9.29.2010

Cybils Cybils Cybils

Yes, it's true -- once again I will be a Cybils judge, for round II of the SFF/elementary and middle-grade panel. I am looking forward to dipping into the faery waters again.

(Actually, I'm just trying to build up my geek cred.)

9.27.2010

Mergers & Acquisitions from A to Z: Review Haiku


What? It's the only
book I've been able to read
for the past three weeks.


Mergers & Acquisitions from A to Z by Andrew J. Sherman. AMACOM, 2006, 288 pages.


(Or as I like to call it, Mergers & Acquisitions from A to Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . . )

9.24.2010

Prime Baby: Review Haiku


Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Twisted alien sibling
genius. Sing-along!


Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang. First Second, 2010, 56 pages.

9.22.2010

Scumble: Review Haiku


Sometimes clumsy, always
heartfelt allegory
of adolescence.


Scumble by Ingrid Law. Dial, 2010, 416 pages.

9.20.2010

Happyface: Review Haiku


Next time someone says
graphic novels aren't real novels,
give 'em this one.

Happyface by Stephen Emond. Little Brown, 2010, 307 pages.

9.17.2010

What Women Want: Review Haiku


Could've been good if
the author weren't such a
chauvinistic douchebag.


What Women Want: The Global Market Turns Female Friendly by Paco Underhill. S&S, 2010, 214 pages.



9.13.2010

Ling & Ting: Review Haiku


Is it wrong that I
kinda want to marry this
book? Adorable.


Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin. Little Brown, 2010, 43 pages.

9.10.2010

Keeper: Review Haiku


Heart-tugging love stories:
read 'em and weep.
(Bonus points for the gay guys.)


Keeper by Kathi Appelt. Atheneum, 2010, 399 pages.

9.08.2010

The Bedwetter: Review Haiku


Pretty much what you'd
expect: a few laughs, all of
it NSFW.


The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman. Harper, 2010, 240 pages.

9.06.2010

The Dreamer: Review Haiku


Beautiful package,
but too in love with itself
for its audience?


The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan. Scholastic, 2010, 372 pages.

9.03.2010

Switch: Review Haiku


Fairly dorky jargon
(Elephants! Riders!), but
insight is top-notch.


Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath. Broadway Business, 2010, 305 pages.

9.01.2010

Mockingjay: Review Haiku


War! Lust! Politics!
Sacrifice! And yet a weird
Bella Swan vibe, no?

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Scholastic, 2010, 390 pages.


[It's safe to talk about this, right? You've all read it by now?]