pickJessica‘s starting to feel more like herself & what better way to celebrate than a parents-free party? What starts as a sleepover for SVMS & SVJH girls, quickly spirals out of control into a boy/girl bash including SVH kids too! It‘s not long before the punch is spiked, cigarettes are put out on the couch & eventually, Jessica ends the party herself (after the cops come, of course!). Todd Wilkins & Aaron Dallas make cameos & it ends in grounding!
1. 😂🤣 Sitting up during the day. I‘m less likely to fall asleep if I‘m in my library lounge chair. But I can if I‘m sitting for too long. At night I can only read on my side if I‘m using my Kobo.
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2. I had a bunch of library holds come in and I‘m bailing on most. More of a wrong book at this time, I think. So I‘m about to start the tagged book🤞🏼
pickFirst YA book I've read in a while, but I'm happy with the choice. Definitely for young adults and not older children, however. Which the author tells you herself in her forward. The very last page has me on my toes, curious as to what it means. I overall enjoyed going through the emotions and hills and valleys with these time-trapped teens and their teacher.
pickI really enjoyed all the questions of humanity this book brought up. What does it mean to be human? Are you any less human if we can't feel all the emotions? Should humanity be able to choose to be happy all the time or not? This book brought up so many questions and points where I feel like I could defend either side. Very well written. I did feel it was a tad too long and too many side characters' POVs. 4.5/5
pickAs always, Shusterman asks a very interesting question in his latest YA science fiction story. What if there was a pandemic, one with a mortality rate higher than Covid, caused by a virus that, if you survived, left you feeling content…happy…unburdened by negative emotions, a need for money, a new found wonder for the world… How would you react? Would this be good for the world? Or bad? Really, really interesting story & a lot to think about.
#BookMail from yesterday. Not sure when I‘m going to read this one, but I‘m guessing soonish since Shusterman usually delivers such great YA dystopian badness in the best way.
pickI found this novel to be both enjoyable and thought-provoking. How a virus can be seen as man's greatest threat and a saving grace, depending on where you stand. While the length of the book was intimidating, the pages flew by. I don't know how well this book will go over with a YA audience, but it works from an adult's perspective.
