Love is a funny thing, especially when it comes to books. I can love it. You can hate it. But that's what makes a book a BOOK. So can I just tell you how much I LOVED this middle grade novel from Alan Silberberg. It's funny and full of heart, and Milo's voice is relentlessly genuine. Kudos to Mr. Silberberg for this one! Buy it. Read it. Talk it.
From Goodreads:
MILO is the funny and poignant story, told through text and cartoons, of a 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with the loss that hit the reset button on his life. Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for frustration at every turn, like people who carve Halloween pumpkins way too soon (the pumpkins just rot and get lopsided) or the fact that the girl of his dreams, Summer, barely acknowledges his existence while next-door neighbor Hilary won't leave him alone. The truth is, ever since Milo's mother died nothing has gone right. Now, instead of the kitchen being full of music, his whole house has been filled with Fog. Nothing's the same. Not his Dad. Not his sister. And definitely not him. In love with the girl he sneezed on the first day of school and best pals with Marshall, the “One Eyed Jack” of friends, Milo copes with being the new kid (again) as he struggles to survive a school year that is filled with reminders of what his life “used to be."
I agree. I could love something and someone else could be not into it at all. There's just so much out there and I love that. Glad you enjoyed your read.
ReplyDeleteOh my! What an endorsement! Will get hands on it. Thanks.
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