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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 

**Nonfiction**

 

Kingsolver and her family move from Tuscon, Arizona to rural Virginia. Once there, the family begins raising as much of its food as possible with the hope of supplementing the rest with organic foods grown locally when possible. The book follows the family for a year, as they learn as much about being farmers as they do about being consumers. The book features short essays by Kingsolver's husband and her eldest daughter. The book was well-written and well-meaning. Kingsolver does a great job of writing a book I wanted to savor. But I sometimes felt like it was too didactic. I wanted to learn about her journey, not be lectured about the way that I was falling short as a consumer. I'm not sure that her high-mindedness was intentional, though, as much as I think it was a product of writing about something that she felt really strongly about. Overall, I enjoyed the book and it gave me a lot to think about.

 

Lock and key by Sarah Dessen

 

Ruby's life hasn't been easy. When we meet her, things are starting to look up for her, even if it means that she's starting a new life with new rules and a new family structure. Throught the novel, we see Ruby grow into a person she (and we) hoped she could. And, we learn that things are rarely what they seem. I have loved Dessen's writing for it's honesty and simplicity from the first novel of hers that I read. And, though her style hasn't changed, I feel like it doesn't work with this "teen issues" format. It gets bogged down as it vascilates between light and airy and dark and heavy. I ended up feeling disappointed at the end. I also felt like Dessen took too long setting up the story, so it felt like a race to the end. If you're not familiar with Dessen's work, I would suggest starting with something else, as this book might be best suited for hardcore fans.

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