So, with that in mind, I did get a bit confused as to how old these kids were.īut I still loved it, even if it did make me, you know, think a bit. Middle school? Grades? Sophomores? GRADUATION AT 18?!?! This book was so short and it didn’t exactly feel rushed but I think it would have been really fun to see how both Bryce and Juli felt about each other when they were in high school.Īlso, this is definitely because I’m a Brit and, after god knows how long I’ve been watching/reading American high school stories, I still have no idea about the schooling system. Sycamore trees.Įven though I adored this book, I would have liked to have seen Bryce and Juli’s reactions be drawn out for a bit longer. “There’s a bee in her hair, stupid.” Paintings. The entire Baker clan! Why don’t all YA characters have fun families?! Authors, you’re missing a trick! Bryce (eventually). “But every once you will find someone who’s iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.” "Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss…” He turned to me.
She and her husband reside in California and have two sons. Van Draanen was a classroom teacher for fifteen years.
The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring a boy who deals with a bully-received the Christopher Award for “affirming the highest values of the human spirit” and became a Nickelodeon made-for-TV movie. Van Draanen is also the author of two short chapter-book series. Van Draanen's latest book, Hope in the Mail, is part memoir, part writing guided, designed to encourage aspiring writers to pursue their dream. Her novel The Running Dream was awarded ALA’s Schneider Family Award for its portrayal of the disability experience. She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series, and wrote Flipped which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by SLJ, and became a Warner Brothers feature film with Rob Reiner directing.
Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens.
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