Royal Wedding: Review Haiku

The weirdest part was

reading the middle-school version

before this one.

Royal Wedding (Princess Diaries) by Meg Cabot. Morrow, 2015, 448 pages.

We Meet Again: Review Haiku

Is this pint-sized
sociopath actually growing
on me? Oh dear.

We Meet Again (Timmy Failure #3) by Stephan Patsis. Candlewick, 2014, 272 pages.

As You Wish: Review Haiku

Pointless fluff in its
most charming form.
Anybody want a peanut?

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden. Touchstone, 2014, 272 pages.

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances: Review Haiku

I swear I'll get back
to running again this year.
BELIEVE IN THE BLERCH.

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by The Oatmeal. Andrews McMeel, 2014, 148 pages.

Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty: Review Haiku

Celebrate Shakespeare's
birthday in dramatic bunny
fashion. Pop-Tarts!

Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty! by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Schwartz & Wade, 2014, 304 pages.

Five, Six, Seven, Nate!: Review Haiku

Dammit, I should LOVE
these books, but I just . . . well . . .
kinda . . . don't. Merrily!

Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle. S&S, 2014, 304 pages.

The Adventures of Superhero Girl: Review Haiku

Why am I just now
discovering the awesomeness
that is S.G.?

The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks. Dark Horse Comics, 2013, 112 pages.

Fortunately the Milk: Review Haiku

You'll wish your dad were
the raconteur this guy is.
Gaiman the softie.

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Skottie Young. Harper, 2013, 128 pages.

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.

Better Nate Than Ever: Review Haiku

Totally implausible
and cliched, but a
hecuka good time.

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle. S&S, 2013, 288 pages.

Invisible Inkling: The Whoopie Pie War: Review Haiku

My favorite of the
series so far. Probably
thanks to whoopie pies.

Invisible Inkling: The Whoopie Pie War. Balzer + Bray, 2013, 160 pages.

The Moon and More: Review Haiku

Sometimes growing up
means breaking away; sometimes
it means staying put.

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen. Viking, 2013, 384 pages.

Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace: Review Haiku

Bieber-esque kid celeb
chokes up, runs away.
Pancakes solve everything.

Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace by Nan Marino. Roaring Brook, 2013, 272 pages.

Time Flies: Review Haiku

Just the thing to read
right before my 20th
high school reunion*!

Time Flies by Claire Cook. Touchstone, 2013, 320 pages.

*It's tomorrow night, serious. GO ROCKS!

Calling Dr. Laura: Review Haiku

Unfinished family
business becomes fodder for
a thoughtful memoir.

Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir by Nicole Georges. Mariner Books, 2013, 288 pages.

Hollywood, Dead Ahead: Review Haiku

Predictable conflict,
unpredictable resolution.
Fun stuff.

Hollywood, Dead Ahead (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise. Harcourt, 2013, 144 pages.

A Midsummer Tight's Dream: Review Haiku

Oh, Tallulah -- I
want to lurve you, but I can't
tell how old you are.

A Midsummer Tight's Dream by Louise Rennison. Harper, 2012, 256 pages.

That Book About Harvard: Review Haiku

Just like my freshman
year -- except, uh, not.
(Widener D-basement, dude. Sheesh.)

That Book About Harvard: Surviving the World's Most Famous University, One Embarrassment at a Time by Eric Kester. Sourcebooks, 2012, 352 pages.

Size 12 and Ready to Rock: Review Haiku

Rock-star-turned-RA
has another teen-pop mystery
on her hands.

Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot. Morrow, 2012, 384 pages.

Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities: Review Haiku

One part Incredibles,
two parts Superman, seven
parts awesomesauce.

Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities by Mike Jung. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2012, 320 pages.