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I read books. Lots of 'em.
11.29.2013
Flora & Ulysses: Review Haiku
The misadventures of
girl and squirrel. Plus vacuum.
And superpowers.
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate diCamillo and K. G. Campbell. Candlewick, 2013, 240 pages.
11.28.2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
I made you a pie.
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11.27.2013
The Complete Don Quixote: Review Haiku
Great introduction
to seminal masterwork.
Some effed-up stuff here . . .
The Complete Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes and Rob Davis. SelfMade Hero, 2013, 296 pages.
11.25.2013
Fangirl: Review Haiku
Hermit Cath finds her way
thanks to absent twin, hot
boyfriend, and fanfic.
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin's, 2013, 448 pages.
11.22.2013
Living with Jackie Chan: Review Haiku
Could've been tighter,
but gets the struggle to forgive
oneself just right.
Living with Jackie Chan
by Jo Knowles. Candlewick, 2013, 384 pages.
11.20.2013
Monster on the Hill: Review Haiku
Scare-averse monster
steps up, sacs up, and gets his
groove back to save town.
Monster on the Hill
by Rob Harrell. Top Shelf Productions, 2013, 192 pages.
11.18.2013
Ariol: Review Haiku
Multi-species classroom
bonds over superhero horse.
It's SO FRENCH.
Ariol: Just a Donkey Like You and Me
by Emanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant. Papercutz, 2013, 124 pages.
11.15.2013
The Flying Beaver Brothers: Review Haiku
Charmingly ridiculous.
Plus, y'know, beavers.
And evil penguins.
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business
[et al] by Maxwell Eaton III. Knopf, 2012, 96 pages.
11.13.2013
A Really Awesome Mess: Review Haiku
Damaged kids find their
people at Assland Academy.
Plus, piggies!
A Really Awesome Mess
by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin. Egmont, 2013, 288 pages.
11.11.2013
The Infinite Moment of Us: Review Haiku
Now this, friends, is a
love story. (Also a sex story,
if you care.)
The Infinite Moment of Us
by Lauren Myracle. Amulet, 2013, 336 pages.
11.08.2013
Boxers & Saints: Review Haiku
Powerful and brutal.
But how to admire it
when it's just. so. BLEAK?
Boxers & Saints
by Gene Luen Yang. First Second, 2013, 512 pages (in two volumes).
11.06.2013
The Boy on the Porch: Review Haiku
Didn't go where I
thought it was going. Pleasantly
satisfying.
The Boy on the Porch
by Sharon Creech. Harper, 2013, 160 pages.
11.04.2013
Open Mic: Review Haiku
Much-needed, wryly
funny answer to "But some
of my best friends are . . . "
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
edited by Mitali Perkins. Candlewick, 2013, 144 pages.
11.01.2013
Relish: Review Haiku
She's like the anti-me
when it comes to food. A
fun read nonetheless.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
by Lucy Knisley. First Second, 2013, 192 pages.
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