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Get a Job, Kid

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 4:03pm

By Ellen Barry

In Cynthia L. Copeland’s graphic memoir “Cub,” an awkward seventh grader finds deliverance as a reporter for her local newspaper.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

How Can a Kid Today Hear His Inner Voice?

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 4:03pm

By Jennifer Hubert Swan

In Sara Pennypacker’s “Here in the Real World,” an 11-year-old skips out on the horrors of noisy summer “Rec” to build a secret kingdom in an abandoned lot.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

A Devastating (and Darkly Hilarious) New Novel From the ‘Westworld’ Writer Charles Yu

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 1:15pm

By Jeff VanderMeer

“Interior Chinatown” follows the story of an Asian-American actor struggling against clichéd roles and stereotypes, both at work and in his real life.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

'Strung Out' Tackles Pain, Stigma And Shame Of Drug Use

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:44am

By Ilana Masad

Erin Khar's son, at 12, asked her if she'd ever used drugs; this book is her answer: "When we write the truth, when we write about our experiences, we reflect back what it means to be a human being."

(Image credit: Park Row)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

Dystopian Novel 'The Resisters' Drives Home The Perils Of Our Wired World

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:37am

By Maureen Corrigan

Gish Jen weaves baseball into her inspired vision of how Americans bought into the fantasy of less stress and more free time. As speculative fiction goes, The Resisters hits close to the bone.

(Image credit: Petra Mayer/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews