5.31.2010

Will Grayson, Will Grayson: Review Haiku


Giant, magical
gay boy helps two Will Graysons
find their paths forward.


Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Dutton, 2010, 304 pages.

5.28.2010

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda: Review Haiku


Middle-school boys in
all their crazy-monkey glory.
Read it you will.


The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Ton Angleberger. Amulet, 2010, 141 pages.

5.26.2010

The Viper's Nest (39 Clues #7): Review Haiku


Am I the only
person still reading these books?
Don't hear much these days.


The Viper's Nest (The 39 Clues, #7) by Peter Lerangis. Scholastic, 2010, 190 pages.

5.24.2010

5.20.2010

Happy birthday to me!


Da-na-na-na-na-na --
You say it's my birthday?
Hello, thirty-five.


5.19.2010

This Book Is Overdue! Review Haiku


Is it ironic
that I wanted more
organization in this?


5.17.2010

Imperfect Birds: Review Haiku


Wanted to love it
but just cannot understand
addiction like this.


Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott. Riverhead, 2010, 288 pages.

5.12.2010

Judy Moody, Girl Detective: Review Haiku


Judy Moody goes
Nancy Drew (then, maybe, Sonia
Sotomayor?).


Judy Moody, Girl Detective (#9) by Megan McDonald. Candlewick, 2010, 192 pages.

5.10.2010

The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin: Review Haiku


Fat deaf kid rules the
world -- or at least, goes mainstream
and solves a murder.


The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk. Knopf, 2010, 256 pages.

5.07.2010

My Life as a Book: Review Haiku


Heffley wannabe
and a mysterious death
oddly juxtaposed.


My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian. Holt, 2010, 224 pages. (ARC from IRA 2010.)

5.05.2010

Northward to the Moon: Review Haiku


People are complicated.
Thank God Horvath's here
to write about them.

Northward to the Moon by Polly Horvath. Schwartz & Wade, 2010, 256 pages.

5.03.2010

Regretsy: Review Haiku


Hey, am I allowed
to say "whimsicle f**kery"
on this blog? SNARK.


Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF by April Winchell. Villard, 2010, 176 pages.