, 2011, 320 pages.
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Weirdo novel about
weirdo people stealing books
and being French.
Petty Theft by Pascal Girard. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 104 pages.
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I wanted to love this,
but last-minute twist felt
unsupported, weak.
Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata. Atheneum, 2014, 240 pages.
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I had high hopes, but
this was too esoteric
for me this summer.
Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything by Barbara Ehrenreich. Twelve, 2014, 256 pages.
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Better than its
predecessor, but still -- it
coulda been funnier.
Now Look What You've Done (Timmy Failure #2) by Stephen Patsis. Candlewick, 2014, 288 pages.
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Wanted to love this,
and did love parts, but felt like . . .
just . . . trying too hard.
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd. Scholastic, 2014, 320 pages.
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In the words of Stan Marsh,
this is pretty f****d up right here.
Loopy fun.
The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch. Fantagraphics, 2013, 176 pages.
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Dammit, I should LOVE
these books, but I just . . . well . . .
kinda . . . don't. Merrily!
Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle. S&S, 2014, 304 pages.
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Love me some McCorkle,
but this was a case of
wrong reader, wrong time.
Life After Life by Jill McCorkle. Shannon Ravenel Books, 2013, 352 pages.
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of catharsis that I've
read in quite a while.
Return to Me by Justina Chen. Little Brown, 2013, 352 pages.
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I'd hoped, alas -- although the
jean-patch bit was great.
The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days by Ian Frazier. Macmillan, 2012, 256 pages.
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kid-relevant details, but
then it just . . . stops. Huh?
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu. Graphic Universe, 2012, 96 pages.
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BATTLE SWORDS GREEKS BLOOD WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON.
Marathon by Boaz Yakin. First Second, 2012, 192 pages.
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want to lurve you, but I can't
tell how old you are.
A Midsummer Tight's Dream by Louise Rennison. Harper, 2012, 256 pages.
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still a bit too much sizzle
and not enough steak.
The Legend of Diamond Lil (A J. J. Tully Mystery) by Doreen Cronin. Balzer + Bray, 2012, 144 pages.
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but undercurrent of meanness
spoils this series.
Dangerous Pumpkins (Invisible Inkling #2) by Emily Jenkins. Balzer + Bray, 2012, 160 pages.
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series gets lost under
heavy messaging.
The Phantom of the Post Office (43 Old Cemetery Road #4) by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise. Harcourt, 2012, 160 pages.
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reality and fantasy --
just like age fourteen.
Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second, 2012, 224 pages.
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if either of the girls were
at all likable.
The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George. Viking, 2012,
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million tiny slights make for
one awkward road trip.
Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham. S&S, 2012, 336 pages.
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everything is CRUCIAL but
nothing is at stake.
Freshman: Tales of 9th-Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense by Corrine Mucha. Zest, 2011, 112 pages.
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leaders, and then 200
pages of filler.
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck -- Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. Harper, 2011, 320 pages.
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I wanted to love this,
but the self-indulgence
kinda drove me nuts.
Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son by Anne Lamott and Sam Lamott. Riverhead, 2012, 288 pages.
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Convoluted story
full of comma splices.
Try Scieszka instead.
The Detention Club by David Yoo. Balzer + Bray, 2011, 299 pages.
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Odd little nugget
about following your own dreams,
not another's.
about following your own dreams,
not another's.
Koko Be Good by Jen Wang. First Second, 2010, 304 pages.
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chinese childhood / there one day and gone the next / the duck flies away
so true, it's only when it doesn't quite end that i realized it never really went anywhere to begin with.