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I was always more of a Shel Silverstein fan as a kid, and it's taken me a while to get to liking Prelutsky's work. I did enjoy this one more than I expected. I think it was due to its shorter format and watercolor illustrations.
Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011
If I had known before I ordered it that it was a younger version of an adult book, I probably wouldn't have read it. I read a review on someone's blog for tweens, and noticed our collection didn't have it, so decided to read it. There are MANY Lincoln books coming out right now, due to it being his 200th birthday yesterday and boosted by comparisons to our current president. This was a pretty good book. I would give it 3 1/2 stars. Swanson lays out how the asassination was planned, how it was carried out, where the various mis-steps were, all the way through to it's final conclusion with the death sentences of the various conspirators. I'm not sure I want to read Manhunt the book it was based off of now, but I feel like I know a lot more about what exactly went down on April 14, 1865 and the following days.
If I had known before I ordered it that it was a younger version of an adult book, I probably wouldn't have read it. I read a review on someone's blog for tweens, and noticed our collection didn't have it, so decided to read it. There are MANY Lincoln books coming out right now, due to it being his 200th birthday yesterday and boosted by comparisons to our current president. This was a pretty good book. I would give it 3 1/2 stars. Swanson lays out how the asassination was planned, how it was carried out, where the various mis-steps were, all the way through to it's final conclusion with the death sentences of the various conspirators. I'm not sure I want to read Manhunt the book it was based off of now, but I feel like I know a lot more about what exactly went down on April 14, 1865 and the following days.
I liked this book a lot. I felt absorbed from the first chapter where we meet Sasha on her therapist's couch. I put it down for a little while to do some schoolwork and I wish I hadn't, because I had trouble keeping track of all the interlocking characters after that. It was a beautifully written book. I think I will read it again in a little bit to see how it all fits together.
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. In the future, a virus has made most of the human world over 18 infertile. Now pregnancy has become a commodity, with teenage girls being highly prized for their ability to get pregnant. Some are even pregging for profit. Melody has made a huge deal to get preggers for profit, but her twin sister, Harmony, has other ideas. Harmony is part of the Church, who doesn't believe in pregging for profit. They are also confused about what to do about their feelings for guys that don't meet the expectations they have had. I'm intrigued enough to read the second when it comes out.
Oh come on. This combination of author and illustrator? How could you not like it?