So, can I just say...

that it sucks waiting on reviews for your book?

No reader comments on amazon.com.

No comments posted here.

No comments. Period.

sigh.

It's lonely out here in cyber-space.

peace out,

Jen

Amazon is down to...

...two copies! I actually have one of those "Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way)" statements on my little old Reading Rants book page. I have to wonder if it's all just a big ploy to get people to buy more books--like, hurry up and buy, we're almost out! It's still surreal to see my book on Amazon. I mean, I've reviewed books for them for years. I just never expected to see a book BY me floating around out there in cyberspace. So weird.

Anyway, according to Amazon, there's only 2 left! So order your copy quick! (or take your time, because I'm still not convinced it's not a come-on;)

over and out,

JJ Huberkins

And now...the Table of Contents!

So, now that you've seen an example of one of my summaries, naturally you'll want to know what titles are covered in Reading Rants, the book.

I totally understand.

I was actually surprised that Neal-Schuman didn't post the TOC on their website, but that is easily remedied here.

If the titles listed below sound like books you could use a refresher on, or books you'd like to booktalk, or books you booktalked a few times, but have since either forgotton or lost your booktalk and now you want to write a new one but you don't want to read the entire book again, or maybe you're just curious about how Reading Rants the book differs from Reading Rants, the former website and now blog, then please feel free to go to Neal Schuman or Amazon.com and order up a copy of your very own!

It's surprisingly easy;)

Chapter One: Boy Meets Book

Auseon, Andrew. Funny Little Monkey. (2005)
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge. (2004)
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. (2005)
Hautman, Pete. Godless. (2004)
Jenkins, A.M. Out of Order. (2003)
Nelson, Blake. Rock Star, Superstar. (2004)
Powell, Randy. Three Clams and an Oyster. (2002)
Slade, Arthur. Tribes. (2002)
Weaver, Will. Full Service. (2005)
Yoo, David. Girls for Breakfast. (2005)

Chapter Two: Righteous Rriot Grrl Reads

Dessen, Sarah. This Lullaby. (2002)
Flake, Sharon. Who am I Without Him? (2004)
Frank, Hilary. Better Than Running at Night. (2002)
Lockhart, E. The Boyfriend List. (2005)
Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. (2003)
Marchetta, Melina. Saving Francesca. (2004)
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Year of Secret Assignments. (2004)
Sones, Sonya. One of those Hideous Books where the Mother Dies. (2004)
Stone, Tanya Lee. A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl. (2005)
Vance, Susanna. Deep. (2003)

Chapter Three: The Closet Club: Fiction for GLBTQ teens & their friends

Ferris, Jean. Eight Seconds. (2000)
Freymann-Weyr, Garrett. My Heartbeat. (2002)
Hartinger, Brent. Geography Club. (2003)
Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Becoming Chloe. (2006)
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. (2004)
Larochelle, David. Absolutely, Positively, Not…(2005)
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. (2003)
Myracle, Lauren. Kissing Kate. (2003)
Ryan, Sara. Empress of the World. (2001)
Wittlinger, Elllen. Hard Love. (1999)

Chapter Four: The Terrible Tweens: 10-13 Going on 30.

Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Millions. (2004)
Broach, Elise. Shakespeare’s Secret. (2005)
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. (2004)
Clements, Andrew. Things Not Seen. (2002)
Jocelyn, Marthe. Mabel Riley. (2004)
Nelson, Blake. Gender Blender. (2006)
Nickerson, Sara. How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found. (2002)
Shusterman, Neal. The Schwa Was Here. (2004)
Weeks, Sarah. So B. It. (2004)
Winerip, Michael. Adam Canfield of the Slash. (2005)



Chapter Five: True Grit: The Most Challenging (and possibly challenged) titles

Burgess, Melvin. Doing It. (2004)
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk (2001)
Frank, E.R. America. (2002)
Hopkins, Ellen. Crank. (2004)
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Stained. (2005)
Johnson, Kathleen Jeffrie. Target (2003)
Nolan, Han. Born Blue. (2001)
Paulsen, Gary. The Beet Fields (2000)
Rapp, Adam. 33 Snowfish. (2003)
Williams-Garcia, Rita. No Laughter Here. (2004)

Chapter Six: Graphic Fantastic

Cooke, Darwyn. Selina’s Big Score. (2002)
Clugston-Major, Chynna. Queen Bee. (2005)
Loeb, Jeph and Tim Sale. Spiderman: Blue. (2004)
Niles, Steve and Ben Templesmith. 30 Days of Night. (2003)
Parker, Jeff. The Interman. (2003)
Smith, Jeff and Charles Vess. Rose. (2002)
Vaughn, Brian K. Runaways. (2003)
Vaughn, Brian K. Y: The Last Man. Vol. 1: Unmanned (2003)
Whedon, Josh and Karl Moline. Fray. (2003)
Willingham, Bill. Fables. (2002)

Chapter Seven: Historical Fiction for Hipsters

Carbone, Elisa. Last Dance on Holladay Street (2005)
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light (2003)
Hearn, Julie. The Minister’s Daughter. (2005)
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Kite Rider. (2002)
Meyer, L.A. Bloody Jack. (2002)
Morpungo, Michael. Private Peaceful. (2004)
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. (2003)
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor (2005)
Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed. (2003)
Updale, Eleanor. Montmorency. (2004)


Chapter Eight: Nailbiters: Teen tales of mystery and suspense

Cormier, Robert. The Rag and Bone Shop. (2001)
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose. (2004)
Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass. (2002)
Klass, David. You Don’t Know Me. (2001)
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. (2005)
McNamee, Graham. Acceleration. (2003)
Morgenroth, Kate. Jude. (2005)
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006)
Trueman, Terry. Inside Out. (2003)
Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival (2006)


Chapter Nine: Dystopian Dreams: Teen Sci-Fi

Adlington, L.J. The Diary of Pelly D. (2005)
Anderson. M.T. Feed. (2002)
Halam, Ann. Siberia. (2005)
Hautman, Pete. Rash. (2006)
Lanagan, Margo. Black Juice. (2005)
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. (2004)
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life As We Knew It. (2006)
Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines. (2003)
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. (2005)
Zahn, Timothy. Dragon and Thief. (2003)

Chapter Ten: Graduating Hogwarts: Post Harry Potter fantasy for teens

Barker, Clive. Abarat. (2002)
Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. (2003)
Delaney, Joseph. The Last Apprentice. (2005)
Fisher, Catherine. Oracle Betrayed. (2004)
Horowitz, Anthony. Raven’s Gate. (2005)
Pattou, Edith. East. (2003)
Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men. (2003)
Shinn, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper’s Secret. (2004)
Stroud, Jonathan. The Amulet of Samarkand (2003)
Wooding, Chris. Poison. (2005)