Kelley’s Reviews > The Academy > Status Update

I don’t know if it’s in spite of or because of being a Middle school teacher, but books that try to speak in current teen speech annoy me. They take me out of the story and it never seems genuine. Also, how long will the books have staying power when they resort to that?

And that holds true for pop-culture references, as well. As much as I love the Trav and Taylor reference… it won’t work for long