The Adventures of Blue Avenger: A Novel by Norma Howe

Scientists say that in human males, a single seminal emission contains something in the neighborhood of 300 million spermatozoa.

On his birthday, sixteen year old David Bruce Schumacher decides to change his name to Blue Avenger. Blue Avenger stands up for the little guy, fights injustice and does everything David didn't do including boldly pursuing Omaha Nebraska Brown. Throughout the book, free will versus determinism is discussed in a clever, humorous way.

I enjoyed this book very much, falling in love with Blue Avenger's heart. The author was able to wind the free will and determinism discussion within the story so it didn't feel like a dry philosophical discussion.

Howe, N. (1999). The adventures of blue avenger: A novel. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
ISBN: 0805060626

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

The morning after noted child prodigy Colin Singleton graduated from high school and got dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, he took a bath.

After begin dumped yet again by a Katherine, Colin's best friend, Hassan, insists on a road trip to cure Colin's broken heart. They land in Gutshot and are convinced to stay by a cast of locals. While there, Colin attempts to prove a theorem of relationships.

The author created interesting characters that I could relate to and the dialogue had a natural rhythm. Footnotes are found throughout the book offering further explanation to the conversation. I was not distracted by this structure.

Green, J. (2006). An abundance of katherines. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
ISBN: 9780142412022
256 pages

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louis Rennison

Dad had Uncle Eddie around, so naturally they had to come and see what I was up to.

The journal of a year in the life of a fourteen year old British girl describing her quest for the love of Peter, a smaller nose and her controlling her wildcat, Angus.

I didn't like this book because it read like a younger version of Bridget Jones. I guess if someone had not read or watched Bridget Jones it might sound original and interesting.

Rennison, L. (2003). Angus, thongs and full frontal snogging: Confessions of georgia nicolson. New York, NY: Avon Books.
ISBN: 0060521848
234 pages

No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman

When my dad was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, he once rescued eight Navy SEAL's who where stranded behind enemy lines.

Wallace Wallace is sent to detention for failing to write a book review. Wallace begins to make suggestions about the play rehearsal he must watch during detention which coincidentally is directed by the same teacher who sent him to detention. A battle of wills occurs as the actors begin to side with Wallace on changes to the performance.

A funny story that seemed a little young for young adults. I would have characterized it as 8-12 age group. Wallace is an appealing character and an original one too!

Korman, G. (2002). No more dead dogs. New York, NY: Hyperion Books.
ISBN: 0786816015
180 pages

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Far out in the unchartered backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.

Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect moments before Earth is destroyed for a galactic highway and the humorous telling of their adventures begins.

Douglas Adams was a genius with language and satire. I have read this book numerous times in my life and find myself laughing each time.

Adams, D. (1979). The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. New York, NY: Pocket Books.
ISBN: 0671477099
215 pages