You guys. You GUYS. Modelland is 563 pages long. And I read them all. (Or skimmed some of them. Maybe. A little.) As we all expected, it is awful. It’s more… creatively awful than I might have expected. Modelland takes place in some kind of bizarre fashion-themed dystopia. Girls growing up in this world can… Continue reading Review: Modelland
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Music Monday: S.O.S.
Well, last week I talked about Justin Bieber, so today I may as well address the other JB: the Jonas Brothers. Remember them? Come on. They were on the cover of Rolling Stone. They haven’t released an album together since 2009, though Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas are both attempting solo careers. People frequently try… Continue reading Music Monday: S.O.S.
Books Behind Bars
This semester, I’ve started volunteering with Extending Library Services to Empower Youth (ELSEY), a program that works in the library of the local juvenile detention center. I’m really excited about it! As an undergrad, I led some literature classes in the local medium-security prison and really enjoyed it. People sometimes ask me if I’m afraid… Continue reading Books Behind Bars
Music Monday: Never Say Never
So when people find out that I am an adult lady who enjoys tween and teen pop, I’m often asked, “Well, what do you think about Justin Bieber?” Thank you for asking that question, even if I didn’t appreciate your tone! I resisted the Bieber for a long time. He was just too… too silly.… Continue reading Music Monday: Never Say Never
Don’t Even Worry About It, I’m Reading Tyra Banks’s Modelland So You Don’t Have To
Yesterday was a great day! I got an email saying that the public library was holding a copy of Tyra Banks’s new YA novel Modelland for me! Today was an even better day! I got an ARC of Modelland from the Center for Children’s Books! (Never mind that it’s not really advance anymore since the… Continue reading Don’t Even Worry About It, I’m Reading Tyra Banks’s Modelland So You Don’t Have To
The Power of Maureen Johnson’s Twitter
As I may have mentioned before, I am a fan of Maureen Johnson. She’s smart, funny, and just plain weird. But I was not always a fan! The first time I heard of her was many years ago, on a musical theatre message board I frequent. If you did not know, Maureen Johnson is the… Continue reading The Power of Maureen Johnson’s Twitter
Music Monday: Eenie Meenie
This summer, Sean Kingston made the news by getting into a Jet-Ski accident in Miami. Don’t even worry about it, he has made a full recovery. But I remember clearly hearing this news with some friends, and they all said “Who?” Um, duh, the “Eenie Meenie” guy. You know. With Justin Bieber? Oh, sorry, I… Continue reading Music Monday: Eenie Meenie
Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
I’m in my library school’s YA book club, where a bunch of overwhelmingly female library students (and a few actual librarians) get together and overanalyze YA books. YA book club is where I go to realize that all of my opinions about Katniss Everdeen are minority opinions. Anyway, this month we read Delirium by Lauren… Continue reading Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Kids These Days: Technology in YA
This summer I listened to the audiobook of So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld. I really enjoyed it, but was also surprised by how dated it has already become since its publication in 2005. The datedness is accelerated because of the book’s concept, about a teenager who works for different marketing companies as a “cool-hunter.” And,… Continue reading Kids These Days: Technology in YA
Music Tuesday: See You Again
Oh no! I forgot about Music Monday yesterday! EVERYTHING IS RUINED Just kidding, welcome to Music Tuesday. Everything’s fine. Unless you’re Miley Cyrus in this song, that is. It comes off of the second Hannah Montana soundtrack, which was a 2-disc album. The first disc was called Hannah Montana 2. The second disc was Meet… Continue reading Music Tuesday: See You Again