Review of The Last Little Blue Envelope Contains Spoilers For 13 Little Blue Envelopes In this hilarious follow up to 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson finally lets her readers know what is contained in The Last Little Blue Envelope to Ginny Blackstone from her dead Aunt Peg. Hilarity, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, and an […]
Book Review: 10 Miles Past Normal by Frances O’Roark Dowell
May 4, 2011
Normal is overrated. No, really it is. However, not a whole lot of us really see that in high school. I remember desperately wanting to fit in while in high school and to be normal. But, well, normal girls don’t emerge from the library every day with a stack of books. Normal girls talk about […]
Book Review: Between Here And Forever by Elizabeth Scott
May 2, 2011
I learned several important things after reading Between Here And Forever by Elizabeth Scott. Number 1) A coma and a persistent vegetative state are not the same thing. Number 2) I am the master at figuring out ‘secrets’ by the 20th page. Number 3) I want to read more Elizabeth Scott, but not for the reasons you might think.
Book Review: Strings Attached by Judy Blundell
April 20, 2011
Strings Attached by Judy Blundell is seedy night clubs personified. With each turn of the page, one can practically smell the cigarette smoke wafting. The year is 1950 and Kit Corrigan has moved to New York City from Providence, Rhode Island in hopes of catching her big break and landing a role in a Broadway […]
Retro Friday Review: Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
March 18, 2011
Retro Friday is a meme hosted by Angieville where you review an older title on Fridays. I love the 90s, bro. Almost as much as the 80s. I grew up in the 90s, or rather, was a child during the 90s, teen during the early 2000s. Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas is a YA […]
Book Review: Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt + Giveaway
March 3, 2011
So, when I first started reading Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt I was concerned that I would unconsciously associate Sean Griswold with Clark Griswold from the vacation movies. Luckily, I was pretty absorbed by Sean Griswold’s Head that I didn’t think about greased up sleds or squirrels or anything, just the book. GUYS, Lindsey […]