The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

The Bookworm says... Yes! The Disreputable History of Franke Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart is a terrific novel! At Alabaster academy, a prestigious New England prep school, there is a secret society called "The Order of the Basset Hounds". The club is known for causing trouble, throwing parties, general mischief, complete secrecy, and being all male. Frankie will not stand for being treated as an inferior from her boyfriend, her uncles, her cousins, or her peers because of her gender for a second longer. She sets off on a quest to find out the club's precious secrets, and get herself in. 

I absolutely adore this character that E. Lockhart has brought to life. Frankie Landau-Banks is the ultimate high school feminist, and essentially who I aspire to be in life. She's cunning, she's sneaky, she's clever, and she's efficient. The manner in which Lockhart writes is unforgettable; liquid sentences flow across the pages. I also picked up a new favorite vocab word- schadenfreude. Happiness or amusement at the misfortune of others. A truly wonderful book. 

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a National Book Award finalist and a Printz Honor book. 

"It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people."

We Were Liars

The Bookworm says... Yes. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart was a very interesting book. The Sinclairs are a perfect family. No one is a thief, no on is a liar. No one is a failure. Cadence is the eldest Sinclair grandchild, therefore heir to the private Beechwood Island. All of the cousins go to Beechwood every summer. The Liars have been a group since summer five when Gat started coming to the island. Gat and his father Ed are the only non white residents of the island. The Liars are all best friends planning revenge and crazy pranks. Cadence is in love with Gat. Was in love. Is in love. Whichever. One summer, everything goes wrong. A rebellion with a bad ending. Cadence is found on the beach unconscious after "The Accident". She lost her memory. This is the tale of Cadence, trying to remeber what happened that summer, Summer Fifteen, the fate of her loved ones, and if the motto still stands. Are the Sinclairs perfect? Or have they just created a perfect facade? 

Amazon Book of the Month.

"Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of astonishments. I get the same thing by spending an hour with you."