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A review by jbennet
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
5.0
I’ll admit it, I started reading and thought that maybe Jeff Zentner had lost his mind. I teach junior high English and literally hug The Serpent King every time I recommend it to a student, so I’m not really sure why I began this book with distrust. Yeah, I’m not a horror fan but I am a Zentner fan. This book isn’t about horror. It’s about friendship. It’s about the beauty and reality of becoming an adult.
As always, the characters he creates are so witty, believable and likable that I’m deeply saddened they aren’t real. On another note, I didn’t realize how much YA needed to celebrate funny female characters, but, oh how we need more.
Like all of his books, it will reach kids. Also, like all of his books, it will have a waiting list a mile long in our little school library. My only regret? Not clearing my schedule to read it in one sitting. It’s an absolutely gorgeous book.
As always, the characters he creates are so witty, believable and likable that I’m deeply saddened they aren’t real. On another note, I didn’t realize how much YA needed to celebrate funny female characters, but, oh how we need more.
Like all of his books, it will reach kids. Also, like all of his books, it will have a waiting list a mile long in our little school library. My only regret? Not clearing my schedule to read it in one sitting. It’s an absolutely gorgeous book.