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Group Read: Wide Awake, by David Levithan

  By Sam | January 7, 2009 - 1:27 pm | group read
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To celebrate the inauguration of President Obama, I hereby announce a Group Read! The book is Wide Awake, by David Levithan (author of the fabulous Boy Meets Boy), and it begins: “I can’t believe there’s going to be a gay Jewish president.” As my mother said this, she looked at … Continue reading →

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Sequel Summer: Attack of the Theater People, by Marc Acito

  By Sam | August 25, 2008 - 8:05 pm | Reviews
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How I Paid for College is one of my top 5 funniest books. (Not sure what the others are, honestly. Gordon Korman’s Son of Interflux and I Want to Go Home! are in there, for sure.) It is my standard Beach Reading Recommendation, and if I haven’t pushed it on … Continue reading →

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