Books with title Encyclopedia of the Unexplained

Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded AGAIN after an adventure with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time pass, she decides to write an encyclopedia of her life from "Aa" (a kind of lava--okay, she cribbed that from the real encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never been to one, but her brothers belong there). As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay."Written entirely in Tink's hilarious encyclopedia entries, The Encyclopedia of Me is both a witty trick and a reading treat for anyone who loves terrific middle-grade novels.

Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded AGAIN after an adventure with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time pass, she decides to write an encyclopedia of her life from "Aa" (a kind of lava--okay, she cribbed that from the real encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never been to one, but her brothers belong there). As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay."Written entirely in Tink's hilarious encyclopedia entries, The Encyclopedia of Me is both a witty trick and a reading treat for anyone who loves terrific middle-grade novels.

"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.