All-American Boys: Review Haiku

Required reading
for future cops. And kids.
And frankly, everyone.

All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Atheneum, 2015, 320 pages.

The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: Review Haiku

Smith is my new Meg Cabot:
all the books are the same,
but I can't stop.

The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series) by Alexander McCall Smith. Pantheon, 2015, 213 pages.

St. Paul: Review Haiku

As we approach Holy
Week, a clear-eyed look at
maybe-not a jerk.

St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate by Karen Armstrong. New Harvest, 2015, 143 pages.

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States: Review Haiku

He's taking this horse
by the reins, makin' Redcoats
redder with bloodstains.

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell. Riverhead, 2015, 288 pages.

Terrorist: Review Haiku

Oppressed Serb becomes
pawn in global pissing contest,
unleashes hell.

Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I by Henrik Rehr. Graphic Universe, 2015, 231 pages.

Lafayette and the American Revolution: Review Haiku

The truth behind the
perfection of Daveed Diggs.
Rebel with a cause.

Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman. Holiday House, 2010, 88 pages.

Furiously Happy: Review Haiku

Come for the promise
of taxidermy; stay for
the affirmations.

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson. Flatiron Books, 2015, 329 pages.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn: Review Haiku

WHY HAD I NEVER
HEARD OF THIS TILL NOW?
Calvin & Hobbes, but sparkly.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson. Andrews McMeel, 2015, 224 pages.

We Should All Be Feminists: Review Haiku

A stocking stuffer
for all the feminists
in your whole family.

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Anchor, 2015, 65 pages.

Appleblossom the Possum: Review Haiku

Still not cute enough
to counter the mean one I
saw in my backyard.

Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Dial, 2015, 288 pages.

Stuck in the Middle: Review Haiku

Both reassuring
and terrifying for this
middle-school mama.

Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age edited by Ariel Schrag. FSG, 2007, 224 pages.

YOU GUYS I'M GOING TO SEE HAMILTON TONIGHT

I am just an eensy bit excited.

http://www.hamiltonbroadway.com/

March, Book 2: Review Haiku

How long shall my
enemy be exalted over
me, O my Lord?

March: Book 2 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2015, 192 pages.

The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe: Review Haiku

Is it bad to admit
I want to punch
Mma Makutsi in the face?

The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith. Anchor, 2015, 272 pages.

BEA: I am here.

Spending midweek at everyone's favorite level of Hell: the Javits Center.

http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

The Terrible Two: Review Haiku

This avowed prank-hater
still found these guys kinda
charming. (But trouble.)

The Terrible Two by Jory John and Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Abrams, 2015, 224 pages.

The Penderwicks in Spring: Review Haiku

It's Spring! With Batty!
And you will cry and cry and cry.
And then rejoice,

The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall. Knopf, 2015, 352 pages.

Through the Woods: Review Haiku

CREEPY AS ALL HELL,
and wonderfully rich and
compelling to boot.

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. McElderry/S&S, 2014, 208 pages.

The Harlem Hellfighters: Review Haiku

A story of wartime
bravery, tainted by
shameful racism.

The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks. Broadway Books, 2014, 272 pages.

WEBCAST! WEBCASTWEBCASTWEBCAST!

I am not in Chicago, alas. BUT I AM WATCHING THE WEBCAST!

http://live.webcastinc.com/ala/2015/live/