By: Emily,
on 4/10/2015
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.
By: Emily,
on 3/20/2015
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.
By: Emily,
on 2/27/2015
CREEPY AS ALL HELL,
and wonderfully rich and
compelling to boot.
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. McElderry/S&S, 2014, 208 pages.
By: Emily,
on 2/23/2015
A story of wartime
bravery, tainted by
shameful racism.
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks. Broadway Books, 2014, 272 pages.
By: Emily,
on 2/2/2015
I am not in Chicago, alas. BUT I AM WATCHING THE WEBCAST!
http://live.webcastinc.com/ala/2015/live/
By: Emily,
on 1/21/2015
Is this pint-sized
sociopath actually growing
on me? Oh dear.
We Meet Again (Timmy Failure #3) by Stephan Patsis. Candlewick, 2014, 272 pages.
By: Emily,
on 12/1/2014
The Parent-reader
in me didn't find this
as funny as the Kid.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney. Amulet, 2014, 224 pages.
By: Emily,
on 11/27/2014
By: Emily,
on 11/21/2014
A cold slap of water
in the face on the problem
of poverty.
Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado. Putnam, 2014, 195 pages.
By: Emily,
on 11/19/2014
I wish I could have
any faith that Joey will
be okay. RAAAAGE. Sigh.
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos. FSG, 2014, 176 pages.
By: Emily,
on 10/13/2014
I don't understand
how Alvin's parents didn't
EFFING MURDER HIM.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions by Lenore Look, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Schwartz & Wade, 2014, 176 pages.
By: Emily,
on 10/3/2014
WOW I could not stand
a single part of this memoir
or this woman.
Perfectly Miserable: Guilt, God, and Real Estate in a Small Town by Sarah Payne Stuart. Riverhead, 2014, 320 pages.
By: Emily,
on 9/3/2014
There is SO MUCH
going on in this book -- yet
it never feels cluttered.
Tell Me by Joan Bauer. Viking, 2014, 272 pages.
P.S. This jacket? What does this jacket have to do with the book? Purposeful bait-and-switch because HEY THIS BOOK IS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING might not fly off the shelves?
By: Emily,
on 8/6/2014
Better than its
predecessor, but still -- it
coulda been funnier.
Now Look What You've Done (Timmy Failure #2) by Stephen Patsis. Candlewick, 2014, 288 pages.
By: Emily,
on 6/23/2014
Wanted to love this,
and did love parts, but felt like . . .
just . . . trying too hard.
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd. Scholastic, 2014, 320 pages.
By: Emily,
on 5/12/2014
Post-Mother's Day, a
treatise on why we're all
making ourselves crazy.
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior. Ecco, 2014, 320 pages.
By: Emily,
on 5/9/2014
Today and tomorrow, I'm doing this. Again. For the last time, AS GOD IS MY WITNESS.
http://ragnarrelay.com/race/capecod
By: Emily,
on 4/7/2014
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.
By: Emily,
on 3/14/2014
I tried, I did. But
this is just mean and
surprisingly ignorant.
The Happy Atheist by PZ Myers. Pantheon, 2013, 208 pages.
By: Emily,
on 8/28/2013
I confess: I've never
tipped. I didn't know how
critical it was.
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky. Doubleday, 2012, 256 pages.
By: Emily,
on 8/5/2013
Starts slowly, then turns
mysterious, then HOLY
MOTHER OF GOBSMACK.
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher. Greenwillow, 2013, 288 pages.
By: Emily,
on 6/14/2013
Another gem about
our favorite neurotic --
with one big loose end!
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night by Lenore Look. Schwartz & Wade, 2013, 192 pages.
By: Emily,
on 2/24/2013
I might accidentally be doing this RIGHT NOW.
http://www.rundisney.com/princess-half-marathon/
By: Emily,
on 2/1/2013
By: Emily,
on 10/8/2012
