FINISHED:

Taylor, William. (1992). Knitwits. New York: Scholastic.

[A bit of a disappointment in that it didn't really examine gender roles at all. All through the book Charlie, who, on a bet (if he wins he'll get his neighbor's skull collection) is knitting a sweater for his soon-to-be-born sibling, is worried sick about anyone finding out that he has picked up the hobby. Anti-climatically, when his two male best friends find out he's been knitting, they want to join in because it's something that they like to do as well. Plus, it kind of just... ends. He promised a couple of others that he'd knit them sweaters too, but that isn't touched on at all.]


STARTED:
Fleischman, Sid. (2008). The entertainer and the dybbuk. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.

[Again, I'm a sucker for a good cover - and, I'm a fan of Fleischman - and it seems like a quick read...]

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