What are you currently reading?
Beetle Boy by Margaret Willey
When he was seven, Charlie told his father a story. A story meant only to soothe his unstable father. But then the story took on a life of it's own and before he knew it, Charlie was a best selling author. Now eighteen, Charlie is doing his best to put his fame behind him.
I'm fascinated by stories that chronicle the damaging effects of fame on kids and this could be a really good one. I've only finished a few chapters but I like the way Charlie narrates his story, parceling out small amounts of information. Those few chapters have left me with a lot of questions and I look forward to discovering the answers.
What did you recently finish reading?
Half My Facebook Friends are Ferrets by J. A. Buckle
Josh is 16. He dreams of being in a metal band. That and getting a girlfriend. Both seem impossibly hard to achieve. The world is stacked against him and the only one who seems to understand him is his pet ferret Ozzie.
Josh is a sort of everyman, oblivious and self-centered but in a way that is more endearing than annoying. This isn't a very deep book but it is entertaining and touches on some serious subjects.
What do you think you will read next?
Mary: the Summoning by Hillary Monahan
Most of us have heard some version of the Bloody Mary story and the dangers of chanting her name, usually three times in front of a mirror. I'll be interested to see what approach this book takes.
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