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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.
I can't even do
this anymore. Trash is fun --
but sometimes, just trash.
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2012, 320 pages.
Take one Joan Osbourne
song; add the awesomesauce of
Meg Rosoff; stir. Squeeeeee.
Convoluted story
full of comma splices.
Try Scieszka instead.
FINALLY Stephanie
acts like something more than
a two-dollar whore.
And another one:
Yes, it really is that good.
My Newbery pick.
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. Walden Pond Press, 2011, 320 pages.
Nothing shocking, but
a good reminder that
incremental change works.
The best kind of love
story: slow, natural, and
full of cream soda.
Is it normal that
I found the pictures scarier
than the monsters?
Debunks "lizard brain"
idea, but not as clever
as he thinks he is.
Beautiful package,
but too in love with itself
for its audience?
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan. Scholastic, 2010, 372 pages.
You don't really care
what happens, right? Just if we
see Ranger naked.*
*No.
**There by the grace of superwide margins and giant leading, again. It's really only 96 pages of content.
Shelve it next to The
Penderwicks in my cache of
old-fashioned Awesome.
Four characters seeking
connection: A study
in misperception.
Tangled by Carolyn Mackler. Harper, 2010, 308 pages.
A wint'ry tale of
bravery and redemption
for a wint'ry night.
Makes sense while you're
reading it -- but after, the
hangover. Free? Really?
The ending is no
surprise; the journey there,
mannered but well-crafted.
If only they had
gotten Anna K. and
Emma Bovary, too.
You'd think a Tony
would buy a better proof-
reader. (It's WILLson, folks.*)
* And this is only one example. In the same section, "My White Knight" becomes "My White Night" not two paragraphs later. [bangs head against wall]
Slap-happy Plum blows
up more cars, gets laughs. But is
she phoning it in?
308 pages.
BANG CRASH MONSTERS ZING
BATTLE BATTLE BATTLE CRASH
PROPHECY KISS HER.
Smart girl learns to get
back on the bike. Queen of Teen
pens another gem.
A great mixture of
romance, coming of age, and
a big fun road trip.