First book finished in 2010 - and my new phone!
7.365
Next week our library system is holding our second Mock Printz discussion. The Printz Award is given annually to a book published the previous year for teens (or young adults if you prefer) that shows great literary merit. The committee works in secret, and until the award is announced nobody knows what books are even being considered.
This year we've read eight books for our discussion, and this was the last one for me to finish. YAY! I'm really looking forward to the discussion - it will be interesting to see what other people think about the various books we read. Here's the full list:
North of Beautiful - Justina Chen Headly
Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson
Charles and Emma: the Darwin's Leap of Faith - Deborah Heligman
Jumped - Rita Williams-Garcia
The Miles Between - Mary Pearson
If I Stay - Gayle Forman
Marcelo in the Real World - Francisco X. Stork
Oh dear, I can't remember the last book... it must not be a contender!
This one was particularly good, and may well get my vote for the top book. The first time I started reading it, I couldn't get into it. But it turned out to be very good! It's told from the point of view of Marcelo, a young man with Asperger's Syndrome. His father wants him to enter the "real world," so he goes to work at his father's law firm for the summer. As Marcelo becomes more comfortable in his new environment, he's faced with dealing with issues of right and wrong, and discovering emotions that he's not felt before. Very compelling.
And oh yeah, that's my new phone.
First book finished in 2010 - and my new phone!
7.365
Next week our library system is holding our second Mock Printz discussion. The Printz Award is given annually to a book published the previous year for teens (or young adults if you prefer) that shows great literary merit. The committee works in secret, and until the award is announced nobody knows what books are even being considered.
This year we've read eight books for our discussion, and this was the last one for me to finish. YAY! I'm really looking forward to the discussion - it will be interesting to see what other people think about the various books we read. Here's the full list:
North of Beautiful - Justina Chen Headly
Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson
Charles and Emma: the Darwin's Leap of Faith - Deborah Heligman
Jumped - Rita Williams-Garcia
The Miles Between - Mary Pearson
If I Stay - Gayle Forman
Marcelo in the Real World - Francisco X. Stork
Oh dear, I can't remember the last book... it must not be a contender!
This one was particularly good, and may well get my vote for the top book. The first time I started reading it, I couldn't get into it. But it turned out to be very good! It's told from the point of view of Marcelo, a young man with Asperger's Syndrome. His father wants him to enter the "real world," so he goes to work at his father's law firm for the summer. As Marcelo becomes more comfortable in his new environment, he's faced with dealing with issues of right and wrong, and discovering emotions that he's not felt before. Very compelling.
And oh yeah, that's my new phone.