Kliatt back issues from May 2004:
The sound of story.
May 01, 2004; ... Viewed from the outside, it was probably a fairly daffy career move. Why would someone with a thriving career as an author of childrens' books suddenly decide to become an audiobook publisher and try to build a whole new company from the ground up? But that's exactly what I did ...
Avi & Vail, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... AVI & VAIL, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel. HarperCollins. 208p. c2004. 0-06054314-0. $15.99. J Meg and Edward are twins, but as different as night and day. Meg looks almost grown-up and is a star athlete. Edward is small, uncoordinated and prefers video games. Meg has tons ...
Bone, Ian. The song of an innocent bystander.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... BONE, Ian. The song of an innocent bystander. Penguin, Dutton. 262p. c2002. 0-525-47282-7. $16.99. JS This novel has been quite successful in Australia where it was first published. Bolinda Audiobooks has released an audiobook version, reviewed in this issue of KLIATT (See also ...
Bryant, Jen. The trial, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... BRYANT, Jen. The trial, a novel. Random House, Knopf. 169p. c2004. 0-375-82752-8. $14.95. JS This is Bryant's first novel for YAs; she chooses the verse format to tell how one girl and one town are transformed by the event of the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, convicted as ...
Butcher, A.J. Spy High; mission one.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... BUTCHER, A.J. Spy High; mission one. Little, Brown. 224p. c2004. 0-316-73759-3. $15.95. (Also avail. in paperback: 0-316-73760-7. $6.99.) J Six teenagers are selected to attend prestigious Deveraux Academy, known by the students as Spy High, for it's really a training school ...
Cadnum, Michael. Blood gold.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CADNUM, Michael. Blood gold. Penguin Putnam, Viking. 224p. c2004. 0-670-05884-X. $16.99. JS The gold rush is on, and Will, age 18, sets out from Philadelphia to California via the dangerous jungle route through the Isthmus of Panama, braving heat and cholera. He's seeking a ...
Caletti, Deb. Honey, baby, sweetheart.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CALETTI, Deb. Honey, baby, sweetheart. Simon & Schuster. 308p. c2004. 0-689-86765-4. c2004. $15.95. JS Sometimes we are all susceptible to the honey, baby, sweetheart lure--weak even though part of us knows a particular romance is dangerous. Ruby is the narrator. and she starts ...
Chibbaro, Julie. Redemption.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CHIBBARO, Julie. Redemption. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 262p. bibliog. c2004. 0-689-85736-5. $16.95. JS This is serious historical fiction written by a first-time novelist, who immerses her readers in 16th-century English religious wars and brings her pilgrims to the New World ...
Colfer, Eoin. The Supernaturalist.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... COLFER, Eoin. The Supernaturalist. Hyperion, Miramax Books. 268p. c2004. 0-78685148-1. $16.95. J Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Cosmo Hill grows up in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, a ghastly orphanage that puts the boys to work testing ...
Dessen, Sarah. The truth about forever.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... DESSEN, Sarah. The truth about forever. Random House, Viking. 382p. c2004. 0-670-03639-0. $16.99. JS* Each one of Dessen's previous YA novels has been named an ALA Best Book for YAs, and this one probably will be as well. I reviewed This Lullaby, Dessen's last novel, and loved ...
DeVillers, Julia. How my private, personal journal became a bestseller.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... DeVILLERS, Julia. How my private, personal journal became a bestseller. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2004. 0-525-47283-5. $15.99. JS Jaime Bartlett is your typical 14-year-old girl, obsessed with the teen stars whose glossies cover her walls, glitter gel pens, and Marco Vega, the ...
Hautman, Pete. Godless.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... HAUTMAN, Pete. Godless. Simon & Schuster. 198p. c2004. 0-689-86278-4. $15.95 JS Hautman is the author of Sweet Blood, an ALA Best Book for YAs and a KLIATT Outstanding Book of 2003. The main character in Godless is a 15-year-old boy named Jason Bock, a smart and smart-alecky ...
Johnson, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... JOHNSON, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel. HarperCollins. c2004. 296p. 0-06-541385. $15.99. JS Three teenage sisters reel after the sudden death of their beloved father, with their equally devastated mother barely coping. Their father loved baseball and named his ...
Kantor, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... KANTOR, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl. Hyperion. 247p. c2004. 0-7868-1837-9. $15.95. JS Kantor is a teacher and this is her first novel. Her strengths are understanding the lives of smart YAs as they are preparing to leave high school: college applications, friendships, ...
Lawrence, Iain. B is for Buster.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... LAWRENCE, Iain. B is for Buster. Random House, Delacorte. 320p. c2004. 0-385-73086-1. $15.95. (Lib. bdg.: 0-385-90108-9. $17.95.) JS* A 16-year-old boy nicknamed "Kak," after his hometown of Kakabeka, lies about his age and enlists in the Canadian Air Force, dreaming of glory ...
Leonard, Elmore. A coyote's in the house.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... LEONARD, Elmore. A coyote's in the house. HarperCollins. 160p. illus. c2004. 0-06-072335. $15.95. J The best-selling author of mystery and western novels tries his hand at literature for younger readers in this humorous tale about a curious coyote. Antwan, the streetwise leader ...
Lynch, Chris. The Gravedigger's Cottage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... LYNCH, Chris. The Gravedigger's Cottage. HarperCollins. 208p. c2004. 0-06-623940-0-8. $15.99. J The McLuckie family isn't. In fact, they have been plagued by tragedy, but as a family have decided not to dwell on it. Fourteen-year-old Sylvia's mother, the first Mrs. McLuckie, ...
Meyer, L.A. Curse of the Blue Tattoo; being an account of the misadventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman and fine lady.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MEYER, L.A. Curse of the Blue Tattoo; being an account of the misadventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman and fine lady. (A Bloody Jack Adventure). Harcourt. 488p. c2004. 0-15-205115-5. $17.00. JS* Nearly 500 more pages of Jacky Faber (aka Bloody Jack) adventures! And at the end of ...
Myers, Walter Dean. Shooter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MYERS, Walter Dean. Shooter. HarperCollins. 240p. c2004. 0-06-029529-8. $15.99. (Library ed.: 0-06-029520-1. $16.89.) JS The acclaimed author of Monster and many other books for YAs turns his attention to a school shooting in this disturbing look at how such a terrible event can ...
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 288p. c2004. 0-689-82637-0. $15.95. J At long last, Alice's father is marrying her former teacher, Sylvia. Alice is wildly excited, but now that the wedding is about to take place, she's beginning to feel ...
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... OPPEL, Kenneth. Airborn. HarperCollins. 368p. c2004. 0-06-053180-0. $16.99. (Library ed.: 0-06-053181-9. $17.89.) J* Oppel, the author of the Silverwing series about bats, turns his attention here to other things that fly: blimp-like airships that travel the skyways, as well as ...
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... PETERS, Julie Anne. Luna. Little, Brown. 256p. c2004. 0-316-73369-5. $16.95. S Regan has a secret. Frequently in the dark of the night, she is awakened by a stunning figure standing at the foot of her bed, all flash and femininity, twirling in her flowing skirts and scarves. At ...
Pratchett, Terry. A hat full of sky; the continuing adventures of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... PRATCHETT, Terry. A hat full of sky; the continuing adventures of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men. HarperCollins. 288p. 0-06-058660-5. $16.99. (Library ed. 0-06-058661-3. $17.89.) JSA* Comic fantasist Pratchett, a Carnegie Medallist and author of the Discworld series, ...
Prue, Sally. The devil's toenail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... PRUE, Sally. The devil's toenail. Scholastic. 224p. c2002, 2004. 0-439-48634-3. $16.95. J* When 13-year-old Stevie finds a shellfish fossil on the beach, called a "devil's toenail" for its shape, he fantasizes that it has the power to make him strong. He wants above all to prove ...
Qualey, Marsha. Too big a storm.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... QUALEY, Marsha. Too big a storm. Penguin, Dial. 246p. c2004. 0-8037-2839-5. $16.99. S Coming of age in 1969 in America had to be "too big a storm" for most young people. 18-year-old Brady's older brother has gone off to Vietnam to fight, reluctantly and angrily. Now he is ...
Shinn, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper's secret.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... SHINN, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper's secret. Penguin, Viking. 240p. c2004. 0-670-05910-2. $16.99. JS* The village of Tambleham, like most villages, has a Safe-Keeper, the person to whom all secrets can be told and kept in confidence forever. For Safe-Keeper Damiana, her most ...
Sones, Sonya. One of those hideous books where the mother dies.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... SONES, Sonya. One of those hideous books where the mother dies. Simon & Schuster. 268p. c2004. 0-689-85820-5. $15.95. JS* Sones is a gifted writer of novels in poetry. (Her novel What My Mother Doesn't Know was selected as an ALA Best Book for YAs, and KLIATT chose it as an ...
Springer, Nancy. Wild boy: A Tale of Rowan Hood.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... SPRINGER, Nancy. Wild boy. (A Tale of Rowan Hood), Penguin Putnam, Philomel. 128p. c2004. 0-399-24015-2. $16.99. J* Springer continues her lively action-adventure series about the members of a band led by Rowan Hood, the daughter of Robin Hood, in this fourth tale, following ...
Triana, Gaby. Backstage pass.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... TRIANA, Gaby. Backstage pass. HarperCollins. 221p. c2004. 0-06-056017-7. $15.99. JS This is an entertaining book that will appeal to all YAs who love celebrity (all of them?) The main character, Desert, is the daughter of a rock star icon (think Sting or someone like that). Poor ...
Tunnell, Michael O. Wishing moon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... TUNNELL, Michael O. Wishing moon. Penguin, Dutton. 268p. c2004. 0-525-4719-36. $16.99. JS This book, set in the Moslem world, returns to the classic story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, to tell what might happen after Aladdin loses possession of the lamp. The main character is a ...
Updale, Eleanor. Montmorency; thief, liar, gentleman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... UPDALE, Eleanor. Montmorency; thief, liar, gentleman. Scholastic. 240p. c2004. 0-439-58035-8. $16.95. JS Badly injured while running away from the police, a thief in Victorian London is saved by a doctor interested in trying out new surgical techniques on him. Dubbed ...
Vizzini, Ned. Be more chill.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... VIZZINI, Ned. Be more chill. Hyperion. 320p. c2004. 0-7868-0995-7. $16.95. S Nerdy Jeremy longs to be cool and win Christine, the girl of his dreams. He passes his time in high school pining for her, carefully noting down all the daily humiliations he suffers, and spends his ...
Weeks, Sarah. So B. It, a novel.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... WEEKS, Sarah. So B. It, a novel. HarperCollins, 246p. c2004. 0-06-523622-3. $15.99. J Heidi has had a most unusual childhood. She lives with her mother, who is severely mentally handicapped, in Rend, Nevada. Next door in the apartment house is a loving woman, Bernadette, who ...
Whitesel, Cheryl Aylward. Blue Fingers; a ninja's tale.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... WHITESEL, Cheryl Aylward. Blue Fingers; a ninja's tale. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion, 256p. bibliog. c2004. 0-618-38139-2. $15.00. J Koji, a poor farm boy in feudal Japan, is kidnapped by a secret clan of ninjas who live in the forest, and trained to be one of them. He survives ...
Wild, Margaret. One night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... WILD, Margaret. One night. Random House, Knopf. 236p. c2003. 0-375-82920-2. $15.95. JS Like the author's Jinx (reviewed in paperback in this issue of KLIATT), One Night is a story told in short poems, from the point of view of several characters. It's quite amazing how a ...
Woodson, Jacqueline. Behind you.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... WOODSON, Jacqueline. Behind you. Penguin Putnam. 176p. c2004. 0-399-23988-X. $15.99. J In If You Come Softly (an ALA Best Book for YAs, reviewed in KLIATT in January 1999). Woodson sensitively chronicles the relationship between Ellie, a white girl, and Jeremiah, an African ...
Auch, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... AUCH, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 250p. c2002. 0-440-23851-X. $5.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2002: This begins as a rather standard coming-to-America story, featuring the Atlantic crossing, the Statue of ...
Baker, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... BAKER, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 209p. c2002. 0-440-22903-0. $5.50. JS A 1956 mining dispute in Clay, West Virginia not only divides the community but pits father against son. In the Braxton home, 15-year-old Elizabeth's brother Sterling defies ...
Booth, Teena. Falling from fire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... BOOTH, Teena. Falling from fire. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 201p. c2002. 0-440-22960-X. $5.50. JS* To quote from the review in hardcover in KLIATT, July 2002: Teri, a high school freshman in a small town in northern California, thinks of herself as "a Nobody" At home, she ...
Cabot, Meg. Princess in waiting.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CABOT, Meg. Princess in waiting. (The Princess Diaries, Volume IV). HerperTrophy. 259p. c2003. 0-06-009609-8. $6.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2003: Fourteen-year-old Mia attends a fancy prep school in New York City, adores her cat, Fat Louie, ...
Cann, Kate. Shacked up.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CANN, Kate. Shacked up. (Sequel to Hard Cash). Simon & Schuster. 345p. c2000. 0-689-85906-6. $5.99. S Shacked Up is the second book in a trilogy about the lives of London teens. (The first book, Hard Cash, received a favorable review in KLIATT in November 2003.) Rich is living ...
Cann, Kate. Speeding.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CANN, Kate. Speeding. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 384p. c2002. 0-689-85907-4. $5.99. S Speeding, the sequel to Hard Cash and Shacked Up, finds Rich Steele reuniting romantically with Bonny, his former roommate. Bonny has always loved Rich but lacks self-confidence, sure he would ...
Cheaney, J.B. The true prince.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... CHEANEY, J.B. The true prince. Random House, Dell Yearling. 340p. c2002. 0-440-41940-9. $5.99. JS* To quote from the KLIATT review of the hardcover in November 2002: The flags are flying, the groundlings are streaming in, and the new play performed by Lord Hunsdon's Men is about ...
Dean, Zoey. Girls on film.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... DEAN, Zoey. Girls on film. (An A-List Novel). Little, Brown. 252p. c2004. 0-316-00079-s. $8.99. S Zoey Dean has her finger on the pulse of pop culture in this second installment of the A-List series, following The A-List. Fans of Gossip Girl will adore Dean's series. The ...
Durbin, William. Song of Sampo Lake.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... DURBIN, William. Song of Sampo Lake. Random House, Dell Yearling. 217p. c2002. 0-440-22899-9. $5.50. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Fifteen-year-old Matti comes to Minnesota with his Finnish family in 1900, homesick for the beauty of the ...
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Tog it to Naomi.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... EHRENHAFT, Daniel. Tog it to Naomi. Random House, Delacorte. 200p. c2004. 0-385-73129-9. $7.95. JS This light tale will entertain all those YAs who love to gossip and use the computer to communicate with other teenagers hiding behind false identities. Naomi is Dave's older ...
Ferris, Jean. Of sound mind.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... FERRIS, Jean. Of sound mind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 215p. c2001. 0-374-45584-8. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2001: Thee is a senior in high school, the son of a famous sculptor, the only hearing person in his family ....
Hawke, Simon. Much ado about murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... HAWKE, Simon. Much ado about murder. Tor, Forge. 237p. c2002. 0-765-30836-3. $6.99. SA The fourth in an engaging mystery series featuring Symington "Tuck" Smythe and Will Shakespeare finds the young thespians investigating the murder of a mysterious wealthy Genoan merchant. The ...
Herrick, Steven. The simple gift.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... HERRICK, Steven. The simple gift. Simon & Schuster, Simon Pulse. 192p. c2004 0-689-86867-7. $6.99. JS* In the powerful style of Met Glenn, Sonya Series, Virginia Euwer Wolff, and David Levithan, Australian poet Herrick has etched a free-verse novel about independence, ...
Hobbs, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... HOBBS, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle. HarperTrophy. 200p. c2003. 0-360-73311-0. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the hard cover in KLIATT, March 2003: There is a Web site for SarveyWildlife.org--the organization that inspired Hobbs to create this fictional story of a brother ...
Hunt, Angela Elwell. The shadow women.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... HUNT, Angela Elwell. The shadow women. Warner. 390p. c2002. 0-446-69232-8. $12.95. S Fans of Anita Diament's The Red Tent will love this retelling of the story of Moses through the eyes of the three women in his life: his adoptive mother, the young Egyptian princess Merytamon; ...
Jeans, Peter. Stoker's Bay.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... JEANS, Peter. Stoker's Bay. International Specialized Book Services (920 NE 58th Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786). 222p. c2003. 1-876268-97-2. $13.50. JS "A philosopher once said that there were as many sorrows in love as there were grains of sand in the desert. He was ...
Klass, David. Home of the Braves.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... KLASS, David. Home of the Braves. HarperTempest. 355p. c2002. 0-06-053171-1. $6.99. S* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Joe starts his senior year anticipating yet another not-so-hot season as captain of the not-so-hot soccer team--and then ...
Koertge, Ron. Stoner & Spaz.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... KOERTGE, Ron. Stoner & Spaz. Candlewick Press. 169p. c2002. 0-7636-2150-1. $6.99. S* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2002: Ben, age 16, is so embarrassed by his cerebral palsy that he spends much of his time hiding out alone in the dark of a movie ...
Maynard, Joyce. The usual rules, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MAYNARD, Joyce. The usual rules, a novel. St. Martin's Griffin. 386p. c2003. 0-312-28369-5. $13.95. JSA Maynard writes about being 13 as if she were hiding inside the mind of a 13-year-old, seeing the world through 13-year-old eyes. She does it in such a way that 13-year-olds, ...
McLaren, Clemence. Waiting for Odysseus.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... McLAREN, Clemence. Waiting for Odysseus. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 176p. c2000. 0-689-86705-0. $5.99. JS Four silent women from the original epic are finally given a voice in this simplified modern retelling of the fabled travels of Odysseus. Helen of Troy, depicted in the early ...
Miller, Risa. Welcome to Heavenly Heights; a novel of Israel today.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MILLER, Risa. Welcome to Heavenly Heights; a novel of Israel today. St. Martin's Griffin. 230p. c2003. 0-312-32615-7. $12.95. SA This debut novel tells the story of an American Jewish family--Mike and Tova and their children Esther OIL Yoni (3) and Avi (an infant)--who leave ...
Min, Anchee. Wild ginger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MIN, Anchee. Wild ginger. Houghton Mifflin, Mariner. 217p. c2002. 0-618-38043-4. $13.00. SA The Cultural Revolution in China of the late 1960s and 1970s may seem like a distant time and place to most American readers, but Min's book makes it seem real. The story of two young ...
Murray, Kirsty. Walking home with Marie-Claire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... MURRAY, Kirsty. Walking home with Marie-Claire. Allen & Unwin. 191p. c2002. 1-86508-546-4. $795. J From the day Margaret Tierney walks into Class 6B at Wellington Street Primary, Pauline McArdle admires her moxie. If Margaret can be Marie-Claire, why shouldn't Pauline become PJ, ...
Namioka, Lensey. An ocean apart, a world away.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... NAMIOKA, Lensey. An ocean apart, a world away. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 197p. c2002. 0-440-22973-1. $5.50. JS Sixteen-year-old Yanyan lives in Nanjing, China, ten years after revolution tore her homeland apart in 1911. Strong and adventurous, she is focused on her goal of ...
Nash, Naomi. You are So cursed!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... NASH, Naomi. You are SO cursed! Dorchester (200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016; www.dorchesterpub.com). 198p. c2004. 0-8439-5310-1. $5.99. JS This book perfectly describes an alienated teenager in the hostile environment of high school. There are cliques everywhere and Vickie ...
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Blizzard's wake.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Blizzad's wake. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 231p. c2002. 0-689-85221-5. $5.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Fifteen-year-old Kate Sterling lives outside of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in March 1941. Across the ocean ...
Newth, Mette. The dark light.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... NEWTH, Mette. The dark light. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 245p. c1995. 0-374-41688-5. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 1998: This is a novel of true horror, with gruesome details that will astound even the most jaded. Tora, a young ...
O'Carroll, Brendan. The young Wan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... O'CARROLL, Brendan. The young Wan. Penguin, Plume. 208p. c2003. 0-452-28484-8. $13.00. SA O'Carroll has written a series of books about his character Agnes Browne, as a mother and grandmother; this latest book fills in the blanks about her childhood. Set in working-class Dublin, ...
O'Connor, Barbara. Moonpie and Ivy.(Book Review)
May 01, 2004; ... O'CONNOR, Barbara. Moonpie and Ivy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 152p. c2001. 0-37445320-9. $5.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2001: An irresponsible mother drops Pearl off at her Aunt Ivy's place, and leaves without saying goodbye. Ivy lives ...