Ted Saves the World by Bryan Cohen was a wild, fun ride. The book centers on Ted, a high school student who ends up with super powers that let him move objects and people, and even his own body to help him defeat some otherworldly bad guys. The setup is a simple one....
I was predisposed to love Jack & Louisa: Act I by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead. First, it has musical theater as a backdrop. Right on page one there’s reference to Into the Woods, the first of many such references. I love the author’s other...
One word: Perfect! There’s always the danger that a book transitions to film and gets completely messed up. Not the case with The Fault in Our Stars. I can’t imagine anyone but Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort starring in this movie. Woodley captured...
It’s been a treat this week re-reading Bill Konigsberg’s Out of the Pocket. The occasion for the re-read is that the book is just out in paperback and it has two bonus chapters plus a new forward by Chris Kluwe, a former NFL punter, and an afterword by Jim...
I’m glad I read Tim Federle’s Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate! back to back than having to read the first and then waiting for the second so that I didn’t have to wait to see what happened. These books are an absolute delight and...
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