Book Review: The Revolution of Every Day

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of an adult novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES picture book and an ES non-fiction book.

The Revolution of Every Day

by Cari Luna

The Revolution of Every Day tells the fictional tale of a community of squatters living in New York’s Lower East Side during the mid-nineties. The lives of these individuals and their struggle to protect their homes are presented through the perspectives of five individuals. In an area of the city on the verge of gentrification, Gerrit, Amelia, Steve, Anne, and Cat are facing the reality that they may lose the roofs over their heads, while also realizing that personal troubles may break up their community before the cops ever make it inside.

Book Review: Decked with Holly

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA holiday novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES holiday picture book, an ES holiday chapter book, and an ES picture book.

Decked with Holly

by Marnie Bates

Holly would rather be just about anywhere than aboard a holiday cruise with her awful extended family, but she loves her grandfather and this is his birthday wish. Dominic Wyatt has been working non-stop as part of his chart-topping rock band, so a free cruise by himself is exactly what he needs to relax and try his hand at song-writing. Thanks to seasickness, pepper spray, and a privacy leak, Holly and Dominic quickly discover that their cruise experiences will be far from what they expected. What happens when an average high school girl finds herself posing as a rock star’s girlfriend for a week?

Book Review: Pivot Point

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES picture book and an ES chapter book.

Pivot Point

by Kasie West

Addison “Addie” Coleman is a Searcher. When faced with a decision, this gift allows her to see her future based on both options. When her parents decide to split up, they give Addie the choice of staying with her mother in the compound where she grew up, surrounded by a community of gifted individuals, or leaving the compound with her father, to live among Norms, individuals without gifts or even the knowledge that they exist. Naturally, Addie has to Search both potential futures to see what happens.

Book Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES picture book and an ES chapter book.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

by Jennifer E. Smith

After missing her flight to London, Hadley finds herself stuck at JFK airport, waiting for the next available flight. She is on her way to her father’s wedding to a woman she has never met and this is a trip that she is not excited about. While waiting, she meets Oliver, a very good-looking British boy who is also on his way to London. Over the course of the flight, Hadley and Oliver make a connection, but risk losing it when they land in London and get separated. What are the odds that these two will meet again?

Book Review: Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also includes an ES picture book.

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour

by Morgan Matson

The summer before Amy’s senior year in high school, her mother decides to move from their home in California to Connecticut. Amy is already struggling to get by day-to-day in the wake of her father’s recent death, so she is not excited about a road trip with Roger, a boy that she has never met. Roger is the son of her mom’s friend, a student at Colorado College. Things start to look a little brighter, though, once Amy and Roger throw out the itinerary, carefully planned by her mother, and begin an epic detour of their own making.

Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also includes an ES chapter book.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black

In Tana’s world, the public knows about vampires, but they are not simply accepted as undead citizens. In the United States, Coldtowns have been created to seal in those who have been turned and those who have been infected. After waking up to a bloodbath the morning after a wild party, Tana finds herself on an unexpected road trip with her ex-boyfriend, who has been infected and is now “Cold,” and a vampire who was tied up and abused by others of his kind. They are headed towards the nearest Coldtown, but if Tana checks in with them, will she ever check out?

Book Review: I Hunt Killers

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA fiction novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES picture book.

I Hunt Killers

by Barry Lyga

What if the world’s most notorious serial killer… was your dad?

Jasper “Jazz” Dent is the son of one of the country’s most notorious serial killers, William Cornelius “Billy” Dent. His father killed well over 100 people before being caught. Jazz’s childhood was anything but normal even before news broke about his father’s secret: his dad taught him everything he needed to know about the family business. As a result, Jazz sees the world through a combination of his father’s lessons and his personal efforts to fight these thoughts.

Book Review: The Summer I Became a Nerd

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES picture book and an ES graphic novel.

The Summer I Became a Nerd

by Leah Rae Miller

After a traumatizing event in middle school involving Halloween and a superhero costume, Maddie began to bury her love of comics deep within, hiding that part of her life from anyone outside of her family. Years later, she has hit it big with the popular crowd: not only is she a cheerleader, but she is a cheerleader dating the star quarterback. When the final issue of her favorite comic is released without an online version for her to sneak, Maddie is forced to risk outing her inner nerd by heading to the local comic book store. This small shopping trip leads to a summer of fun involving comics, bowling, running around dressed as an elf, and, most of all, an adorkable boy. Can Maddie find a way to be true to herself, both as a cheerleader and as a nerd?

Book Review: Jane

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a YA fiction novel, reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES non-fiction book.

Jane

by April Lindner

What if Jane Eyre fell in love with a rock star?

After the death of her parents, college freshman Jane Moore is forced to drop out of school due to financial problems. She accepts a nanny job in order to save up enough to return to school as soon as possible. Her lack of knowledge and concern for anything celebrity makes her the best candidate for a position caring for the five year old daughter of rock star Nico Rathburn, a man whose life has been lived on the cover of tabloids for many years. Much to her surprise, through her work in his home, Jane finds herself falling in love with Nico, but his fame and past threaten to ruin any future they may have together.

Book Review: Americus

Each week we will feature reviews of materials in the AAS library’s collection.  Reviews are written by members of the AAS community.

This review is of a young adult graphic novel reviewed by Jessica Lind, Library Assistant.

This week’s reviews also include an ES Choose Your Own Adventure book.

Americus

Written by MK Reed; Illustrated by Jonathan Hill

Americus is a graphic novel that takes place in the small town of Americus, Oklahoma, a community that prides itself on its wholesome Christian values and patriotic spirit. The main character is Neil, a recent graduate of the eighth grade, son of a single mom, and best friend to Danny. Neil and Danny are both fans of a series of wildly popular fantasy books called the Chronicles of Apathea Ravenchilde, the Huntress Witch. When Danny’s mother catches him reading the most recent book in the series, a heated conversation ensues that not only results in Danny being sent to military school, but in his mother’s attempts to have the series banned from the community’s public library.