Fangirl

Add to my list of favorite authors Rainbow Rowell. She wrote my favorite summer read Eleanor and Park and now she has added Fangirl to my favorites bookshelf. This is the story of twins Cather and Wren as they go off to college. Their mother left them when they were 8 and their bipolar father raised them. Wren decides she doesn't want to room with Cath at college, which causes Cath to shut down and isolate herself. They are also in love with the world of Simon Snow, the main character in a long series of books (imagine Harry Potter) Cath writes fanfic (stories about the characters) and has a massive following online. At college, Cath's roommate Reagan, a tough talking sassy girl, decides to take pity on Cath and makes her become more social. Reagan's ex-boyfriend Levi is always hanging around. He "passes out smiles to everyone he met like it didn't cost him anything". He is charming, always happy, and such a gentleman. Of course, Cath doesn't realize that he and Reagan are exes and is horrified with herself when she falls for him. Levi is the boy we are all looking for. (yes, top ten fictional boy list material right next to Park) he Outsiders. Cath reads it to Levi and says they are on chapter 12 but only in the middle of the book. The Outsiders  only has 12 chapters. But that is a minor complaint from a language arts teacher who loves that book. Anyway, I highly recommend you check out this author. She is wonderful. Happy reading my friends!
 No magical powers, no extreme talents, not even a great head of hair. Just someone who loves completely and is open to everything. There are lots of serious conflicts in this book, but I won't give them away. It is truly a masterful coming of age novel filled with realistic characters. Her books are so easy to read and almost impossible to put down. My only complaint is about a reference to T