Whew. Once again, it's been a while since I've blogged. I haven't done a ton of reading in that time, but I have finished a handful and am going to catch up on the reviews in one post. (I just looked back at my last post and am noticing a theme.)
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I've read quite a bit of Sharon Draper's books before (
here,
here, and three others I read before I blogged), and always have mixed feelings about them. This one was probably in my top two. It's about a young girl with cerebral palsy so severe she cannot walk or talk. Everyone around her thinks she is also mentally retarded as well, and she spends most of her life unable to defend or explain herself. This one was good, and also genuinely hard to read at times because of the content; I can't imagine being in her place. It's a good YA choice, especially for teaching about people who are different than us.
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I can't really say much about this one without giving a lot away, but I will say that I definitely recommend it. Zusak, also the author of
The Book Thief, is one of my new favorites. The writing is beautiful, the dialogue is hilarious, and the characters are incredibly endearing. He also keeps you guessing and confused as you try to figure things out, which is fun. I can't wait to read the rest of his books.
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I'm really bummed to have to write what I'm about to write, but I just didn't love this book. I love Gary Schmidt...my favorite ever book in the whole world is
Okay for Now, and some others that are very high on the list are
Trouble and
Lizzie Bright. This man is everything I want to be in a writer. This book was pretty much "eh" though. Oh well. I guess everyone's allowed a couple of bummers in their career.
