Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas
Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas - October 2016 As soon as I read Bully by Penelope Douglas, I was in love with this author. So when she released a new one who had my favorite theme of penpals and that whole friend to lovers going on, I knew I had to read it. The book started out with a bit of background where we learned about how Misha and Ryen were placed together in a classroom project penpal program. The pair continues to write to each other right through the year, and then they take it to the next level and continue through the rest of their schooling. Fast forward to high school Misha is in a band and Ryen is out with her friends and they complete a scavenger hunt form. Ryen is not what Misha expected especially from her letters. Tragedy occurs, and Misha turns up at Ryen's school under a fake name. This doesn't go over too well as Ryen is nothing like her letters, in fact, she is as fake as can be and Misha aka Masen hates her, in fact, she
I loved Jacqueline Wilson's books when I was a kid!
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All of these picture books look super fun!
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Sweet Valley Twins and The Baby-Sitters Club are the books I first remember reading and loving. Great list!
ReplyDeleteAhhh the babysitter's club!! I remember that series <3
ReplyDeleteThe Stinky Cheese Man was THE RAGE among my 3rd grade class. We fought for possession of the classroom & library copies and everyone who could possibly get their own did. I, for whatever reason, did not, and I waited roughly 15 long years until I ran across a sufficiently cheap copy (e.g. under $2) to buy...at which point I was devastated to find it was the rare book that did not enthrall me as much as an adult as it once had.
ReplyDeleteStill, those are some solid childhood memories and I am glad Young Me had the time of her life with library copies when she did. Fun to see it on your list!