Gabi, A Girl in Pieces is the story of high school senior Gabi. She’s dealing with a lot in her life including a drug addict father, a mother who wants her to stay a virgin, body image, culture, college applications, poetry, friendship, and love. The reader learns Gabi’s story through journal entries where Gabi works […]
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In The Carnival at Bray, Maggie moves from Chicago to a small town in Ireland when her mother remarries. It’s 1993 and the height of grunge, and Maggie is obsessed with Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and Pearl Jam thanks to her beloved uncle’s influence. Now she’s on her own in a new country and trying to […]
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Belzhar gets its name from The Bell Jar– Sylvia Plath’s 1963 book. In Meg Wolitzer’s Belzhar, a group of Vermont boarding school students are studying Plath in an exclusive English class. Their writing assignment is to keep a journal, and this is the vehicle that takes them to “Belzhar,” a place where they can revisit […]
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I’m so pleased to talk to you about Tomboy: a graphic memoir by Liz Prince as part of Zest’s True Stories blog tour! I jumped at the chance to review Tomboy because it’s an autobiographical graphic novel, and that’s an area I want to dig into more. Also, the “gender identity” theme of the book […]
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One of my favorite guilty pleasure shows is Nashville, and it kind of got me interested in the country music scene. So, when I saw Wildflower by Alecia Whitaker was about an up-an-coming singer-songwriter, a la Taylor Swift, I had to give it a chance. Since Nashville is on summer hiatus it’s a good time […]
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Book: Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens, HarperAudio, February 2014 Book Info: Audible purchase, Running time: 7 hrs, 45 minutes. Performed by: Emma Galvin. Also available in hardcover or e-book, 336 pages from HarperTeen Faking Normal is Courtney C. Stevens’ debut novel, and it’s one I’ve had on my radar for a few months since I’m […]
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