The Horn Book Guide

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Lawson, JonArno

Think Again

64 pp. | Kids Can/KCP | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-423-4 $16.95

(3) YA Illustrated by Julie Morstad. "The truth may be simple / But its impact is complicated." Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always moving, the forty-eight quatrain poems in this collection explore the insecurities, misunderstandings, and joys of first love. Lawson uses sophisticated wordplay and syncopated rhythms as he alternates between male and female perspectives. Morstad's simple pen-and-ink sketches keep the focus on the characters and their shifting emotions.

Reviewer: Aishah Abdul-Musawwir