Each chapter begins with a paragraph or two about the “indie kids” and what their TV show plot would be… then the rest of the chapter is the regular kids’ story, with only occasional intersections with the supernatural plot. For every story of outsider high school kids fighting supernatural powers, there’s a townful of regular kids trying to figure out their regular lives. The Rest of Us Just Live Here, by Patrick Ness.
Space opera featuring a small cast of varied species, on a long-term work assignment in space. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers. The narrator had “young” speech patterns like vocal fry. I learned a little more about gymnastics, and the drama was satisfying without becoming over-the-top soap opera.
Follows six girls at a fictional US Olympic Trials meet. And it must have been a blast for him to write, as a longtime fan! A fun reading experience for someone who knows the film well and is also interested in how books are put together. By contract, Angleberger had to use all the movie dialog exactly as it was performed– but he makes use of authorial asides, retcon, and description to set his own pace and tone. An authorized novelization of Return of the Jedi. I’ll post a link to it when it’s done, but in the meantime here areīeware the Power of the Dark Side! by Tom Angleberger. I’m still working on my list of books that I read in 2016. Sanguinity and I had a good few days with her parents– I’m not usually one for posting photos of presents I receive, but check out the awesomeness from my in-laws: Happy new year! I still have three more days of Christmas in which to finish up my holiday correspondence, but other than that I’m back, and so are most of those around me.
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