: The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech
TWEEN
This book was "discovered" by Gary Paulsen, and I am so glad he "found" it! I think that boys everywhere will probably be comforted to know that they are not alone in the struggle against puberty afflictions like the "zit monster" and seeing ELBOWS everywhere. (You need to read the book if you want to understand the ELBOWS thing!)
Duane Homer Leech is a typical Tween boy. His voice is changing. He is growing so fast, and feeling so distracted, that he is clumsier than ever. Oh yeah! And zits are taking over his face. In short, he is convinced that he may not survive puberty, let alone look back and laugh at it.
By comparing and contrasting himself to the fledgling bird in the nest outside his bedroom window, Homer finds hope that he, too, will learn to overcome puberty and "fly." A perfect book for any Tween boy, and a good reminder for the rest of us -- that we need to be patient and understanding when dealing with a Tween in puberty turmoil.
Happy Reading!
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Current Audiobook:
Lion Boy: The Truth by Zizou Corder
Audiobook Waiting List:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Current Book:
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
Book Waiting List:
Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guilbert
Story of a Girl: A Novel by Sara Zarr
Grief Girl: My True Story by Erin Vincent
Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz, A Novel by Karon Luddy
A Pure, Swift Cry by Siobhan Dowd
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
Pre-Ordered:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling [coming out July 21, 2007!]
TWEEN
This book was "discovered" by Gary Paulsen, and I am so glad he "found" it! I think that boys everywhere will probably be comforted to know that they are not alone in the struggle against puberty afflictions like the "zit monster" and seeing ELBOWS everywhere. (You need to read the book if you want to understand the ELBOWS thing!)
Duane Homer Leech is a typical Tween boy. His voice is changing. He is growing so fast, and feeling so distracted, that he is clumsier than ever. Oh yeah! And zits are taking over his face. In short, he is convinced that he may not survive puberty, let alone look back and laugh at it.
By comparing and contrasting himself to the fledgling bird in the nest outside his bedroom window, Homer finds hope that he, too, will learn to overcome puberty and "fly." A perfect book for any Tween boy, and a good reminder for the rest of us -- that we need to be patient and understanding when dealing with a Tween in puberty turmoil.
Happy Reading!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Current Audiobook:
Lion Boy: The Truth by Zizou Corder
Audiobook Waiting List:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Current Book:
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
Book Waiting List:
Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guilbert
Story of a Girl: A Novel by Sara Zarr
Grief Girl: My True Story by Erin Vincent
Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz, A Novel by Karon Luddy
A Pure, Swift Cry by Siobhan Dowd
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
Pre-Ordered:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling [coming out July 21, 2007!]
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