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I’m not sure why AS King isn’t a worldwide phenomenon, worshipped by all who are lucky enough to read her books.

August 2, 2017 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

This is the fifth AS King book I’ve had the pleasure of reading during my tenure as a Cannonballer…I read Please Ignore Vera Dietz way back in CBR3, Ask the Passengers in CBR6, and earlier this year I read the mind-bending Still Life with Tornado and the amazing Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future. And after reading this one, I found myself wondering why teens (and parents! parents should be reading these!) all over the world aren’t universally singing the praises of AS King.* I know. These books aren’t exactly […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrew Smith, AS King, Ask the Passengers, cbr9, Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, i crawl through it, please ignore vera dietz, Rainbow Rowell, Scootsa1000, Still Life with Tornado

scootsa1000's CBR9 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Andrew Smith, AS King, Ask the Passengers, cbr9, Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, i crawl through it, please ignore vera dietz, Rainbow Rowell, Scootsa1000, Still Life with Tornado ·
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