LitPick Review
In her heart, Nina Goldman knows that beauty is only skin
deep. But as a teenager in Akron, Ohio - with her larger-
than-life father, Artie, a color-blind carpet salesman and
frustrated musician - the only thing Nina wishes for
is...to be beautiful. Or at least normal. As if having such an
eccentric dad wasn't enough, Nina has another issue to
face: the mirror. Born with a strawberry birthmark over
her eye, Nina spends countless hours applying makeup and
trying out ridiculous hairstyles to hide her eye.
Convinced that her birthmark is the only reason shes not
popular and can't find a boyfriend, Nina must find other
ways to survive high school. With a string of crazy
exploits that have her riding in dryers and appearing on
TV, Nina proves she'll do just about anything to fit in,
and even more in the hope of finding love.
Opinion:
<p>Every Crooked
Pot was a wonderful book. It was funny and heartfelt. I
felt as if I could really relate to this book because it
was so realistic. While reading this novel, I could not
put it down. Some chapters were a bit slow getting
started, though. I thought the plot was great because it
wasn't extremely predictable. Throughout the book, I
always found myself wondering what would happen next and
was usually wrong. All in all, this novel was great. The
vocabulary was pretty easy but there were some Yiddish
words I didn't know. I love Rosen's style of writing
because it is descriptive and had many details, making me
feel as if I were actually in the book.
