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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos My rating: 4.8 of 5 stars Goodreads Summary:   “I hate myself but I love Walt Whitman, the kook. Always positive. I need to be more positive, so I wake myself up every morning with a song of myself.”   Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older sister, Jorie, out of the house. James’s painful struggle with anxiety and depression—along with his ongoing quest to understand what led to his self-destructive sister’s exile—make for a heart-rending read, but his wild, exuberant Whitmanization of the world and keen sense of humor keep this emotionally charged debut novel buoyant. This. Is. Probably. The. Best. Young. Adult. Novel. I. Have. Ever. Read. In. My. Life. Unique. Interesting. Different. Adorable. Heartbreaking. Shattering. Raw.  All of these adjectives are an understatement in  comparison  to the beautiful narrative Evan R...

Challenge: Book Scavenger Hunt

I managed to read 10/18 books from my October TBR pile, but also added quiet a few to my read pile. All in all, I'm satisfied with my reading this month. :)  1. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare 2. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare 3. The wells Bequest by Polly Shulman 4. A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith 5. Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles 6. This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready 7. Half Bad by Sally Green 8. Clockwork by Philip Pullman 9. Possession by Elana Johnson 10. Surrender by Elana Johnson 11. Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Varaday 12. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 13. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos 14. The Imp of The Perverse by Edgar Allen Poe 15. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe 16. A Descent Into The Maelstorm by Edgar Allen Poe 17. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 18. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe 19. The Nazi Hunters by Neal ...

1. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos 2. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 3. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

1. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos 2. Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday 3. Clockwork by Philip Pullman

I feel like you guys know when I woke up and did this morning because it's the opening sentence of almost every single blog I've written lately... BUT today I woke up at 7:30. Mom and I went to the Lutheran Church to help clean (they have designated weekends for cleaning) and then mom had choir practice. I finished cleaning at 10:30 so I went into the car to read my book, Dr.Bird's Advice for Sad Poets  by Evan Roskos which was phenomenal! I'm almost certain it is my favorite YA read, now it's not any literary masterpiece but it's just so realistic and I enjoyed it a lot. Anyway, then mom and I came home and made lunch (meatballs for the family, fish fillet for me). At 2:30, all of us left to go to the shooting range which actually ended up terrifying me. I honestly sort of hated it. But I let Xander shoot, took some pictures of him and some shots of the beautiful scenery around us since it was in the woods outside of Ashland City. I also ended up collecti...