All a character needs is a little family frustration, an open mind to the concept of Panopticon (a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed), and a few interactions with a secret society group from a prestigious prep school and viola, I’m hooked! The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart begins with a letter from Frankie, aka Bunny Rabbit, to the Board of Directors from Alabaster Pre

Story in verse is the new happenin' trend. And I like it! Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes is a story written in Tanka style poetry. Told in first person POV, the story is about an African American boy named Garvey. Garvey's dad tries to manipulate him into being something he's not-an athlete. He wants to connect with Garvey through sports and roughhouse. Garvey wants nothing to do with that. He loves astronomy, and books, and Luther Vandross (search on iTunes... a lit'l R&B m