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Welcome to Meg Cabot Week!
Welcome, everyone, to our first ever Slatebreakers Theme Week! We’re hoping to do this on a semi-regular basis here on the blog, dedicate a week to thoughts and reviews about one specific author For...
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They Don’t Look Alike and Other Thoughts While Watching She’s the Man
Somehow, despite a love for teen movies and Shakespearean retellings, neither of us had seen the 2006 Amanda Bynes vehicle, She’s the Man, based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. At first glance, this...
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Review: Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray. Little, Brown, and Company, 2011. Currently available. Genre: YA Fiction Face Value: Oh my goodness. Here we have a severe example of the male gaze ruining a book...
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Dear Dear America: A Tribute to the Dear America Diaries
As Sarah and I made our summer plans for the Slatebreakers blog, we decided to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with a whole week of posts dedicated to the most patriotic Slatebreaking series we...
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Dear America Review: The Fences Between Us by Kirby Larson
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 by Kirby Larson. Scholastic, 2010. Currently available. Genre: Historical fiction from the Dear America series Face Value:...
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Election Week: Looking for the Ladies
November 6th is quickly approaching, and it seems that elections are the only topic on everyone’s mind. We hope that you will graciously allow the Slatebreakers blog to get in on the action. Although...
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Election Week Review: The Daughters Join the Party by Joanna Philbin
The Daughters Join the Party by Joanna Philbin. Little, Brown and Co., 2011. Currently available. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: This book is part of a series, and the covers all have the same...
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Election Week Review: Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm. Random House, 2012. Currently available. Genre: Middle Grade Graphic Novel Face Value: Babymouse is doing The Nixon. Babymouse is rocking...
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Working Women: Kicking Off the Summer Jobs Theme Week
Summer and YA novels are a perfect pair. When hot weather and some spare leisure time coincide, it’s the perfect opportunity to curl up outside with a great book. I fondly remember the days before...
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