Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman HarperCollins, 1997 69 pages I found Seedfolks by accident, really. I was searching my public library's online catalog for another Paul Fleischman book, and Seedfolks popped up as well. I read a short description of it and decided to try it because I'm a sucker for point-of-view novels--I like the challenge … Continue reading Seedfolks
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy HarperCollins, 2007 392 pages On the whole, I'm not much of a fantasy fan. I think Tolkien ruined the genre for me back in middle school, when I first read Lord of the Rings. After Tolkien, run-of-the-mill fantasy novels seemed so, well, run-of-the-mill: dry and derivative. There have been several … Continue reading Skulduggery Pleasant
Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Scholastic, 1997 227 pages I first read Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust several years ago (maybe around 2005?) and remembered it as an inspiring book, good fodder for Read Like a Girl. What I didn't remember is that it's also one of the rawest, heaviest books I've … Continue reading Out of the Dust
Read Like a Girl 