young-adult-fiction

Frankie Perino and I were lucky that day. Lucky to be alive-that's what everyone said.

Calling a book "Young Adult" is just a fancy way of saying the book is censored. People used to say they like to read books about romance, true crime, comedy, horror or science fiction. But these days people simply say they like to read "Young Adult" books. As if that were a topic. But that's the thing: Young Adult is not a topic, it's a level of censorship. Saying "I like Young Adult books" is just another way of saying "I like books that have been dumbed down for children. I like books with no big words and no difficult abstract concepts. Nothing that will strain my brain." People like to brag that they used to start reading at an early age, as if that were a badge of honor, a sign of intelligence. Nobody brags about when they started to watch TV. But books are being dumbed down so much these days, it's really not a sign of great intelligence when you're a grown up and you struggle your way through Green Eggs and Ham.

What's wrong with all black?"Egg - Book 1 "Making it

Go back to the band, Egg. Please._ - Bex

I want to be with YOU!"Bex to Tea

My head__ swimming. Sorry, sis. I__ a useless brother. You__e best off shot of me. - Burt

Myron, all six feet of super cuteness, comes forward. He smiles and I almost die, because he has one adorable dimple. Instead of getting embarrassed about his first name, he offers his hand and says, __all me McDaniel.

Denny gave me a strange look when I showed up in the band room, but I have always believed playing drums is no excuse not to look cute. Besides, if McDaniel shows up, I want to look my best. Oh, crap, I should be paying attention. __id you hear anything I said?__ answer honestly, __o.__enny runs a hand through his spiked hair and asks, __o you really want to learn how to march?___ have to learn to march if I want to be a part of the section, right?___ight.___hen, it doesn__ really matter if I want to do anything. It__ something I have to do.__enny looks confused and partially like he__ completely regretting the decision to add me to his section, but proceeds to teach me drill for the better part of two hours. While we run through the steps, I look longingly over at my quints, which I have secretly decided to name Quincy.

Everything is about to go seriously tits up. - Clipper

I want you to kick Egg, Tea and Clipper out of the band!_ - Daisy

Denny and McDaniel go into the percussion room and grab a bizarre metal contraption. Denny lifts it over his head and I give him a strange look, to which he responds like I__ a five year old, __arr-i-er.

It feels like there is a giant man inside my head blowing up an enormous balloon. The balloon is made of spikes and the man is shouting very loudly.' Egg

Tea shook his head in dismay. __his is the end, Burt

Does this make us the biggest band on the planet or what?_ Burt

What an almighty balls-up. Who snorts a wasp? No sane person snorts a live wasp. It__ like putting your hand up a tiger__ arse. - Egg

She smiled the most extraordinary smile and Egg knew his life would never be the same again.

When sober, which he hadn__ been for well over a week, Burt thought about Double B, and what it might be like to be a real father, to wake up with him in the morning, to watch him grow, to get to know the little soul.__ook 2 __aving it

See, you don't wanna be a Jew. Too much work--there's a lot of holidays but it's even more work. It's sanctioned oppression, it's God's tyranny.