Popularity Papers #3: Review Haiku

It's cringy because it's real,
and real because it's cringy.
Well played, girls.

The Popularity Papers #3: Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow. Amulet, 2011, 208 pages.

Science Fair Season: Review Haiku

Totally made me
wish I'd been an engineer.
Rock on, smartypants.

Science Fair Season: Twelve Kids, a Robot Named Scorch . . . and What It Takes to Win by Judy Dutton. Hyperion, 2011, 288 pages.

The Fourth Stall: Review Haiku

Dude, it's The Godfather

in middle school. What more
do you need to know?

The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander. Walden Pond Press, 2011, 336 pages.

The Influencing Machine: Review Haiku

Brilliant, clear-eyed look
at the state of media
and how we got here.

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media by Brooke Gladstone. Norton, 2011, 192 pages.

Level Up: Review Haiku

Heartbreaking story
of sons and fathers,
disappointing each other.

Level Up by Gene Luen Yang. First Second, 2011, 160 pages.

Bad Island: Review Haiku

Swiss Family Robinson
meets Land of the Lost,
with father/son trials too.

Bad Island by Doug TenNapel. Graphix, 2011, 224 pages.

Nursery Rhyme Comics: Review Haiku

Mother Goose goes graphic:
nifty concept, executed
expertly.

Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists edited by Chris Duffy. First Second, 2001, 128 pages.