Wolf in the Snow

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Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell is an absolutely wonderful wordless picture book. The illustrations are very simple, yet beautiful, and move the story along nicely. This story is a gorgeous representation of kindness and the connection between humans and nature. All with very few words! The story is moving and unexpected, that I think readers can connect to and enjoy.

The simplistic lines that are uneven and moving in curvy ways create a childlike quality to the illustrations. They seem abstract from up close, yet are completely clear when you take the illustration in as a whole. This technique focuses the reader’s eye on the main character and the plot line of the story. The clearer and straighter lines draw the reader’s eye in to the important qualities that the illustrator wants you to pay attention to.

Cordell uses very few words within the illustrations to tell the story, creating an understatement. The only words that the reader sees, are “hoooooooowwwwwwlllllllll” from a distance and “whine, whine”. These are very simplistic statements, yet within the illustrations they add a little bit of sound to connect to another one of the reader’s senses. The understatement of words, means that the reader has to use the details within the illustration to gain the meaning of the story.

The way Cordell illustrated each page depict the action within the story to move both the reader and the story along. The footprints in the snow depict how far the character has gone, or the sound words in the distance show where the wolf family or the little girl’s family is in relation to the girl and the wolf. The way the young girl’s eyes get bigger when she sees the mother wolf, show the fear that she feels. These simple actions connect the reader to where the story is going and the details needs to understand the plot line.

While this story is wordless, the connection between the wolves and the little girl and the kindness they show towards each other can be seen as a call for conservation, or protecting the wolf species. This is important in the world and it’s an important concept to me. I think as long as the wolves are not hurting anything, they should be able to be a part of the earth and we should not hinder their existence. I found Wolf in the Snow to be a beautiful wordless picture book that tells a great story about kindness. I really enjoyed the illustrations and storyline. I recommend it to many readers, not just young children. Picture books are for everyone, and this picture books deserves 4.5 out of 5 stars!

No matter how old you are, Wolf in the Snow is a great story for you! The added depth of the story being wordless can bring about so many different meanings behind what the illustrations depict. Everyone can get something out of these beautiful illustrations, with their simple curvy lines, the understatement of very few words, and the depiction of action in the pictures to engage the reader. This book deserves the Caldecott medal that it won, and it deserves to be read by many!

Cordell, M. (2017). Wolf in the Snow. New York: Macmillan.

Binky to the Rescue

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“Binky is an official certified space cat. His ongoing mission is to protect his space station from alien invasion.” Binky to the Rescue by Ashley Spires is a part of the Binky the Space Cat graphic novel series. Binky the cat is absolutely adorable! His perspective of his home and the outside world are absolutely hilarious! This is a fun read for kids of all ages!

Spires does a great job of bringing the character of Binky to life and showing us things from his perspective, though it may be a little skewed. When he and his stuffed friend end up outside, or in outer space according to Binky, that's when the adventure really begins. Binky sets out to rescue Ted, because “his best friend is trapped beneath an alien warship (bee hive)! His human must not have seen Ted...and now he has been abandoned to suffer the evil whims of the enemy!” While Binky’s story is told in 3rd person, we still get to see Binky’s perspectives and what he is thinking about his rescue mission.

The composition of visual panels and text boxes offsetting the page makes for a fun balance of words and visuals to enhance the story. The occasional dialogue bubble is thrown in and adds to the fun and it is done either outside the panels or near the character speaking. There are also sound and action words laid over the illustrations to demonstrate the movements or sounds. These words sometimes move in unusual ways that we don’t usually see, but add to the visual engagement for the reader. Some of the action words and smaller panels that are next to each other on a page can intertwine such as the words dash, spring, bounce, that get higher in each panel along with the illustrations of Binky performing these actions.

Spires uses a lot of sensationalism within the story line, by the frequent use of sound and action words, such as smack, plunk, crunch and twirl, lick, or shrug. Almost every illustrated panel includes a sound or action word. While there are a lot of these words throughout the story, they are typically smaller than the text box text, and add movement to the illustrations. They play alongside Binky, while not making the panel seem full or overwhelming with text. While most of the time all of these sound and action words would be an overstatement and distract the reader from the story, but Spires balances it out nicely within the illustrations.

I thought Binky to the Rescue is highly entertaining! Binky’s determination to rescue his friend, while his humans think he is just getting into trouble, relates to a lot of kids including me. When I was little, sometimes I would get caught in weird looking situations or the wrong place and the wrong time, while trying to do something to help out a friend. While this didn’t stop me or Binky it did add extra obstacles to the mission. His humans tell him, “Binky try to behave. He has to try something different. Something BOLD.” He goes above and beyond to help his friend and I think that is a great quality to have and something I feel I have. I think Binky’s rescue mission is hysterical and fun! I give this 4 out of 5 stars and can’t wait to see what other adventures Binky gets into throughout this series.

Binky to the Rescue is another fun Binky adventure. Spires has created a great graphic novel that encompasses a great point of view, fun sound and action words and a balanced composition of visuals and text to capture the reader and keep them engaged all the way through. Binky makes an excellent start for those who are new to the graphic novel genre or young readers! The easy to read style and wonderfully engaging adventure, Binky to the Rescue is a great read! Especially since this edition ended with “The end?”

Spires, A. (2010). Binky to the Rescue. New York: Kids Can Press.

Smile

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Smile by Raina Telgemeier is a graphic memoir that is sure to make you smile, laugh, and fall in love with Raina (both the character and the author)! Telgemeier does a wonderful job of taking a personal experience, making it super relatable to most of us who have had braces or some other dental experiences, and making it laugh out loud funny. When we can laugh about similar experiences, it makes what you’re going through a little bit easier, but this graphic novel can connect to even those who have not experienced anything like this, because it is that funny and relatable.

Telgemeier creates so much depth and detail within her illustrations that it puts the reader right alongside her on her journey to smile. The detailed illustrations demonstrate extensive knowledge into the dental procedures and includes diagrams with labels that explain to the reader the process or parts of her experience. This makes the story move along nicely without unnecessarily wordy explanations since this is a graphic novel. The details in the illustrations provide a wonderful visual experience for the reader.

The composition of words and illustrations the Telgemeier creates a complete story both visually appealing and uses enough dialogue and descriptions to have a well rounded, detailed plot line. The way each panel entails the visually detailed experience, with a small panel description in a text box and dialogue bubble when needed makes for an engaging read that is sure to bring a smile to anyone who reads it! The composition creates the perfect balance and pulls the reader into the story visually, then adds the content to enhance the visual experience.

While Smile is a graphic memoir about Telgemeier's experience, there were some unexpected insights thrown in that the reader can also connect to. While the majority of the story is about her dental experience, real life teenage problems are embedded throughout the story. Her braces were adding to her teenage problems, which she thought were the cause of all her problems. However at the end she realized once she got her braces off, “My life didn’t magically turn around after that… I realized that I had been letting the way I looked on the outside effect how I felt on the inside. But the more I focused on my interests, the more it brought out things I like about myself. And that affected the way other people saw me!” This is such a big part of growing up. We all have things we think other people see that causes them to not like us as much, but it’s really about what’s on the inside that counts.

Smile connects to me personally, in the friendship aspect. Raina’s friends made fun of her and she found it humiliating, yet she stayed friends with them and didn’t say anything. In my middle school years, I too had friends who made fun of me, and I assumed it was all in good fun, which a lot of kids do, but once I finally said enough, just like Raina, I found my true friends based. We connected on a much deeper level, because I, like Raina, threw myself into things I enjoyed. A lot of teens can relate to this, and I think it’s good for teens to see themselves and their friendships in a book. Overall, I think this book was hilarious and highly entertaining! I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Smile is a book I think anyone and everyone can enjoy and relate to, whether you’ve had any issues with your smile or not! There is so much that smile has to offer in this graphic memoir that make it so relatable. With Telgemeier's eye catching, detailed illustrations, a visual composition of balanced text and visuals and unexpected insights that teen can see themselves or their friends through, this book is sure to be hit! I highly recommend this book, even if you just need a smile!

Telgemeier, Raina. (2010). Smile. New York: Graphix.

Roller Girl

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“And just like that, my fate was decided. I was going to be a Roller Girl.”

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson, had me right from the get go. Astrid is such a well written complex character, who really just captured my heart, with her determination and hard working attitude, despite starting off pretty awful all along with having other big adolescent issues, like losing a friendship, bullying, making new friends and trying to figure out who you are. This is one of the most well rounded graphic novels I have ever read. The plot line, the characters, the descriptions and details, all within minimal writing, and mostly visual illustrations is outstanding. And just like that, I want to be a Roller Girl!

Jamieson has created so many wonderfully strong, diverse, and complex characters who are completely relatable and believable in Roller Girl. Astrid, the main character, who wants to be a Roller Girl, yet has never been skating in her life. Astrid creates a wonderful narrative of her thoughts and actions to tell this story and what she’s going through alone with her life. She reminds us of this by relating her experience to us, “Gentle readers, I’d like to pause here for a moment. It might surprise you that I hadn’t mentioned a certain little fact to my mother. But what would you say in my position? ‘Actually my best friend ditched me for a rat-faced jerk, and now I’m heading into this, the scariest day of my life all alone.’ Or would you say… ‘yes everything’s fine! Good deal! Good deal!’ “ and her face really tells the story behind this decision, but you can see what she’s dealing with and any kid can relate to that feeling of thinking they have to take care of everything on their own. For Roller Derby, Astrid’s hero Rainbow Bite, roots for her through letters of encouragement that really help keep Astrid working towards her goal of becoming a Roller Girl. One of my favorite letters that Rainbow Bite wrote to her was “I’ve found that if you want something badly enough, you just have to work harder than everyone else to get it. -Bitey.” These little bits of advice, from another strong female character, are great for everyone not just Roller Girls.

The composition of words to visuals in Roller Girl is perfect. The illustrations really show the reader what Astrid is doing and her facial expressions, to connect with some of the things that she is thinking. However there are a few text boxes in each panel that explain, or give a few more details to the frame. Some frames though are just visually perfect that they don’t need any additional text or just have the dialogue bubbles over the characters who are speaking. The way the different features are integrated makes for a visually pleasing aesthetic that also moves the story along in  way that is easy to follow and moves seamlessly from one frame to another. The reader can read the story in a completely uniform way because each feature is balanced within each frame.

Jamieson also has created illustrations with an extensive amount of detail to immerse the reader in scenes of both Astrid’s life, but also the whole roller derby experience. The reader can follow along with a sport they may have known nothing about before reading, and yet feel they are a part of through the book. These details show an extensive amount of research into roller derby on Jamieson’s part, and it adds so much to the storyline as Astrid is learning about the derby as well. The details help put you into the perspective of Astrid as she’s learning the game at camp, and allows you to see her thoughts and actions all at the same time. The detailed illustrations tie the story together so nicely, that it makes for a wonderful visual experience.

I started out knowing absolutely nothing about roller derby when I started this book, and by the end I was rooting for Astrid to become a Jammer, and understanding the bout, or game, that they played at the end. I felt a new appreciation for roller derby and became a fan through this story. Astrid provides a basic description of the game, “Basically there is a Jammer, who wears a star on her helmet. She tries to pass the blockers on the other team. For every blocker she passes, she gets a point. Of course, the blockers don’t want her to score points. That’s where all the hitting and falling comes in.” As Astrid learns more, so did I.

While this is a story about roller derby, friendship and figuring out who you are and where you fit plays a big role in the story. I think these two things are very important in the world and I could relate personally to differences in friendships and realizing that you don’t have to be exactly the same as another person to be friends. Nicole was angry with Astrid and said, “We always did what you wanted to do, like roller skating or the science museum. You never wanted to do the things I like.” Astrid didn’t realize that to be friends you have to take the other person into account and empathise with one another. This is a lesson that most people need and I think it’s important to realize both the power of friendship and what it takes to be a good friend. This is an important theme within the story. I wholeheartedly enjoyed Roller Girl, and recommend it to anyone and everyone. It is deserving of five out of five stars and the Newbery honor Award that it received.

Roller Girl is an absolutely amazing read, with strong, diverse characters who are wonderful role models. The composition of graphic illustrations and text make for a highly engaging read and the detailed illustrations put the reader right into the story! This book is fun, hilarious, yet has great lessons within Astrid’s experiences that lots of other teens or adolescents can learn from and connect to. Overall I think Roller Girl is a great pick for anyone and everyone.

Bean Stalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales

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Bean Stalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales by Kiersten White is fun and Grimm play on some classic fairy tales! The way each fairy tale overlaps against each other and connects makes it a fun magical kingdom that integrates all the fairy tales together, yet they remain separate in their own neighboring kingdoms. This book is both scary and hilarious, hence the title, with some creepy takes on some fairy tales and some making fun of the things that happened within the classic fairy tales. If you love fairy tales or a bit of parody, then this book is for you!

White uses precise vocabulary to enhance the nursery rhymes between each chapter to match the grim hilarity of the other tales and to create a clever play on words within the tales. For example in the classic tale of Rapunzel she uses her fair hair for people to climb into her tower, yet in this version, she uses a fair Herr, which is the German word for Lord. This makes a fun play on words and adds a bit of homophone fun, and the narrator plays with this and tells the reader that this is why spelling is important. White enjoys words and portrays this through the narrator’s explanation of some of the words as well. For example he says “A quandry is sort of like a quarry, if instead of rocks, you mined troubles and problems.” The way White connects the word quarry and quandry is a fun way to utilize the word and use figurative language to connect the meanings, again using a playful spin on words.

The play on words that White utilizes also continues in the way she uses figurative language to enhance the story. For example to enhance the sense of sound White uses the phrase, “The window was open, and from it the voice rang out like a doorbell. Some people have voices like church  bells, but this one was less regal and more ‘come on answer the door come on come on.” This is a fun way to describe a singing voice and really connects the reader to something they have heard before to and enhances the sensory experience for the reader. Not only does White use figurative language to appeal to the senses, she also relates the figurative language to compare to other examples from fairy tales. For example, “Her head felt as heavy as a three-story-long snake and her eyes felt as fuzzy as a pig’s chinny chin chin. When she tried to get up, every muscle screamed like a prince locked in a tower.” This figurative sentiment not only appeals to the senses but makes a connection to the Three Little Pigs, the Fair Herr in one of the Scary-tales, and a prince locked in a tower.

While these two qualities enhance the reading experience, the narrator and his point of views really brought this story together. White has created a narrator that not only tells the stories from a 3rd person point of view, but who also makes connections to himself in the first person and who can address the reader in 2nd person. This is a quality that not many stories have and White does a great job writing in a way that the three points of view flow together seamlessly. When the story gets to him he says, “Goodness, I’m the narrator and even I’m getting confused.” He can also go straight from story to talking to the reader to telling his own thoughts all in one paragraph. Telling the story, he says, “Then he would have known that pea and pee are very different things. Peas really aren’t so bad, you know. Unless you stick them up your nose as a joke to make your parents laugh, and then one gets stuck… I’m, umm not speaking from personal experience or anything. Seriously: DON’T STICK PEAS UP YOUR NOSE. and let’s get back to Jack.”  The way he bounces in and out of the stories really ties all the scary tales together as well as adds additional humor to these tales.

Bean Stalker pulled me right back into my childhood, reading fairy tales and watching the Disney versions of some, such as Snow White. These tales were much more grim or used jokes to make fun of some of the quirks within the stories to add to the satirical humor. For example, when Prince Charring stumbles upon Snow White sleeping in the forest like sleeping beauty, he says, “She’s beautiful!” “And sweet and good,” the hirsute children said sobbing… “Would you like to kiss her?” “I - uh, wow, well. See. I don’t usually go around kissing dead girls in coffins. That’s a bit odd. Also I’m fairly sure it’s against the law…” This shows the ridiculousness of the original tale where the prince just kisses sleeping beauty. I think the parody of this is what I and most kids will connect to the most. I found it entertaining, but mostly a little overly silly for me, but I would recommend it to those who enjoy silly stories or fairy tales. Overall I give it three out of five stars.

White does a good job in Bean Stalker connecting the stories through the see all, know all, narrator and utilizes both an extensive vocabulary, a unique play on words along with figurative language that does engage readers. While there are some good qualities, overall the tales are extra silly. This is a Lone Star book choice in Texas for the older kids, where I think some of the jokes and tales are definitely for older kids, the tone of the tales seems like it would be for younger kids. There will be readers that will love this book and there will be those who aren’t too into it, this book has a very specific audience.

White, K. (2017). Bean Stalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales. New York: Scholastic.

The Witches

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“This is not a fairytale. This is about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch.” The Witches by Roald is a scary good tale! The mix of humor and horror makes for a wonderful tale. You will be on the edge of your seat and will laugh out loud. Dahl has a real way with words and a wonderful imagination that makes for a memorable story, that you are sure not to forget.

Dahl uses precise language to create the magical feel of the story. The Grand High Witch uses rhyming language to show not only her powerful magic, but also to whom the magic is directed towards. For example, “A stupid vitch who answers back must burn until her bones are black!” “A foolish vitch without a brain must sizzle in a fiery flame!” “An idiotic vitch like you must rrrroast upon the barbecue!” “A vitch who dares to say I’m wrrrrong vil not be vith us very long!” The Grand High Witch then sent sparks from her eyes to frizzle the witch like a fritter! Dahl has a way with words and uses it to create a powerful language experience that displays the witch’s joy for evil. Within Dahl’s use of language precision he also creates words to coincide the with the feel of the magical langauge. For example within the witch’s recipe she calls for the “yolk of a gruntle’s egg, the claw of a crabcruncher, the beak of a blabbersnitch, the snout of a grobblesqvirt, and the tongue of a catspringer.” While these words are made up, they are precise enough to feel magical and believable.

The characters that Dahl has created are so imaginative, yet believable. The witch who speaks with an accent and who didn’t look anything like a witch. Then, “very slowly, the young lady on the platform raised her hands to her face. I saw her gloved fingers unhooking something behind her ears, and then… then she caught hold of her cheeks and lifted her face clean away! The whole of that pretty face came away in her hands! It was a mask! That face of hers was the most frightful thing I have ever seen. It was so crumpled and wizened, so shrunken and shriveled, it look ats though it had been pickled with vinegar. It was a fearsome and ghastly sight.” While this description of the witch is fantastical, the way Dahl describes and justifies his descriptions the more believable they become. The way he described the characteristics of witches such as they wear gloves because they have claws, and they wear wigs because they are bald, and how they wear pointy shoes to hide their square, toeless feet.

While this story is magical and horrific, it does entail some unexpected insights. The amount of love throughout all the horror is something that plays a big role in the young boys life with his Grandmother. After experiencing the horror of the witches and being turned into a mouse, he says, “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.” This love brings him courage in the face of his fears, it brings his grandmother strength, and it shows the reader that love really can conquer all.

Dahl has created a fantasy that ensures that love can conquer evil and I completely agree with that. The world needs more love and the fact that the love between him and his grandmother, help them work well together and support one another to defeat the witches. The determination and courage of the young boy also connected with me, when my father used to tell me that as long as you are determined and work hard, nothing will defeat your courage. The same applied to the boy as he turned into a mouse. He was met with all sorts of obstacles, but never once gave up. I think this book has great role models for readers and it’s lessons were hidden within the fantasy horror, which means each reader can have different reading experiences and lessons that connect to them. I think it was a wonderfully entertaining story that everyone can enjoy. For me, it was the just right horror book; not too scary, with a bit of humor. I give this five out of five stars!

Dahl is a masterful storyteller, and it really shows in The Witches. The way he incorporates a vast array of precise language, unexpected insights and such memorable characters makes for an amazing story experience for the reader. This is the perfect horror story for Halloween, or any other time, as witches are around all the time! Watch out for the signs and hopefully, you will never cross a witch in your lifetime!  

Dahl, R. (1983). The Witches. New York: Farrar, Straus, Girroux. 

Tell Me Three Things

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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum is absolutely delightful. It’s a lovely teen romance book that readers will grow to love with its heartwarming characters, hilarious dialogue and a personal look at how some of the characters deal with major issues in their lives such as grief, step-families, moving and having to find a whole new life again. Wouldn’t it just be easier if someone could be like a guide for your first day in a new high school? Well that’s how Tell Me Three Things begins a mystery within the life of our main character, who is really dealing with a lot in her life at the moment. This book takes a personal look into moving forward after a loss and navigating the trials and tribulations of a new high school and a new family.

Buxbaum does an amazing job creating characters that start off small and then you grow to love as a reader because they are so authentic and believable. The characters have depth and not only does our main character have to find herself again after losing someone, but the characters around her also develop in new and intriguing ways and we discover more and more about them little by little in the same way that we would learn about the people around us when we are making friends or building relationships. The way Jessie and Theo her new stepbrother come together for good is a major character development for Theo. Theo begins by hating Jessie and her dad making fun of his new job at the supermarket, acting like it’s not a good enough job and he’s embarrassed by him, and not talking to Jessie at all at school, like he’s too good for her. In the end when things get tough, Theo talks to Jessie about talking to her dad, because he’s her dad.

“Seriously, this coming from Mr. Temper Tantrum?” [Jessie says] Turns out Theo did leave a soy sauce stain on the dining chair when he threw his fork. No matter: it is currently being reupholstered. “One time, dude. I don’t do well with change.” “Why do you care about me and my dad?” “You’re bringing negative energy into this house. We have enough bad juju as it is” “Come on.” “You don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. How long they’ll last. You only get two parents, and we’re each down to one. Better to be good to them while you can.” “Whatever.” “Seriously. You’re starting to sound like one us Wood Valley brats.” “Fine.” Of course Theo is right.

The dialogue that Buxbaum created between S/N and Jessie is funny, sarcastic and heartfelt when they start discovering three things about each other every time they talk. THey have an easy banter between one another, that is light and fun and very telling about who they are as people. For example:

“SN: (1) I intend to waste most of my day playing Xbox, with occasional breaks to eat pizza, preferably with eggplant, which I get a lot of s**t for, but whatever sue me. I don’t like pepperoni. Never have, never will. (2) I was up early so I’ve been listening to Flume all morning. (3) my mom is still sleeping, like she’s the teenager in the house.

Me: You’re American, right?

SN: yeah, why?

Me: PEPPERONI! Not liking pepperoni is like not liking apple pie.

SN: Will that analogy be on the PSATs?

ME: So you ARE a junior?

SN: relax, Nancy Drew.”

Their banter back and forth you can tell that they are being light and fun, yet getting to know each other in a way, even though she’s still trying to figure out who SN is.

While this is a romance, under the surface Jessie learns to begin again after her world is changed dramatically with the loss of her mother, her father’s new marriage, and moving from Chicago to Los Angeles. One of the main things she is dealing with is how to grieve the loss of her mother. One way is counting the days that she has been gone, and in small pieces she notices things that are harder than she thought about losing someone. “One of the worst parts about someone dying is thinking back to all those times you didn’t ask the right questions, all those times you stupidly assumed you’d have all the time in the world. And this too: how all that time feels like not much time at all.”  

“She said the only thing that made senses at the time, maybe the only thing that has made any sense, since: Just so you know, I realize that what happened is not in any way okay, but I think we’re going to have to pretend like it is. Because it wasn’t okay and never will be.” This insight into her grief, came at a time when she was visiting her old best friend, where you would think that it would all be fun and catching up on their lives apart, yet the grief is still there.

I fell in love with the characters that Buxbaum created and really enjoyed the connection between myself and Jessie when going through the loss of someone close. We all deal with loss at one time or another, so her grief was a very relatable, yet unique, experience as we do not all experience grief in the same way. This was also shown through the grieving process of another character, who again approached it differently, but as a reader you knew what he was going through. I think experiencing grief through the characters helps you to see that there is no right or wrong way to grieve and we all go through it in different ways. While this is kind of a big topic to tackle especially within a romance, I think Buxbaum did it with ease. The book was highly entertaining and a fast read that I wholeheartedly enjoyed. I give this four out of five stars!

Fans of contemporary YA fiction are going to fall in love with the realistic characters, hilarious dialogue and unexpected depth within this novel. This book goes through ups and downs just like grief and life, with some hilarious moments and a little bit of mystery in trying to discover who SN really is. Plus, the in depth characters become people that you feel like are friends by the end of the book. This was all around a great romance book, but also a great realistic fiction book that encompassed a bit of everything in a wonderfully delightful package.

Buxbaum, J. (2016). Tell Me Three Things. New York: Delacorte Press.