Jeremy Johnson Johnson has felt like an outsider most of his life. He’s been supporting his reclusive father ever since his mother left them and recently admitted to his classmates that he can hear voices. Though it causes the townspeople of Never Better to shy away from him, Jeremy knows that being...
This book is not something I'd normally be interested in reading, but To Be Sung Underwater was one of my favorite books of 2011. I had no idea that McNeal had another life as a children's author. This one's actually a title for teens, and I found it quite charming. It reminded me so much of Pushin...
I have very mixed feeling about this book. I guess I have to say that I liked it, but didn't at the same time. I liked the idea for the story. I also enjoyed picking out elements of the Brothers' Grimm fairy tales that are woven in the tale. I liked the mystery and the dark turn that the story t...
I read McNeal’s To Be Sung Underwater with the idea that it was going to be a sweeping love story, beautifully told. The blurbs from some of my favorite authors were enviable raves. I thought the writing was good, but it’s hard to love a book when you can’t stand the main character (Publisher’s Week...
I think I like my fairy tales a little darker. Tom McNeal's Far, Far Away has elements I adored, like the ghostly presence of one of the brothers Grimm and a baker who makes magical pastries. Who could resist? Still, I have to admit I didn't quite make it all the way through. I liked "King of Ne...
Beautifully written fairy tale best suited for younger YA readersAs the book blurb states, [b:Far Far Away|16030663|Far Far Away|Tom McNeal|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1366106300s/16030663.jpg|21800322] is a tale of a boy, a girl, and a ghost. But it is also more than that: it is a be...
Jeremy Johnson Johnson has the ability to hear ghosts — in particular, the ghost of Jacob Grimm, who has sworn to protect Jeremy from the Finder of Occasions, a hidden evil who is waiting for an opportunity to strike again.Besides, what harm could come from a visit to the bakery in the company of th...
On the whole, it wasn't a bad book. A slow start, but a good voice and an interesting concept, having it narrated by a ghost. However, when I got to this line --"Perhaps she would yet prove a hypothesis that Wilhelm believed to be found again and again in the Household Tales: that beauty is goodne...
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