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Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
Loveable thirteen-year-old geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for frustrations at every turn, like the way his neighbor carves her pumpkin way too early to last until Halloween, or the fact that Summer Goodman won’t look twice at him while Hillary Alpert keeps leaving notes in his locker. The truth is, ever since Milo’s mother died, nothing has gone right. Now, instead of...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
September 14th 2010
by Aladdin
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I kind of started weeping on the train while reading this. Luckily, I live close enough to the end of the line that there weren't many people sitting around me.
Because being the new kid in middle school isn't bad enough, Milo also has to deal with the death of his mother. There are times that it's familiar and witty, the trials of being in middle school, and times you don't want to revisit if you've ever suffered the loss of a loved one. He tries to cope with his loss and be a "normal" kid, neit...more
Because being the new kid in middle school isn't bad enough, Milo also has to deal with the death of his mother. There are times that it's familiar and witty, the trials of being in middle school, and times you don't want to revisit if you've ever suffered the loss of a loved one. He tries to cope with his loss and be a "normal" kid, neit...more
12 year-old Milo Cruikshank has a lot to deal with. He’s just moved into a new house in a new town – the 5th placed he’s lived- the girl he has a crush on doesn’t know he exists, yet Hillary keeps leaving annoying notes in his locker; and the weird old lady across the street keeps waving at him. But the biggest issue Milo has to deal with is the fact that his mom died two years ago. And that’s changed everything at home, with Milo’s family, and in himself. Silberberg handles this heavy topic wit...more
This book started very slow for me. It wasn't until probably the fifth chapter that I really started to get into the story. I loved the way the author used a variety of pictures, and I really enjoyed that the drawings really were how a young boy would think. I liked that the book had typical middle school relationships (a goofy friend, a girl he was "in love" with), and I really liked that the book didn't allow Milo and his crush to "date" at the end. I think the book was refreshing to see both...more
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I really enjoyd reading this book. Milo, the main character has gone through so much and deserves nothing but happiness. I remember one of my classmates in middle school had also lost his mother and changed in personality. Later on he changed himself for the better and wanted to do something positive with his life. I think this book would be great for kids who have lost a parent or who are just going through their teenage years. THey will be able to relate to Milo's story and feel as...more
I really enjoyd reading this book. Milo, the main character has gone through so much and deserves nothing but happiness. I remember one of my classmates in middle school had also lost his mother and changed in personality. Later on he changed himself for the better and wanted to do something positive with his life. I think this book would be great for kids who have lost a parent or who are just going through their teenage years. THey will be able to relate to Milo's story and feel as...more
This is a sneaky little book. Readers pick it up thinking it's a "Wimpy Kid" read-alike, and it is... and it isn't. On p. 13 readers get their first hint that Milo is so much more than a wimp: "What do I miss? I miss laughing.... I miss a dinner table that doesn't feel lopsided and a kitchen that's full of her. How do you know that every day is the last chance to fill up on the good stuff; to jam-pack your pockets with a whole life's worth of everything you're going to miss forever?" Milo misses...more
Dabney St. Claire is mysterious, smart, and popular without even trying. I talk to him out loud sometimes, but mostly he's just in my head, along for the ride, telling me how he'd do what I'm doing, only without doing it so wrong. . . .
See that? Dabney St. Claire whispers to me, and I have to ask him to speak up because the music got even louder. She's making conversation. That's what you do at parties.
I never thought of conversation as something you have to "make," which maybe explains why it'...more
See that? Dabney St. Claire whispers to me, and I have to ask him to speak up because the music got even louder. She's making conversation. That's what you do at parties.
I never thought of conversation as something you have to "make," which maybe explains why it'...more
Milo Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze is a very nice book it talks about a boy that is around 12 years old and has just moved into a new house and a new school.
I enjoyed this book a lot because it made me laugh, but also made me cry and it is very nicely written.
It’s a very sentimental book because after three chapters we understand that Milo’s mom died not to long ago so in some passages he remembers some moments that he spent with his mom and it is so well written that the author makes you feel...more
I enjoyed this book a lot because it made me laugh, but also made me cry and it is very nicely written.
It’s a very sentimental book because after three chapters we understand that Milo’s mom died not to long ago so in some passages he remembers some moments that he spent with his mom and it is so well written that the author makes you feel...more
I'm so happy to have picked up Milo today. It's been on the shelf for sometime with the recommendation of some Centurion friends at Facebook. And then, Alan posted a comment on a thread I was working on over at Facebook and I thought. . .I am going to read that book today.
Sometimes, in the all of the darkness and grief cited by those looking into the MG/YA fishbowl, something gets missed. There is a lot of hurt piled upon the awkwardness that is the MG years (let's sit down sometime and I will s...more
Sometimes, in the all of the darkness and grief cited by those looking into the MG/YA fishbowl, something gets missed. There is a lot of hurt piled upon the awkwardness that is the MG years (let's sit down sometime and I will s...more
I picked this up expecting a light Diary of a Wimpy Kid-type read. It's true that there were funny comic-type illustrations throughout this book about a middle school boy who is a few rungs down on the social ladder, but that's about where the similarity ends. Don't get me wrong--I love Wimpy Kid--but there's about as much depth to those books as the kiddie wading pool at the park. For Milo, though, you better be prepared with some diving gear. There's no shortage of books out there on children...more
"Silberberg does the illustrations in the book. They are a nice addition to the story (especially for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid). They keep to the light and comic and youthful. Their moments are no less poignant when necessary, a nice accompaniment.
Milo takes the weighty and keeps it afloat, determinedly so. This is a book about mourning and moving forward that is accessible to a greater audience than most. Quite fantastic. And it can just be plain fun. Some growing pains of the flinching sor...more
Milo takes the weighty and keeps it afloat, determinedly so. This is a book about mourning and moving forward that is accessible to a greater audience than most. Quite fantastic. And it can just be plain fun. Some growing pains of the flinching sor...more
Is it possible for a book to be both sad and hilarious?
Milo’s mom has died a few years ago and ever since then he has been living in a fog. Moving from house to house, not coping, just trying to survive. When Milo’s family moves to house number 5 he knows it’s going to be the same as before, or is it? When out running an errand, Milo spots the prettiest girl he’s ever seen and when he finds out that she is in his class, Milo thinks this is the best move ever!
Milo is a story about a middle school...more
Milo’s mom has died a few years ago and ever since then he has been living in a fog. Moving from house to house, not coping, just trying to survive. When Milo’s family moves to house number 5 he knows it’s going to be the same as before, or is it? When out running an errand, Milo spots the prettiest girl he’s ever seen and when he finds out that she is in his class, Milo thinks this is the best move ever!
Milo is a story about a middle school...more
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
by Alan Silberger
Dabney St. Claire is popular, handsome, suave, and well-dressed. He’s the object of every girl’s obsession, knows what to say in every situation, and never, ever has to worry about friends. Sadly, Dabney St. Claire does not exist. Dabney is Milo’s alter-ego—his alias—in short, he is who Milo wishes he was, instead of the klutzy, nearly friendless, constantly-moving-from-house-to-house, average guy (who sometimes sneezes on pretty girls) that he...more
by Alan Silberger
Dabney St. Claire is popular, handsome, suave, and well-dressed. He’s the object of every girl’s obsession, knows what to say in every situation, and never, ever has to worry about friends. Sadly, Dabney St. Claire does not exist. Dabney is Milo’s alter-ego—his alias—in short, he is who Milo wishes he was, instead of the klutzy, nearly friendless, constantly-moving-from-house-to-house, average guy (who sometimes sneezes on pretty girls) that he...more
Reading Bowl.
Wow - even though I had been warned in advance, I was not expecting this book to be so sad. And I, stupidly, chose to read it on a plane...and cried and cried several times. This is a tough book to read if you've experienced loss. But, it's also a beautiful book about grief and dealing with the death of a loved one. Just have some tissues handy...and don't read it in public.
I really liked this book. It was funny and sweet and NOTHING like the cover or title tricks you into thinking....more
Wow - even though I had been warned in advance, I was not expecting this book to be so sad. And I, stupidly, chose to read it on a plane...and cried and cried several times. This is a tough book to read if you've experienced loss. But, it's also a beautiful book about grief and dealing with the death of a loved one. Just have some tissues handy...and don't read it in public.
I really liked this book. It was funny and sweet and NOTHING like the cover or title tricks you into thinking....more
This book was depressing. All I could think about was how hard of a time Milo was going through, and how strong he is for not giving up in life. If I were in his shoes I don't think I could still be as strong and outgoing. It took me a while to read this book because it would make me sad, which sounds silly because it is a child's book. I think this book is geared more towards boys, but I think girls could also enjoy it. I definitely think this book hits spot on with how kids around Milo's age t...more
“Summer Goodman never knew what hit her. That’s because it was me, and as soon as I collided with her in the hallway – scattering every one of her perfectly indexed index cards – I disappeared into the mob of kids who’d arrived to help realphabetize her life.” These are the first two sentences of Milo, and with those I was hooked. I absolutely devoured this book and the story of Milo, a seventh grader who has been lost for two years after the death of his mother. The author, Silberberg, intertwi...more
Superficially, it's be easy to dismiss "Milo" as a "Wimpy Kid" knock-off. Both books feature first-person narration by a protagonist who is down on their luck when it comes to social skills and who use cartoons to illustrate their points and tell their story.
To do that would be to sell "Milo" short in a lot of ways.
Milo has just moved into the fifth house he's ever lived and is starting a new school. The move came after Milo's mother passed away and his family has been in a "fog" ever since. On...more
To do that would be to sell "Milo" short in a lot of ways.
Milo has just moved into the fifth house he's ever lived and is starting a new school. The move came after Milo's mother passed away and his family has been in a "fog" ever since. On...more
Piper (11) got this at the school library, read it quickly and told me I should read it, too, before she had to return it. She said, "It's about loss." It took me a minute to understand: she was giving me an opportunity to connect with her about something difficult. (Her grandmother, my mom, recently died. We were all so close and the loss is enormous for us.)
The book is about Milo, a boy around Piper's age whose mother died somewhat recently. Milo's dad and sister have been grieving in their ow...more
The book is about Milo, a boy around Piper's age whose mother died somewhat recently. Milo's dad and sister have been grieving in their ow...more
May 11, 2011
Jane
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fifth through seventh graders
Recommended to Jane by:
Toni
Shelves:
young-adult
At first, I was really disappointed in this book, which came highly recommended.I found the "Wimpy Kid" like drawings detracted from my sense of the book. I'm also very tired of "nerdy boy who loves the cool, beautiful girl and knows he doesn't have a chance" as a theme in books. Justin Sonenberg, who wrote Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie, deals with tween angst better than msot writers, and this fell far short of his work, at least in the first half. Then the angsty longing theme falls away as th...more
This book was OK to me. Have read 3 books so far, it looks like young adult literature can't go without love, friendship as its popular topics. Milo's childhood at that time was companied by his friendship with "One Eyed Jack" Marshall, his relationship with strange neighbor Hilary and of course his secret love towards beautiful girl Summer. All of these kind of recall my memory about my years back in middle school which makes me somehow connected with the book. Milo was also an unlucky kid. He...more
The popularity of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has spawned a new genre of children's books; a nerdy middle school kid tells of the trials and tribulations of life, through 1st person narrative interspersed with cartoon like sketches. Most of these copycat books feel like cheap imitations - but this one is an exception. Milo's challenges, though told with humor, are real and poignant. Not only is he a socially awkward student navigating Junior High School, but he is also the New Kid...more
This review may be very similar to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, because I loved both books for similar reasons. This one is definitely sadder, though (The Strange Case of Origami Yoda isn't sad at all), because Milo, the titular narrator, has lost his mother two years ago. Other than that, he's a very normal (albeit nerdy) seventh-grader. He has one best friend, one overly friendly female neighbor, and one HUGE crush on the class hottie, Summer Goodman (who is actually a total jerk, but, li...more
What a powerful book for readers! Marketed to YA readers, you are missing out if you don't read this one. Funny, powerful, poignant, Alan Silberberg gives clues (including on the back cover) to why Milo has been living in a 'fog' for the past two years, and even though you know why by the time Milo reveals it, my heart still broke. Thankfully, Silberberg doesn't leave us there though, and with the help of his friends, Milo is finally able to move out into the fog and back into life. This would b...more
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What a great book. The whole time i pictured my self reading it to a classroom full of kids and how fun it would be to do all the voices and funny cartoons. I laughed out loud several times and found the humor of the book dead on with mine. With that being said, I was blown away by how sad and real this book was. In the beginning of the book Milo would throw in little bits of his mom and the memories he had stored, but towards the end the flood gates opened. You could almost feel with him the we...more
“It’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid if the mom died.” BAM! Now that’s grabby, ain’t it? If I were a Hollywood executive I suppose that might be how I’d sell Alan Silberberg’s newest novel about a boy and his issues. It’s not how I’d sell it to an actual kid, though. Alan Silberberg has managed something that I would have deemed near impossible. He’s penned a funny novel that deals with the very real issue of how a family copes when one of its family members passes on and he's done it with a combo of art...more
Kept me laughing til my sides hurt. At the same time, I came to see how Milo was really suffering from the loss of his mother. The hardest part for him was that his father refused to let the family grieve and when Milo searches for ways to resurrect the memory of his mother, he is actually able to break through the fog in his brain. Young people will no doubt enjoy the role that Milo's friends play in helping Milo open up. Wonderful cartoons ala Captain Underpants are inserted throughout the tex...more
Alan Silberberg, who wrote Pond Scum, has a new book and it is my favorite book of the year. It's funny, it's real, and it's heartbreaking. Milo is in a new school, making friends, and falling in love with a girl out of his league. Sounds like a typical middle school book but this book is so much more. There's humor and drawings which Diary of a Wimpy Kid book-lovers will enjoy. But there is also a serious story underneath all that and it's dealt with in a powerful way. Milo is also dealing with...more
This is another on the Silver Birch list. Anything with sticky notes in the title must be good, as it is certainly how I organize things.
The combination of narrative and graphics to tell the story is certainly interesting. I know this will appeal to junior readers, as they are wildly visual. So far, it is not the typical nerd-gets-bullied book and I am enjoying the change. It also has an interesting if very sad sub-text that is going to affect the outcome of the story. (Spoiler - sorry!)
Left th...more
The combination of narrative and graphics to tell the story is certainly interesting. I know this will appeal to junior readers, as they are wildly visual. So far, it is not the typical nerd-gets-bullied book and I am enjoying the change. It also has an interesting if very sad sub-text that is going to affect the outcome of the story. (Spoiler - sorry!)
Left th...more
Visual Novel - I thought this was an excellent book. It was well written and it kept my interest throughout the whole book. The relationship that Milo had with Summer is typical of every boy at least once in their life, including me. At school Milo had to deal with many problems that most middle school students go through. Reading this book makes me want to help younger kids in school because I have experience with some of the things they are dealing with. This book is a great read and I recomme...more
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