Good books are always about everything ~ A. Szerba

It just so happens that I think story telling is perhaps the most honorable of vocations in life and when an especially good story is put into the universe it needs some recognition. That's what this blog is about - an especially good book called "Grasshopper Jungle" by Andrew Smith and things pertaining to and relating to it. Welcome to the jungle.

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Ever since I finished Grasshopper Jungle, I’ve wanted to post lengthy lists of my favorite lines.  But our friend @AustinSzerba has been sharing so generously on Twitter that it’s totally unnecessary. Follow him if you’re not already!   He paid attention to history enough to know that Adam should have used a condom.

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A Can of Unstoppable Corn

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Happy Birthday Robby Brees!

#March29th #GrasshopperJungle #ya #books #andrewsmith

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A book with plenty of dark themes, one that has lots of suspense, and makes me resonate with the characters and their experiences. Is there a book like that?

We’ve got a list of 10 Books That Aren’t Afraid to Go There! 

Read about a few of them below :) 

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Taj must fight and consume the sins of the rich, and bear them as tattoos upon his skin. When a conspiracy against the throne comes to light, it’s suddenly up to Taj to fight for justice, even when the whole world despises the sin eaters. 

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.

City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson

Tina aka “Tiny Girl” is a thief on the streets of Sangui City, Kenya and she only cares about two things: her sister and punishing the man responsible for her mother’s brutal murder. When a botched robbery brings her face to face with a friend from her past and a new clue about her mother’s murder, Tina must embark on a journey for the truth, wherever that may lead her. 

Find more great recs on Penguin Teen! 

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Recommendation Friday ❤️💚💜💙💛

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When you’re trying to make your ex-best friend not think about things like you betraying your friends and hurting their feelings but he’s too smart for that shit

This is a line from my favorite book Grasshopper Jungle which is the funniest and the most fucked up thing you will ever read. Also the main character reminds me of Jeremy because he is horny 100% of the time and doesn’t deserve his best friend

Keep reading

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animated LGBT YA book covers

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What

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Defend #NetNeutrality https://www.battleforthenet.com

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animated LGBT YA book covers

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“Mmmuah!” [note: turn on sound]

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*Boy, that sure is catchy 

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this is every marvel trailer ever im sobbing ont he floor i can literally envision steve rogers narrating while tony stark punches something in rhythm of the beat

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this is art

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Best.

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these lists of books to read before you die that are full of classics are all well and good but what if you don’t like classics? and what about the ya ones that are just full of popular series? so this is an alternative list of ya books you should read before you die. thanks to everyone who contributed books; i’ve had to miss some off because i’ve got more than 100, so i’ll probably include them on a second list. (also, i’ve not actually read all these books. it’s a group effort)

under the lights by dahlia adler

the wrath and the dawn by renee ahdieh

throne of the crescent moon by saladin ahmed

simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli

the absolutely true diary of a part time indian by sherman alexie

last night i sang to the monster by benjamin alire sáenz

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz

mosquitoland by david arnold

pure trilogy by julianna baggott

the fixer by jennifer lynn barnes

the last leaves falling by sarah benwell

ashes trilogy by ilsa j bick

the darkest part of the forest by holly black

curse workers by holly black

noughts and crosses by malorie blackman

anna duology by kendare blake

the princess and the captain by anne-laure bondoux

the diviners by libba bray

gemma doyle trilogy by libba bray

fire and thorns by rae carson

gallagher girls by ally carter

heist society by ally carter

graceling realm by kristin cashore

a hero at the end of the world by erin claiborne

artemis fowl by eoin colfer

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m danforth

i’ll meet you there by heather demetrios

just listen by sarah dessen

spiderwick chronicles by tony diterlizzi & holly black

penryn and the end of days by susan ee

engelsfors trilogy by sara b elfgren & mats strandberg

fearsome dreamer by laure eve

dragonfly by julia golding

since you asked by maurine goo

half life trilogy by sally green

to all the boys i’ve loved before by jenny han

burn for burn by jenny han

saving june by hannah harrington

the outsiders by s e hinton

shades of london by maureen johnson

shadowshaper by daniel josé older

everybody sees the ants by a s king

in honor by jessi kirby

charm & strange by stephanie kuehn

everything leads to you by nina lacour

micah grey by laura lam

momentum by saci lloyd

huntress by malinda lo

adaptation by malinda lo

we were liars by e lockhart

legend by marie lu

the lost girl by sangu mandanna

the lumatere chronicles by melina marchetta

on the jellicoe road by melina marchetta

wicked lovely by melissa marr

since you’ve been gone by morgan matson

yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina

the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer

conquered earth by j barton mitchell

if you find me by emily murdoch

i’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson

chaos walking by patrick ness

a monster calls by patrick ness

the summer of chasing mermaids by sarah ockler

before i fall by lauren oliver

wonder by r j palacio

even in paradise by chelsey philpot

his dark materials by philip pullman

the demon’s lexicon by sarah rees brennan

the lynburn legacy by sarah rees brennan

slice of cherry by dia reeves

falling kingdoms by morgan rhodes

how i live now by meg rosoff

bone gap by laura ruby

the winner’s trilogy by marie rutkoski

written in the stars by aisha saeed

persepolis by marjane satrapi

the archived by v e schwab

between shades of grey by ruth sepetys

the bone season by samantha shannon

far from you by tess sharpe

more happy than not by adam silvera

jasper jones by craig silvey

unwind dystology by neal shusterman

grasshopper jungle by andrew smith

the secrets of lily graves by sarah strohmeyer

all the rage by courtney summers

an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir

because you’ll never meet me by leah thomas

my heart and other black holes by jasmine warga

ms marvel by g willow wilson

don’t touch by rachel m wilson

brown girl dreaming by jacqueline woodson

howl’s moving castle by dianna wynne jones

dirty london by kelley york

made of stars by kelley york

how to save a life by sara zarr

falling into place by amy zhang

i am the messenger by markus zusak

wolfe brothers by markus zusak

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Ode to Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith.

Words cannot describe how much I love this book, so I made an animated fever dream instead. 

Visuals: Nate Swinehart Music/Mixing: Alex Previty Sound Design: Evan Anderson Crazy Awesome Novel: Andrew Smith

Austin & Robbie 4eva <3

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Grasshopper Jungle

Ode to Grasshopper Jungle, Andrew Smith's weird, wild and wonderful novel. Words can't describe how much I love this book, so I made an animated fever…

Best! And the book is even more amazing!!!! read it now!