I read this at the request of a friend, who had really enjoyed it and wanted me to read it as well. Thanks to Malin (thanks Malin!) I was able to get hold of a copy and read it in an evening. My cheesecake -loving friend really enjoyed it; my own feelings were slightly more mixed. Paper Towns is a book in three parts, but defining them involves spoiling the story, so I’m going to stick to being vague. All three parts have a […]
Preteen angst, extra special snowflake edition.
I have been reading an awful lot of YA fiction lately – partly out of interest, and partly out of reading to my son. I figure I better read to him while he is willing to listen, and Santa brought him the Percy Jackson box set for Christmas. I have recently lost him at story time to his father and Harry Potter, and I confess I am tempted to read ahead and see where the book series goes. I can only be patient for so […]
Gender: not as simple as pink and blue.
I have been diligently trying to educate myself more about transgender and intersex issues. So when The Chancellor informed me about a new young adult novel about an intersex teen, I was intrigued. I’ll admit that since I am straight cisgender woman, my response to the novel is purely my own response. I am ignorant about the “authenticity” of this narrative, so anyone who has any more insight is welcome to educate and correct me. I just know that I learned a lot and have […]
It’s, like, Hitchcock-esque-ishhh…
Twins Ava and Lexi made up their sister Alicia as a scapegoat when they were children. As young adults, they use the Alicia identity to go on dates. When one of Alicia’s dates ends up dead, the alternate identity starts to take on a life of its own. Lexi starts to wonder if her own twin is a murderer, because Alicia isn’t real…is she? You can read my full review here.
“God, everywhere but here, people dye their hair right out in the open, and nobody cares…”
In a world where red heads have become scarce, a town called Scarletville treats redheads with extreme preference and all other hair colors like dirt. Felicity is one of the most popular redheads, nominated for the Miss Scarlet pageant that will save her family from ruin (Because her mom spent all their money to make her Miss Scarlet). She also has a secret: she really has STRAWBERRY BLONDE hair! Felicity has her hair dyed at the illegal underground hair salon. The owner’s daughter ends up […]
Spark of Hope in New YA Novel
This new YA novel has the makings of another multi-book blockbuster like Harry Potter or Hunger Games, but it’s not derivative or formulaic. Sabaa Tahir makes beautiful use of her cultural background (the child of Pakistani immigrants in the Mojave Desert, an outsider who did not feel particularly brave growing up) and vivid imagination to create a world that is dominated by dark spirits and a powerful militaristic elite. The Martials (who remind me of the Spartans) have ruled ruthlessly for 500 years; they’ve enslaved […]
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