Rec. #443: Revisiting List #11 (4 Books That Are Ostensibly For People Under 18, but Are Actually for YOU)

[List #11 was originally posted October 11, 2011.]

 


1. Moominvalley in November, by Tove Jansson (Rec. #109)

"Meant" for: Late-elementary-age kids who love funny names like Mymble, Toft, Fillyjonk, and Snufkin.

Actually for: Thoughtful types who are vaguely and wistfully considering a move to Sweden, Finland, Norway, or Denmark.

2. Confessions of Georgia Nicholson, by Louise Rennison (Rec. #130)

"Meant" for: Young teens who relate all too well to Georgia's hilarious misadventures.

Actually for: Grown-ups who are looking for honest-to-goodness funny writing, and are not above laughing at a 14-year-old.


3. The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, by George Saunders (Rec. #18)

"Meant" for: Late-elementary-age kids who totally dig the way those gappers look. Plus, a goat on a table!

Actually for: Design nerds who want an excuse to read George Saunders out loud.

4. The Undertaker's Gone Bananas, by Paul Zindel (Rec. #16)

"Meant" for: Middle and high school students who feel like misfits.

Actually for: Everyone who never stopped feeling like a high school misfit. (So, everyone.)





[Yup. I would still recommend all of these.]