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The Encyclopedia Of Me (2012)

by Karen Rivers(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0545310288 (ISBN13: 9780545310284)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

review 1: This book is VERY good. I think it was very creative the way the author wrote it and and a bit out of the box. In my opinion I think it a bit geared for a younger female audience just because like with all the "language" and situations I think a guy would think "are girls actually like this??", probably think we are just absolutely crazy the way we think and would just be confused in some places. The only thing I would Change was all the slang I guess a little is a okay and ads a bit character but after awhile it gets a bit old and sloppy. I can really relate to her in some places (not the autism parts) and most of my friends can too. Like it is honestly they exact way I would talk in some places and most 12 year old girls would too. It is about a young girl named Isadora ... more(AKA Tink) and her family including her twin brothers Seb who also has autism and Lex a typical 15 year old boy. Tink has to deal with many things in her travels from elementary school to middle school including friendships, boys and the blue haired boy who just moved next door AKA Kai who in her mind she may or may not like. I Highly recommend this book!! (I also really like the cover is very eye catching)
review 2: Author (Last name first): Rivers, Karen[return]Title of the Book: The Encyclopedia of Me[return]Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Date of Publication:2012ISBN# 978-0-545-31028-4[return]Price:$16.99Grade Level:M/JNumber of Pages: 247[return]VOYA Rating: 3Q 3P[return][return]Additional Purchase[return][return]Tink (Isadora Aaron-Martin) is the bi-racial main character. Her dad is black, from Britain, and her mom is a “white redhead”. If people ask Tink what she is, she replies “I’m a human being.” The beginning of this book sets the details up about all the characters in an encyclopedia format. Tink has been getting in a lot of trouble at home and is constantly grounded, but a lot of that is her parents trying to cope with a severely autistic son. Think also has to deal with a difficult brother, which is hard on everyone. Freddie Blue is Tink’s best friend and they grow apart in the book. Kai is a new boy next door with blue hair that Tink get’s a crush on. Tink tries to be strong in her family, she is the Peacemaker a lot of the time, but she is tired of people not paying attention to her. The Tink and Kai relationship grows throughout the book, while all the characters navigate the drama of high school.[return][return]It took me a while to get through this book. I thought the encyclopedia format was interesting and I appreciate what the author was trying to do, but there was a lot of skipping around and a lot of internal dialogue. Which is to be expected because Tink was writing the book about her life while she was grounded. I tried to keep up on the footnotes, but sometimes it was a bit of a distraction. I think some of the slang will soon date the book. I don’t really have anything bad to say about it. Perhaps it is more suited for middle school? I do think counselors could use this book with students who are dealing with autism. The descriptions in the book were very real and frank. It has a good message about not striving to just be the popular girl, but pursuing friends and hobbies that make you unique and happy. It could be used as a middle school book club book. less

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