What are you currently reading?
Beau, Lee, the Bomb, and Me by Mary McKinley
Rusty is used to being alone in high school. She is one of the weird kids - too smart for her own good and overweight. She doesn't expect things to change until college. Then she meets new kid Beau. Beau is the target of all the high school bullies and they become fast friends along with Rusty's cartooning friend Leoni. When the bullying gets violent Beau has had enough. He decides to run away to San Francisco (where his uncle lives). Rusty and Leoni are determined not to let him go alone.
So far this one reminds me of the classic road trip story. Take three teens and set them on the road for a series of misadventures. Rusty's voice is strong and mostly endearing (if a little preachy at times).
What did you recently finish reading?
Mr. Katz is a Zombie by M.C. Lesh
When he goes along with his parents to investigate reports of a haunted house, J.D. meets a ghost who asks him to remove a dangerous book from the house. He expects that to be the end of it but then the book falls into the wrong hands. Specifically, the hands of his best friend Rodney who accidentally turns their teacher, Mr. Katz, into a zombie. It is up to J.D., Rodney, and twins Randy and Ricky to turn him back.
This is a good zombie book for younger kids. Not particularly violent and only moderately gross. Personally, I'd have liked to have seen a little more character development but the plot was relatively solid.
What do you think you will read next?
Watched by CJ Lyons
A tale of web crime and blackmail. This could be a very exciting read.
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