Because I have the coolest job, I got to attend this event for work! John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson came to the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library for a talk and signing. Rainbow Rowell is well near the top of my greatest people in the world list, and I’ve only… Continue reading John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson at KCPL
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Audiobook Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
It’s disappointing when high expectations for a book aren’t met. That’s been my experience reading both John Green and David Levithan, two authors who are well-respected in the field of young adult literature. Though Will Grayson, Will Grayson was entertaining, and I see the merits, it was not one of my favorite books. Will Grayson, Will… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Odd One Out: Looking for Alaska by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green Source: local library Format: audiobook Published: 2005 by Dutton Juvenile Synopsis: Miles “Pudge” Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but… Continue reading Odd One Out: Looking for Alaska by John Green