Lotterys Plus One

I've been ruminating on this one for a couple days, and I gotta tell ya, it's just way too much of a gimmick. Literally every single alternative lifestyle you can think of is here. Two multicultural couples. Who are of course, best friends, so the kids have four parents instead of two. They don't dr......more

My review, but first a little background. Just a paragraph, don't fret. In the United States. this year’s national summer reading theme is Build a Better World. My library has chosen to take a more metaphorical approach to the subject and combined that with Gene Luen Yang’s (the National Ambassador f......more

Well, this book is certainly a conservative's worst nightmare: two diverse and gay married couples win the lottery and combine their households to co-parent and homeschool their seven multiracial and gender-diverse biological and adopted children. And that nightmare is inflicted upon Iain Miller, th......more

3.5 stars. I genuinely like middle-grade novels; the genre has a more simplistic writing style, which can actually be nice, and doesn't usually lean on romance, which can only be a good thing. But middle grade realistic books often suffer from the same issue; they're unmemorable. Too simplistic and......more

The Lotterys are an unusual family by any standard, with two moms, two dads, seven children (mostly adopted), and a handful of pets. But when a grandfather is diagnosed with dementia and has to move in, his grumping cramps their style. Quirky names and living green. Homeschooling and trampolines. Re......more