Book Review: Standing for Socks by Elissa Brent Weissman

[themadpoker]

It's 10:30 and I'm still going strong! But this may have something to do with the fact that I have kind of spent a substantial amount of today doing things that were not reading, whoops. ^^ Well now that I know about the read-a-thon next year I'll plan it out so I actually do nothing all day but read.

FARA: Oops, got one of my socks wet this morning, guess I'll just switch it out for another.
JODY: Hey Fara did you know your socks aren't matching?
FARA: You're right! Ehh, no big deal really.
ENTIRE SCHOOL: Hey Fara we're digging the mismatching socks!
FARA: You know, now that I think about it why should socks always match? Express individuality! Bring down the matching sock tyranny! TOMORROW I AM GOING TO WEAR POLKA DOTS WITH STRIPES.
FARA'S MISMATCHED SOCKS: Become a thing.

FARA: So guys, I'm pretty socially active and into charity and environmental concerns and you know what I think might provide a great platform for me to express these interests? Running for student council president!
FRIENDS: Vote Fara, she's Fair-a!
SCHOOL: Hey it's sock girl! Hi sock girl!
FARA: Hi school! I'd like to talk to you about my plans to get recycling bins put in all the hallways.
SCHOOL: That's great and we're totally interested! But before you tell us about that, what colour socks are you wearing today? We've got a betting system going on you see.
FARA: I AM GETTING PRETTY SICK OF BEING DEFINED BY MY SOCKS NOW. :<

FARA: All this fame I've gained from my mismatched socks will probably be handy when election time comes! But I am starting to feel like my socks are getting alot more attention then I am.
FARA'S SOCKS: Oh come on, it's not so bad, you're the one wearing us!
FARA: Yesterday when I was sick Jody took you to school in my place and our teacher gave you a gold star for being quiet and well behaved.
FARA'S SOCKS: Oh. Umm. Well we wanted to spare your feelings but I guess the truth had to come out eventually. If it helps, we think you totally make a better accessory then the empty air we had to go with yesterday.

ELECTION TIME: Draws closer.
FARA'S SOCK RELATED PUBLICITY: Grows.
DIRTY POLITICS: Happen.
THE QUESTION OF WHO WILL WIN THE ELECTION, FARA ROSS OR MELODEE SIMON: Is resolved with surprising results!

Comments

[janicu.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a strange book. Like.. people are that into mismatched socks and then they become a character?

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

You've got the general idea. Except for the socks becoming a character, I took a bit of poetic license there. ;) Mostly it's about getting known for one thing and not being able to drop it because everyone else is having so much fun with it. That incident with the gold star actually happened though!

[janicu.livejournal.com]

Kooky!

[anthean.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what's goin on here but I'd just like to say that I mismatch my socks nearly every day so I approve.

(no, seriously. all my friends know to give me socks for my birthday so i have more mismatching options. it's getting ridiculous)

[themadpoker.livejournal.com]

no, seriously. all my friends know to give me socks for my birthday so i have more mismatching options. it's getting ridiculous

This is an accurate summary of Fara's life! At one point she is disappointed because everyone gives her sock themed presents for her birthday. She didn't mean for this to become a thing!