TN# 6: Paranomalcy

So I have this little green post-it bookmark that I have been using for most of the books that I have been reading so far.  I say most, because it is the second, the first died a tragic death in a freak water accident (I.E. - it got dropped in a lot of water).  So why am I talking about a green post-it note.  Maybe because I would like to see this normal little sticky piece of paper last forever, but nothing last forever, does it?

In the books we read and the stories we watch on TV and in the Movies things do last forever.  Immortals, Fairies, things we have yet to invent or learn about, they last.  Ok, what's up Mrs. Levey?

In our world, these are very strange and abnormal things, but in the latest book that I have read about a young girl named Evie, to her these are the norm. But all she really wants is to be a normal average teenager.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEfkhm97vus

Welcome to the world of Paranormalcy!  Where those who are different from us hide their differences behind something called glamour.  It makes vampires attractive, werewolves a lot less hairy, and boys made of water look like anyone they have ever seen.  Interesting right?

This book is probably going to interested the girls a lot more than the boys in my class.  Why?  Because, at its core, it is a book about a teenage girl wanting to be a teenage girl.  She wears pink, watches teen soap operas, and dances with fairies (or at least she used to).  Definitively a girly type of book, with not enough action to keep the boys interested, so I won't even try to push it on my guys.  But for my girls that like a bit of romance and the idea that they feel out of place, this should be your book of choice.  Plus, there are two sequels to keep you busy, should you want to read on about Evie and her connection to the fairies.

• Supernaturally (2011)
• Endlessly (2012)

As always, I have found the author's blog at http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/p/paranormalcy.html.  As I was reading a little bit about her, I felt a bit of a connection.  Here is someone who is married with two kids, likes to write (don't tell my professor), and views herself as funny (even if not everyone around her agrees).  Gotta love it.

I wish I had time to write more, but my kiddos want to go to swim class and if I don't get them going soon, I have a feeling WWIII will be starting soon.  So I'm going to move my little green post-it note onto my next book and I will write soon!

Oh, I almost forgot - Paranormalcy has been optioned and according to Mrs. White, the first draft of the screen play has been written, with the hopes of seeing a movie sometime in 2013.  That might be interesting!

• White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy. New York: HarperTeen, 2010. Print.
• TeenLitCentral. "Paranormalcy Book Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 03 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 June 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEfkhm97vus>
• "Kiersten Writes: PARANORMALCY Trilogy." Kiersten Writes: PARANORMALCY Trilogy. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 June 2012. <http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/p/paranormalcy.html>.