Boy oh boy did I hate read this whole book. We received a box of galleys and this was sitting in there. And it continued to sit there for a while and I got it in my head that someone on the staff needed to read it. I thought to myself well, his kids books are …
I read this book because we will be doing an event with Brendan later this month. I have been feeling a little down on YA recently because I feel like a lot of the YA I have been reading is disappointingly formulaic. So I went into reading this a little reluctantly. But this book was …
Patricia Lockwood grew up in an unusual position, as the daughter of a Catholic priest. Priestdaddy chronicles Tricia’s life as she and her husband find themselves moving into her parents’ house as adults, as well as discussing her childhood experiences with her father. Lockwood’s poet background is incredibly obvious, allowing her to craft beautiful sentences about …
Jilly Gagnon’s #famous tells the story of two teenagers, Kyle, who becomes suddenly famous after a picture of him goes viral, and Rachel, the girl who took the picture. This book brought back memories of how terrible teenagers can be but also reminded me that, sometimes, they could be cool. Nevertheless, this was another book that reminded …
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