weekend plans, Booklist <3s SAME DIFFERENCE
this weekend, i'm doing a lot of domestic things. i am suzy homemaker!
nick and i are having friends over for dinner tomorrow night, and i'm making soft tacos with honey-lime chicken and cilantro-grilled shrimp. also black bean and corn salad, and home-made guacamole. yummmm. it's supposed to be beautiful here on saturday, so we can all hang out outside in our backyard. maybe play frisbee or croquet. man, i love living in a house. suck it, NYC apartments! THIS IS THE LIFE!
this weekend, i am also reallllllllllly excited to attempt my very first sewing project - curtains for my office! hopefully i'll be able to find some super cute fabric that isn't mega expensive. i was thinking maybe pink with tiny white polkadots would be fun. or maybe a summery pink plaid. either way, yay! i am really excited to sew my weekend away!
and the best part of the weekend is that i get to ride the high from a really nice Booklist review that SAME DIFFERENCE scored! hooray!
Same Difference.
Vivian, Siobhan (Author)
Mar 2009. 304 p. Scholastic/Push, hardcover, $16.99. (9780545004077).
On her first day of summer art school in the big city, Emily makes a shocking discovery: “I don’t see anyone here who looks like me, and that feels strange.” Though she never felt entirely herself at home, she is clearly an outsider here. Emily leaves her bland strip-mall and Starbucks existence behind, boards the commuter train every day, and dives into the artist’s life. Fiona, a bold and inventive student who draws shadows, takes Emily on as a pet project and new best friend. As the semester unfolds and Emily’s skills improve, she begins to see that the glamorous and gritty art life has its own share of petty cliques and drama-just like home. She navigates a sweet but forbidden relationship with Yates, her TA, and slowly comes to redefine herself in a way that is genuine and fulfilling. As in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak (1999), the art is a crucial element and vividly described, helping develop the characters and plot. Emily’s artistic and personal journeys will resonate with teens longing to break free from predefined roles.
- Heather Booth
so, this weekend,
nick and i are having friends over for dinner tomorrow night, and i'm making soft tacos with honey-lime chicken and cilantro-grilled shrimp. also black bean and corn salad, and home-made guacamole. yummmm. it's supposed to be beautiful here on saturday, so we can all hang out outside in our backyard. maybe play frisbee or croquet. man, i love living in a house. suck it, NYC apartments! THIS IS THE LIFE!
this weekend, i am also reallllllllllly excited to attempt my very first sewing project - curtains for my office! hopefully i'll be able to find some super cute fabric that isn't mega expensive. i was thinking maybe pink with tiny white polkadots would be fun. or maybe a summery pink plaid. either way, yay! i am really excited to sew my weekend away!
and the best part of the weekend is that i get to ride the high from a really nice Booklist review that SAME DIFFERENCE scored! hooray!
Same Difference.
Vivian, Siobhan (Author)
Mar 2009. 304 p. Scholastic/Push, hardcover, $16.99. (9780545004077).
On her first day of summer art school in the big city, Emily makes a shocking discovery: “I don’t see anyone here who looks like me, and that feels strange.” Though she never felt entirely herself at home, she is clearly an outsider here. Emily leaves her bland strip-mall and Starbucks existence behind, boards the commuter train every day, and dives into the artist’s life. Fiona, a bold and inventive student who draws shadows, takes Emily on as a pet project and new best friend. As the semester unfolds and Emily’s skills improve, she begins to see that the glamorous and gritty art life has its own share of petty cliques and drama-just like home. She navigates a sweet but forbidden relationship with Yates, her TA, and slowly comes to redefine herself in a way that is genuine and fulfilling. As in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak (1999), the art is a crucial element and vividly described, helping develop the characters and plot. Emily’s artistic and personal journeys will resonate with teens longing to break free from predefined roles.
- Heather Booth
so, this weekend,