This is the kind of book that needs to land in your lap at just the right time. It is a quirky book filled with lots of different and varied life advice. It has everything from showing gratitude and chasing your dreams to managing anxiety and remembering to brush your teeth. And one chapter about getting a dog…? So yeah, his is the kind of book that needs to land in your lap at just the right time. Sadly this was not the time for […]
He really is, though…
Warning – this post is political in nature, and a little bit of my … ahem… anger? Disappointment? Total confusion about the state of our country?… leaked through, which is to be expected, I think, given the nature of the book, and of our country right now. If you’re not ready to read stuff about people being disappointed about how things could have gone, or if you’re on Team Trump, I just want to give you a heads up: this is not for you, and […]
Teens Gone Wild
Getting my YA Week book in just under the wire, although DC Trip is probably somewhere between YA and true Adult Fiction due to language (the group of mean girls is referred to as the “cuntriad” and the prefix is used a lot) and some of the trip’s shenanigans. Sara Benincasa’s DC Trip focuses on a group of New Jersey teenagers who visit the Capitol for a high school trip; the narration bounces between shy Gertie and hippie teacher Alicia. Gertie finds out her summer […]
Benincasa’s Back!
Ms. Benincasa is the author of two YA novels and one deeply honest and very entertaining memoir. This latest novel follows three high school sophomores and one very young teacher on a high school trip to DC. My local library somehow ignored the release date (November 3), and so yesterday I got told my hold notice was up. This book was so entertaining that I started it while working out this morning and didn’t end up putting it down (for real) until I finished it […]