read, write, design, create
I look around the room. Boys, boys, boys everywhere. Boys with perfect smiles. Boys with hair gelled up into flawless little spikes. Boys waving headshots in each other’s faces. None of them looks anywhere near as nervous as I feel.
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
This year, I decided to try a scaling reading goal, adjusting my Goodreads tracker up by another 10 books whenever I’m able to complete the current challenge.
To date, I’ve read over 60 books, so my new goal is set to 70. Per tradition, I’m featuring another stack of books I’d love to read in the near future.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Cover art by Carol Lawson
Ms. Johnson said the only way you can deposit a word in your bank is by committing it to memory. I hadn’t deposited surreal. I guess I must have spent it somewhere.
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
He was, however, extraordinary, and that tended to scare townsfolk, who were hooked on the Ordinary with a capital O, and preferred their day-to-day served without any Extra.
Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Cover art by Svetlana Chmakova
Nick was not in the habit of thinking twice. It felt too good to say what was on his mind, even when it got him in trouble.
The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman
