Book Update

I have yet to update my sidebar, cause I'm lazy and it's a lot of work, so i figured I'd update by post today. hehe.


Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
We've been reading Thirteen Reasons Why as a class and so far it's been really good. I like its story line and the context. Jay really lets you get inside Hannah's head. For those of you whom haven't head of Thirteen Reasons Why, here's an insight courtesy of "BookList" from Amazon.

"...When Clay Jenson plays the cassette tapes he received in a mysterious package, he's surprised to hear the voice of dead classmate Hannah Baker. He's one of 13 people who receive Hannah's story, which details the circumstances that led to her suicide. Clay spends the rest of the day and long into the night listening to Hannah's voice and going to the locations she wants him to visit. The text alternates, sometimes quickly, between Hannah's voice (italicized) and Clay's thoughts as he listens to her words, which illuminate betrayals and secrets that demonstrate the consequences of even small actions. Hannah, herself, is not free from guilt, her own inaction having played a part in an accidental auto death and a rape. The message about how we treat one another, although sometimes heavy, makes for compelling reading. Give this to fans of Gail Giles psychological thrillers..."


Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephenie Hale
Like I mentioned in the earlier post, I have finished reading Revenge of the Homecoming Queen. Soon enough i will indulge myself in the sequel, Twisted Sisters. So as you await my review, here's an insight from the back cover.

"...So please tell me why, oh why, the tiara is being placed on the skanky head of Angel Ives and not me? My confusion only grows after I hear that the school didn't vote my hottie bf to be homecoming king, but ultra-dork Rand Bachrach instead. To my total shock and horror, Angel actually accuses me of being behind this! As if! Then she goes all Carrie on me, vowing revenge. Like, I'm really worried..."





Playing It Cool by Joaquin Dorman
Upon finishing Revenge of the Homecoming Queen, I was set to begin Playing It Cool. Unfortunately, after completing the first chapter, it was not to my likimg. I don't know why but i just didn't show much, if any interest at all, in it. But that doesn't mean you won't. Here's an insight coutersy of "From School Library Journal" from Amazon

"...Grade 9 Up–Hot on the heels of Burning City (Random, 2005), which Dorfman coauthored with his father, Ariel Dorfman, comes this first solo effort, a sophisticated, mystery/romance/coming-of-age story full of red herrings and elaborate schemes. Eighteen-year-old Sebastian is a solver of problems. Friends and friends of friends confide in him, adults as often as peers, and he finesses, bribes, deals, and conspires to help them through everything from abortion to attempted suicide. Like a superhero, he can be available at a moment's notice; like the main character in a noir novel, he drinks coffee and alcohol and smokes until he comes up with the information or resources needed to carry out his scheme. His latest case involves tracking down his friend Jeremy's birth father, who has a checkered past, and then planning a visit to meet him. The teens agree to switch identities, allowing Jeremy an emotional distance from which to better assess the man. The plan is elaborate and full of danger, and as Sebastian gets to know Jeremy's mysterious father, Dromio, he begins to find himself trapped by his own deceptions. Sebastian is a memorable character–cocky, clever, and very mature at times. The story is filled with adult language and behavior, including blackmail and violence, but not all that much sex. Sebastian is still a needy boy, though this only becomes evident slowly, in his insecurity with girls, and as his desperate need for a father of his own begins to surface. The adult characters are complex and often fascinating, especially Dromio. While the tension abates toward the end, this fast-paced novel will grip mature young adults...."


Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Since I was unable to get into Playing It Cool, I figured it was time I payed my library a visit. Size 12 Is Not Fat is what caught my eye. Well really it was because it was written by Meg Cabot, a killer author, and also because it had a funky title matched up with an interesting cover. Currently i'm on page 54 and so far, soo sooo sooo good. I love it. Here's an official insight from the back cover.

"...HEATHER WELLS ROCKS! Or, at least, she did. That was before she left the pop-idol life behind after she gained a dress size or two--and lost a boyfriend, a recording contract and her life savings (when Mom took the money and ran off to Argentina). Now that the glamour and glory days of endless mall appearances are in the past, Heather's perfectly happy with her new size 12 shape (the average for the American woman!) and her new job as an assistant dorm director at one of New York's top colleges. That is, untill the dead body of a female student from Heather's residence hall is discovered at the bottom of an elevator shaft...The cops and the college president are ready to chalk the death off as an accident, the result of reckless youthful mischief. But Heater knows teenage girls...and girls do not elevator surf. Yet no one wants to listen--not the police, her colleagues, or the P.I. who owns the brownstone where she lives---even when more students start turning up dead in equally ordinary and subtly sinister ways. So Heater makes the decision to take on yet another new career: as a spunky girl dectecive!...But her new job comes with few benefits, no cheering crowds, and lots of liabilities, some of them potentially fatal. And nothing ticks off a killer more than a portly ex-pop star who's sticking her nose where it doesn't belong..."


WOAH. That took a while, longer than i expected. I think i would have been better off just updating my sidebar, but that's alright. This was a better idea anyways.