Hothouse Kids by Alissa Quart
Synopsis: An overview of the “giftedness complex,” from Baby Einstein to kid Scrabble tournaments.
Tag Archives: 21st Century
Too Late to Say Goodbye by Ann Rule
Synopsis: An account of the murder of stay-at-home mom Jenn Corbin, and the subsequent investigation that she was not the first woman in her husband’s life to die of a gunshot wound.
Kiki Strike: The Empress’s Tomb by Kirsten Miller
Synopsis: The continuing adventures of the Irregulars, a band of disgraced ex-girl scouts protecting the Shadow City underneath the streets of Manhattan.
Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
Synopsis: Marta Zinsser and her daughter Eva are finding it hard to make friends in their snooty Washington State neighborhood, especially because none of the other moms seem to understand the pressures Marta faces as a single working mother.
The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
My review of The Last Summer (of You and Me), the new book by Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author Ann Brashares is up at Blogcritics: Ann Brashares is the author of the beloved young adult novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequels, so it’s not a surprise that in her first novel for grown-ups her adult characters seem reluctant to leave adolescence behind. In The Last Summer (of You and Me), recent college graduate Alice returns for yet another idyllic summer…
More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Synopsis: A memoir about a writer’s descent into Ritalin and cocaine addiction while working on the not-supposed-to-be-about-her follow up to her best-selling first memoir. Review: If I could dare to face my obsession with Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, I would still not go into therapy because any cure for Wurtzelmania would ruin my taste for things like “Real World: Reunited” and Lindsay Lohan gossip, and I’m just not ready to give up all of my guilty pleasures.
Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
Synopsis: Abby’s in a mental hospital, but this is no feel-good inspirational tale–her comic outlook on life makes this a most irreverent tale.
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Synopsis: When her great-aunt bequeaths her a trip to a role-playing resort called Austenland, Jane must discover whether playing dress-up in Regency clothes can cure her of her Colin Firth obsession and help her find real love, once and for all.
Longleaf by Roger Reid
Documentary producer Roger Reid makes his debut as a novelist with Longleaf, a young adult adventure thriller with a strong message about environmental preservation. Read the rest of my review on Blogcritics.org!
The Uses of Enchantment by Heidi Julavits
Synopsis: When Mary was 16, she may or may not have been abducted and raped by an older man, whose life was ruined by her accusations.