We Are Still Tornadoes

This was so very enjoyable. Told in letters, this is the story of a friendship of a boy and a girl who grew up across the street from one another and how they are handling their first year after high school. There are some genuinely funny bits in the letters. What I most adored about it was the time period. It's 1982, and this story is made all the more awesome in the fact that Cath and Scott just happen to care very much about what is happening in the music world. (Have you heard the new album by someone called Prince?)

Highly recommended for fans of Matthew Quick. Don't be put off by the sweet, colorful cover! The story has substance in the creamy center. This would probably be most appreciated by older teen readers and/or new adult readers due to some themes that only those of us who have moved past the high school years might relate to.