Ms. D just finished reading... "Crank" and "The Geography of You and Me"

 Crank by Ellen Hopkins is the first in her Kristina trilogy (Crank, Glass, and Fallout). While this book looks intimidatingly long, it is written in a poetry/free-verse style that tells you just enough to know what's going on, but not too much to bore you with details. Kristina is a girl-next-door type (based on Ellen Hopkin's daughter!) until she meets "the monster" and her life changes. Read it and find out more! 

Read more here: Crank

 

The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith was very sweet. It was cute, almost mushy, romantic. Worth the read, especially if you have ever had a maybe-long-distance relationship. Jennifer Smith also wrote The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, which is a similar style book. This one was a little more fun, since we see from the perspective of both characters.

Read more here: The Geography of You and Me ebook







BONUS FEATURES:

 The Dumbest Idea Ever  Fun biographical graphic novel about the author writing a graphic novel.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Another great installment of the Wimpy Kid books.