March 12, 2012
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Fifteen years of sunless gray.
Fifteen years of mist. So thick the streets fade off into nothing. So thick the past is hazy at best. The line between right and wrong has long been blurred, especially for Thomas Vale.
Long gone are the days when new beginnings seemed possible --- when he was a new recruit, off to a new start fresh in the army. He had hoped to never look back. Not like there was much to see, anyway.
Editorial Content for Black Boy White SchoolContributorsReviewer (text)Sarah Hannah Gomez
Anthony --- or Ant, as he prefers to be called --- doesn’t love everything about the mean, harsh streets of East Cleveland, but they’re home. However, when things take a turn for the really, really worse, he accepts the scholarship offer he’s gotten from a fancy boarding school in Maine and heads there for his freshman year of high school. Read More Teaser
Anthony Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he’s given a scholarship to an elite prep school in Maine. As he tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he realizes that home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs.
PromoAnthony Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he’s given a scholarship to an elite prep school in Maine. As he tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he realizes that home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs. About the BookHe couldn’t listen to music or talk on the phone without her jumping all over him about what they listened to up in Maine, or how they talked up in Maine, or how he better not go up to Maine and start acting ghetto. Maine. Anthony’s mother didn’t even know where it was until he’d shown it to her on a map, but that still didn’t stop her from acting like she was born there. Anthony “Ant” Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he’s given a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine. But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him “Tony,” assumes he’s from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back. As Anthony tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he’s in for a rude awakening: Home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs. Editorial content for How to Eat a CupcakeBookTeaserFree-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs' housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia's San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship. A decade later, a chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything. PromoFree-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs' housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia's San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship. A decade later, a chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything. About the BookFree-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs' housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia's San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship. A decade later, Annie bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother's death, and a painful secret jeopardizes Julia's engagement to the man she loves. A chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything.
It’s been online for a while now, but I can still remember the giddiness I felt when watching the movie trailer for THE HUNGER GAMES for the first time. District twelve looked as rundown as I imagined, the capital was more futuristic than I expected, and seeing the characters come alive was incredible. And then it all blew up in my face when I saw Katniss hand Primm the famous mockingjay pin. Katniss didn’t give Primm the pin! Madge was the one who gave Katniss the pin! What happened to Madge? My first thought was “If they take out Madge, what else are they willing to sacrifice?” Of course, I wouldn’t have remembered this little detail if I hadn’t just finished reading the book in preparation for the movie.
Editorial content for Tina's MouthContributorsReviewer (text)John Hogan
Tina M. is a sophomore at the Yarborough Academy taking a class on the lessons of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Specifically, she’s learning a lot about existentialism, and it’s all just in time, since her social and school lives are somewhat falling apart.
TeaserTina M. is a sophomore at the Yarborough Academy taking a class on the lessons of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Specifically, she’s learning a lot about existentialism, and it’s all just in time, since her social and school lives are somewhat falling apart. PromoTina M. is a sophomore at the Yarborough Academy taking a class on the lessons of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Specifically, she’s learning a lot about existentialism, and it’s all just in time, since her social and school lives are somewhat falling apart. About the BookIn the tradition of PERSEPOLIS and AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, a wise and funny high school heroine comes of age. Tina M., sophomore, is a wry observer of the cliques and mores of Yarborough Academy, and of the foibles of her Southern California intellectual Indian family. She's on a first-name basis with Jean-Paul Sartre, the result of an English honors class assignment to keep an “existential diary.” Keshni Kashyap’s compulsively readable graphic novel packs in existential high school drama --- from Tina getting dumped by her smart-girl ally to a kiss on the mouth (Tina’s mouth, but not technically her first kiss) from a cute skateboarder, Neil Strumminger. And it memorably answers the pressing question: Can an English honors assignment be one 15-year-old girl’s path to enlightenment?
As a teen librarian and die-hard fan of THE HUNGER GAMES, I am overjoyed at the attention spotlighting Suzanne Collins’ masterpiece series. Over the past 3 years, I have enjoyed spreading the love of this series and watching it gain momentum into a full-blown pop culture phenomenon. There is nothing like overhearing teens speak passionately and emphatically with one another about a book --- not a movie, significant other, band, magazine, or celebrity, but a book.
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