A summer filled with YA

I've been spending the summer catching up on my YA reading. Man, why wasn't I a reader back in my middle school days? Almost every book I've read this summer has characters that are shockingly similar to my 13 year old self. Here is a short list of my favorite summer reads so far.

I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

I fell in love with the characters of this book. Sam and is brother Riddle represent the good in the world. Do you ever meet people and just know you can trust them with anything? I am lucky enough to know several people like this.

Despite loving the characters,  I felt the writing scratched the surface of the characters lives. My biggest issue with the book was the amount of pages wasted describing Bobby...on man, talk about a lame character. I guess, along with good people in the world, there are also those you want to keep at arms length.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick


I've always enjoyed historical fiction, but this book brought it to a whole new level. I can't believe I waited so long to 'view' this book! I am very curious to see how it translates to the big screen.

I know there are several historical fiction comics (Maus and Persepolis), but this books seems to fit into a whole new category.  








OK I've got to get back outside and enjoy the warm weather!