By: Emily,
on 4/24/2015
fight monsters, and set up
for new adventures.
Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen. BOOM! Box, 2015, 128 pages.
By: Emily,
on 4/22/2015
see someone put this show on
for real. Curtain up!
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan. Dutton, 2015, 208 pages.
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 3/30/2015
Oh, my heart: hard truths,
decisions for my (second-)
favorite fifth grader.
True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know) by Jimmy Gownley. Atheneum, 2010, 176 pages.
By: Emily,
on 3/27/2015
Happy Bunny guy
is a worthy successor
to John Callahan.
Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. by Jim Benton. NBM Publishing, 2014, 96 pages.
By: Emily,
on 2/25/2015
A different story
of internment, with
complicated characters.
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner. Disney, 2014, 144 pages.
By: Emily,
on 1/28/2015
Masshole makes good,
makes us all laugh, kicks some a$$
in the process. Rock on.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler. Dey Street Books, 2014, 352 pages.
By: Emily,
on 1/23/2015
because Gabi's is a
universal story.
Gabi, Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero. Cinco Puntos Press, 2014, 208 pages.
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 1/2/2015
I swear I'll get back
to running again this year.
BELIEVE IN THE BLERCH.
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by The Oatmeal. Andrews McMeel, 2014, 148 pages.
By: Emily,
on 12/26/2014
Weirdo novel about
weirdo people stealing books
and being French.
Petty Theft by Pascal Girard. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 104 pages.
By: Emily,
on 12/12/2014
Some parts haven't aged
well, but overall, as awesome
as I recall.
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations by Ellen Conford. Little Brown, 1976, 220 pages.
(Ignore the "TWO PAWS UP BOOKS" in that image. Jackets of OP books are hard to find . . . )
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 11/21/2014
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 11/17/2014
Similarities to
Grasshopper Jungle
do not go unnoticed.
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith. S&S, 2014, 288 pages.
By: Emily,
on 10/31/2014
Worth it for the
James Marshall shoe story alone.
Read it and weep, folks.
Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature by Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, and Peter Sieruta. Candlewick, 2014, 288 pages.
By: Emily,
on 10/6/2014
Rich, weird, and thoughtful;
takes "unreliable narrator"
to new heights.
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer. Dutton, 2014, 272 pages.
By: Emily,
on 10/1/2014
Same old same old, but
I appreciate Steph's
tolerance of weirdos.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2014, 352 pages.
By: Emily,
on 9/10/2014
If you didn't
already love Skeezie Tookis,
you will after this.
Also Known as Elvis by James Howe. Atheneum, 2014, 288 pages.
By: Emily,
on 8/29/2014
Some prior knowledge
is helpful, but you'll still root
for Tip and J.Lo.
Smek for President by Adam Rex. Disney, 2014, 272 pages.
By: Emily,
on 8/25/2014
Heartbreaking, laugh-so-
you-won't-cry memoir about
aging parents. Sniff.
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. Bloomsbury, 2014, 240 pages.
By: Emily,
on 8/4/2014
Honest, heart-breaking,
totally funny. I gave it
to my sister.
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. GRAPHIX/Scholastic, 2014, 208 pages.
By: Emily,
on 5/30/2014
Cringeworthy declarations
of endless love -- too much
of a muchness.
Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public by Pamela Ribon. Rare Bird Books, 2014, 264 pages.
By: Emily,
on 5/21/2014
Hard-luck kid tries to
do the right thing. It doesn't
quite work out that way.
The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems by Lauren Myracle. Dutton, 2013, 128 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.
