Tanen, Sloane. Appetite for Detention. Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books: 2008. ISBN: 9781599900759
Ms. Tanen has captured the essence of middle school/high school angst with her cast of characters, yellow baby chicks known as peeps, in an Appetite for Detention. She tells an imaginative story with razor sharp humor of seven typical teenagers as they start and traverse through a new school year. Through the vagaries of teenage relationships, the reader is caught up in the trials and tribulations of the peeps’ lives – such as the comments about hair, clothes, geeks, the inability to fit in, romance, gym class, dealing with parents, and the extremely humorous diaries of Annalise. The photographs are inventive and cleverly done with miniature sets that help move the story along. The author’s reflection of the over-dramatic musing of the teenagers in the context of the story makes each character’s remarks come out hilariously funny. The story is provocative and brings up young adult issues, so the book is not compatible for children under 12. This would be a great book to pass around at class reunions.
Daleen Askins, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
Ms. Tanen has captured the essence of middle school/high school angst with her cast of characters, yellow baby chicks known as peeps, in an Appetite for Detention. She tells an imaginative story with razor sharp humor of seven typical teenagers as they start and traverse through a new school year. Through the vagaries of teenage relationships, the reader is caught up in the trials and tribulations of the peeps’ lives – such as the comments about hair, clothes, geeks, the inability to fit in, romance, gym class, dealing with parents, and the extremely humorous diaries of Annalise. The photographs are inventive and cleverly done with miniature sets that help move the story along. The author’s reflection of the over-dramatic musing of the teenagers in the context of the story makes each character’s remarks come out hilariously funny. The story is provocative and brings up young adult issues, so the book is not compatible for children under 12. This would be a great book to pass around at class reunions.
Daleen Askins, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
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