The Encyclopedia of Me

"Eighth grader Tink Aaron-Martin decides to write an encyclopedia about her life, including entries for her older twin brothers (one is autistic, one isn't) her parents (different races), her BFF, the boy she likes, the embarrassing things that happen at school, mundane bits of life and more more, complete with footnotes and cross indexing. Lots of cleverness that feels like it's trying awfully hard but is still fun. This books reminded me of Georgia Nicholson's diaries (ANGUS, THONGS AND FULL FRONTAL SNOGGING et al) but felt more effortful. For a funny, politically correct romp of a book, young teens should considering reading this. And if you don't agree with all the entries...well...too bad! Tink declares, via "The Supreme Court of Me" that it's her encyclopedia and There Are No Rules!" summary written by a middle school librarian.