why is it that i never really know what i'm doing?

i went to school. got the 27k in debt to prove it. they taught me all kindsa nifty stuff.

and yet, what do i do when an 8 year old pees on the floor in a stream from the self checks to the kids computers? (and just how big is an 8 year old's bladder anyway?) what do i do when a man with garlic and steak breath professes his undying love to me. again. for the 3rd time today.

this is a chronicle of what i did, when the crazy happened. which, in a public library is much more often than you'd think. and which, they also don't teach you about in liberry skool.

oh, and there's also a book review or two.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

safe summer tween read

Dive In!Dive In! by Cassie Waters


My rating: 3 of 5 stars


WATERS, Cassie. Pool Girls: Dive In!. 155p. Simon and Schuster Kids. May 2012. ISBN: 978-1-4424-4144-6. $5.99. F.




Gr 5-7


Grace Davis is trying to figure it all out at the end of seventh grade. Her grade school bestie Christina Cooper is hanging out with the cool crowd, and leaving her behind. Her other bestie Mel is going to be gone all summer long. New friend Jaci (and possible bestie?) has invited her to join the Riverside Swim Club (RSC) but her parents are making her earn the $200 membership fee. In the meantime, Grace is faced with cheating, sick dogs and snide comments at school. First in new tween series for girls with two more to come this summer, Dive In! is a story about peer pressure, the need to fit in, learning to stand up for oneself and the desire to be cool. Although the secondary characters are a little flat and sometimes unrealistic, Grace makes true-to life decisions and is a likable main character. Tweens girls will enjoy the setting and the non-preachy morals as well as the ultra cute boys. A great summer reading club book.




-Terry Ann Lawler - Phoenix Public Library, AZ.




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