“Going Bovine” by Libba Bray (Michael L. Printz winner)
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 | Carol Littlejohn, One Minute Booktalks, Young Adult, Ages 13-18
I am now reading “Going Bovine” by Libba Bray, this year’s winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. The summary? “Cameron Smith, a disaffected 16-year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutfeldt-Jacob’s disease (mad cow disease), sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.” Wow. I’m expecting “On the Road” meets Terry Pratchett. The book trailer has definitely caught my attention. I just can’t decide if I like it or not. See what you think. As for the book itself, it has the makings of a cult classic.
Carol
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