The Hypo: Review Haiku

Fascinating portrait

of vigor, brains, and
depression in Lincoln.

The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln by Noah Van Sciver. Fantagraphics, 2012, 192 pages.

COME SEE MY SHOW!

Local peeps: if you are looking for a great, family-friendly way to spend less than two hours this weekend, COME SEE MY SHOW!

ST. PAUL'S TONIGHT: ON THE HIGH SEAS is a fast-paced musical revue for the whole family. Performances are Saturday, 4/27, at 7:00pm and Sunday, 4/28 at 3:00pm at the John Glenn Middle School auditorium, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA. Come see ME! And my HUSBAND! And both KIDS! And 41 other FABULOUS performers! Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

The Bell Bandit: Review Haiku

Surprisingly poignant

third adventure for mystery-
solving sibs.

The Bell Bandit by Jacqueline Davies. HMH, 2012, 192 pages.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said: Review Haiku

Good advice worth

revisiting when you find yourself
at a crossroads.

10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said by Charles Wheelan. Norton, 2012, 128 pages.

The Bird King: Review Haiku

Otherworldly
glimpses into the creative
process. Luminous.

The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook by Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, 2013, 128 pages.

Call the Shots: Review Haiku

How many synonyms
for masturbation can
one book contain? ALL.

Call the Shots by Don Calame. Candlewick, 2012, 352 pages.

Clementine and the Spring Trip: Review Haiku

I don't know which is
funnier: Margaret polishing
Quack, or The Cloud.

Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2013, 160 pages.

Happy blogiversary to me!

Dwarves, deadly sins,
wonders of the world -- and now,
seven years of haiku.


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NINE: Birthday haiku

You are just the right
age to read all the good books.
Don't grow up too fast.

The Madness Underneath: Review Haiku

Pants-wetting, in both
the "scary" and "funny" sense.
(YAY BETTER JACKET.)

The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson. Putnam, 2013, 400 pages.

Return to Me: Review Haiku

The truest example
of catharsis that I've
read in quite a while.

Return to Me by Justina Chen. Little Brown, 2013, 352 pages.

The Tragedy Paper: Review Haiku

Boarding-school hijinks
gone wrong: it's an old story,
but worth a fresh look.

The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban. Knopf, 2013, 320 pages.

Hattie Ever After: Review Haiku

Plucky orphan makes
mostly good again, this time
with help from her pen.

Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson. Delacorte, 2013, 240 pages.

Every Day: Review Haiku

Moving rumination
on what makes us human.
Slow start, but worth it.

Every Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2012, 336 pages.

Christ is risen!

Happy Easter, y'all.

In Darkness: Review Haiku

I tried, I swear -- I
just couldn't finish. Wrong book,
wrong time, wrong reader.

In Darkness by Nick Lake. Bloomsbury, 2012, 368 pages.

Just One Day: Review Haiku

So cringingly true
to late-teenage wander/lust,
I almost lost it.

Just One Day by Gayle Foreman. Dutton, 2012, 320 pages.

Wonder Show: Review Haiku

Intriguing debut
from first Boston Lib. Writer-in-Res.
(Plus, CARNIES.)

Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby. HMH, 2012, 288 pages.

Bomb: Review Haiku

Fast-paced, impressively
detailed, and ultimately,
terrifying.

Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. Flash Point, 2012, 272 pages.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Review Haiku

Beautiful story,
but the "gay OK" vibe for
the time frame rang false.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. S&S, 2012, 368 pages.