Bookmarked's leader, Elizabeth Kahn, is up to her elbows in boxes, furniture, and books as she prepares to open a new library in her school's new location. Though the students are gone for another few weeks, she was able to rally a few to help her with the move, and even got one review. Visit her blog Tales From a Loud Librarian to follow along as she plans and executes the grand opening of the new library. Kahn also found the time to write a review of Laurie Halse Anderson's much anticipated The Impossible Knife of Memory, and promises it "will not disappoint her legion of fans." TOFFLER-CORRIE, Laura. My Totally Awkward Supernatural Crush. Roaring Book Pr. Aug. 2013. Tr. $17.99. ISBN 9781596437333. Gr 7-10—Jenna Bloom was an ordinary girl who didn't quite fit in. On her 14th birthday, however, she meets Luke at the Outback. This seemingly normal yet hot teenage boy turns out to be an angel sent to earth with a mission to stop Adam, his demonic foe. Suddenly, Jenna is thrown into a world of the supernatural, and she plays a vital part in helping to stop Adam's attempt to take over the world. To add more drama into her life, Luke surprisingly takes an interest in her. How will her totally awkward supernatural crush on Luke end? My Totally Awkward Supernatural Crush was a total cliché. Someone as typical as Jenna ending up saving the world is completely outlandish, and the whole 'saving the world' situation wasn't as dramatic as it could've been. I think the book was too simple a read. It wasn't particularly amazing, but it wasn't particularly horrible either. The supernatural—in this case, an angel—falls in love with the typical, ordinary girl, but I felt that the book lacked in the romance department. However, there were some humorous scenes in the book that made the book a whole lot better. Overall, this book is a cliché, but by mixing up the genre in certain ways it was still an okay read.—Vy M., age 15, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy ANDERSON, Laurie Halse. The Impossible Knife of Memory. Viking. Jan. 2014. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780670012091. (cover not yet available) Gr 9 Up—Attending the ALA annual conference means I get to have up close and personal time with some of my favorite authors. This June, in Chicago, I was invited to a YA author rock star dinner given by Penguin. One of their attending rock stars was Laurie Halse Anderson. I have met her before and even hosted her at my school library. I am a big fan (who isn’t?), and I was excited to hear about her new book, The Impossible Knife of Memory (notice the multi-word title for a change). It was one of the first books that I read when my box of books arrived home after the conference. It will not disappoint her legion of fans. Hayley Kincain is starting high school for the first time. She is not a freshman. She has been traveling with her dad on his trucking routes for the last 5 years. Her dad is an army vet who has PTSD and to escape his demons, he chooses to run. He decides to move back to his hometown with Hayley and enroll her in school. She doesn't really understand how to negotiate the land of high school. Her one friend is Gracie, who she knew as a toddler when she lived with her Grandma. Gracie brings Hayley into her circle which includes Finn, a boy who also feels like he is on the outside. Hayley must walk on eggshells as she tries to care for her unbalanced father and as she also tries to figure out her relationship with Finn. The story is raw in the way of Speak (Farrar, 1999) and Wintergirls (Viking, 2009). Hayley's dad drinks and acts out violently. Hayley thinks that it is her job to take care of her father until the job proves to be just too big for her. Readers have a chance to learn the ins and outs of Hayley’s relationship with her father as it slowly unfolds, and will root for her as she attempts to have a normal teen life with a best friend and boyfriend.  Anderson really does know how to write a story that will resonate with teens. Though gritty, the story shows us that finding solutions to our problems may never be easy, but they are possible. Put it on your to-buy list when it is published—you won’t be sorry.—Elizabeth Kahn, librarian, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy