I just finished reading Going Bovine by Libba Bray. This was my first tween/teen book for my self-issued 20 book reading challenge. It’s been quite a while since I’ve read YA, I’ve been absorbed in children’s books and my adult book club selections for the past few years. I found myself a little shocked by the graphic language and content. I have been reading for the past several years with young elementary students in mind, after all!

I did enjoy this book, as crazy at it was. I read right before bed the other night and I know this book was the source of some wicked crazy dreams that I had. This book tells the story of 16 year old Cameron, a boy who becomes terminally ill with mad cow disease. His illness causes him to have hallucinations and he finds himself on a strange adventure while trying to save the world. This is a pretty long book that gets confusing on several occasions. I think this was a good choice to bring me back into the realm of YA as it has so much going on: profanity, sex, drugs/drinking, science-fictionish characters, and death. I thought this was a very cleverly written book. I really appreciated the humor and the crazy connections between Cameron’s reality and hallucinations.