I loved the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid installment and was equally entertained by this most recent edition Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules.
Poor Greg Heffley,middle school attending middle child of middle class parents - his life is a series of missteps and misadventures that he describes in his journal (do not call it a "diary" like his Mom does),accompanied by the most hilarious line drawings. Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick
is at his best when he ignores the "rules". In combining a pulp science fiction setting with crime noir sensibility, he has crafted his strongest fiction since his blisteringly good debut Gil's All Fright Diner.
was such a strong debut that In the Company of Ogres and The Nameless Witch, both fine and entertaining stories in their own rights, suffered under the expectations, and desires of fans to see more of Duke and Earl,Gil's' werewolf & vampire leads.
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The newest offering by bestselling author is a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends (1995), and it picks up almost exactly where that novel left off. Jody has turned her boyfriend Tommy into a vampire, much to his disgust. Being undead is a tough gig, and in typical Moore fashion, chaos and hilarity ensue.
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How well do we ever know our parents? Every parent keeps secrets from children to protect them from pain, sadness or past family horrors. And then our parents are gone, just as we begin to wonder about their lives. In The Visible World, Slouka's American protagonist pulls together the strands of his parents' past in WW II Czechoslovakia where his mother had loved another man, a Czech Resistence fighter responsible for the death of Hitler's annointed successor. Where she had set aside her promises to his father when the thunderbolt of love hit her. Where his father had waited patiently for her and eventually welcomed her back, shattered and never quite the same again.
In this stunning book, both the childhood point of view and then the young adult search are poignant and compelling, the forests of Eastern Europe eerie and the Nazi presence heavy and foreboding. It will leave you in tears. Speak to your parents now.
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In Tom Perrotta's new novel, church and state collide with surprising consequences in a small American suburb.
Ruth Ramsey has been a sex-ed teacher for over a decade but suddenly finds her "pleasure is good" curriculum hijacked and replaced with an abstinence only program. The driving force behind this change is an evangelical Christian church called The Tabernacle which has moved into her neighbourhood and is gaining political power.
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