Kliatt back issues from July 2005:
Greater Boston Cooperative Library Association reading list--grades 11 & 12.
Jul 01, 2005 ... CROSSING BOUNDARIES Doyle, Roddy. THE COMMITMENTS. The first novel in Roddy Doyle's critically acclaimed series highlights the life of the teenager Jimmy Rabbitte as he and his mates try to bring some "soul music" to Dublin's gritty North Side neighborhoods in the late 1980s. ...
Black, Holly. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BLACK, Holly. Valiant; a modern tale of faerie. Simon & Schuster. 320p. c2005. 0-689-86822-7. $16.95. JS Readers of Black's previous novel, Tithe, know what the uninitiated don't: faerie has nothing to do with magic wands and glitter. Black's faerie world is a dark Gotham, where ...
Booth, Martin. Soul Stealer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BOOTH, Martin. Soul stealer. (Sequel to Doctor Illuminatus.) Little, Brown. 242p. c2003. 0-316-15591-8. $14.99. J The twins Pip and Tim live with their parents in an old house in England, where they met the 600-year-old boy Sebastian in the first book. Together they battle evil ...
Bray, Libba. Rebel Angels.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BRAY, Libba. Rebel angels. (Companion to A Great and Terrible Beauty.) Random House, Delacorte. 548p. c2005. 0-385-73029-2. $16.95. JS This is a long book and shouldn't be attempted by a reader who has not first read A Great and Terrible Beauty. It is set in England, in 1895, ...
Bruchac, Joseph. Whisper In the Dark.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BRUCHAC, Joseph. Whisper in the dark. HarperCollins. 174p. illus. c2005. 0-06-058087-9. $15.99. J Bruchac has written another good scary story with wide appeal for middle school students. Maddie lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where her father's Narragansett Indian heritage ...
Butler, Dori Hillestad. Do You Know the Monkey Man?(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BUTLER, Dori Hillestad. Do you know the Monkey Man? Peachtree. 193p. c2005. 1-56145-340-4. $14.95. J Samantha (Sam) lives alone with her mother, who soon is to remarry. The new stepfather wants to adopt Sam, which starts her wondering about her biological father. She consults a ...
Cabot, Meg. Ready or Not.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CABOT, Meg. Ready or not. (An All-American Girl Novel.) HarperCollins. 256p. c2005. 0-06-072450-1. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-072451-X. $16.89.) JS Readers first met Samantha Madison in All-American Girl, in which she foiled an assassination attempt on the president's life and ...
Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CANALES, Viola. The tequila worm. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 199p. c2004. 0-385-74674-1. $15.95. JSA This unusually warm, loving family story probably will be best enjoyed by those close to the Mexican American heritage. Canales herself grew up in McAllen, Texas, as part of such ...
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl; the Opal deception.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... COLFER, Eoin. Artemis Fowl; the Opal deception. Hyperion. 312p. c2005. 0-7868-5289-5. $16.95. JS* Is the world big enough for two child geniuses? This fourth volume in the popular Artemis Fowl series pits the eponymous criminal mastermind, now 14 years old, against his rival, ...
Connor, Leslie. Dead on Town Line.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CONNOR, Leslie. Dead on town line. Penguin, Dial. 131p. c2005. 0-8027-3021-7 $15.99. JS This book is The Lovely Bones meets Make Lemonade. In other words, the narrator is a dead girl whose body has been hidden in a crevice at the town line, and she tells her story in free verse ...
Couloumbis, Audrey. Summer's End.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... COULOUMBIS, Audrey. Summer's end. Penguin, Putnam. 192p. c2005. 0-399-23555-8. $16.99. J The day before Grace's 13th birthday, her older brother Collin sets fire to his draft card at a sit-in. It's the Vietnam War era, and feelings both for and against the war are running high ...
Croggon, Alison. The Naming.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CROGGON, Alison. The naming. (The First Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick. 492p. map. c2005. 0-76362639-2. $1799. JS The first book of a projected quartet, The Naming refers to Maerad's self-discovery. A slave in a drinkwater village, 16-year-old Maerad confronts mysterious Bard ...
Elliot, Jessie. Girls Dinner Club.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... ELLIOT, Jessie. Girls dinner club. HarperCollins. 246p. c2005. 0-06-059539-6. $15.99. S This entry in the YA chick lit genre is both serious and entertaining, with three intelligent 17-year-old girls at the center of the story. They form a close friendship--an informal dinner ...
Emshwiller, Carol. Mister Boots.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... EMSHWILLER, Carol. Mister Boots. Penguin, Viking. 192p. c2005. 0-670-05968-4. $15.99. J This tale, subtitled "a fantasy novel," takes place in the unusual setting of the Depression, where ten-year-old Bobby Lassiter leads a mean existence on the edge of the California desert. ...
Gliori, Debi. Pure Dead Trouble.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GLIORI, Debi. Pure dead trouble. (Pure Dead series.) Random House, Knopf. 304p. illus. c2005. 0-375-83311-0. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-375-93311-5. $1799.) JS Returning to their Scottish estate after a vacation in Italy, the Strega-Borgia family is shocked to find their butler, ...
Hill, Kirkpatrick. Dancing at the Odinochka.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... HILL, Kirkpatrick. Dancing at the Odinochka. Simon & Schuster, McElderry Books. 257p. illus. bibliog. c2005. 0-689-87388-3. $15.95. J This is a worthy story that could fit into any curriculum involving the Alaskan frontier and the Russian settlers who lived among the Native ...
Horvath, Polly. The vacation.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... HORVATH, Polly. The vacation. Farrar, Strauss & Giroux. 208p. c2005. 0-374-38070-8. $16.00. J Polly Horvath has a unique style, intermingling the grotesque and the absurd with the poignant. This novel is no exception. Twelve-year-old Henry is left with his mother's sisters, Aunt ...
Horowitz, Anthony. Raven's Gate.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... HOROWITZ, Anthony. Raven's Gate. (The Gatekeepers, Book 1.) Scholastic. 256p. c2005. 0-43967995-8. $17.95. JS* Framed for a crime he didn't commit, 14-year-old Matt, an orphan, is sent off to live with a foster parent in the remote Yorkshire countryside as punishment. Three ...
Kehret, Peg. The Ghost's Grave.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... KEHRET, Peg. The ghost's grave. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2005. 0-525-46162-0. $16.99. J Josh is a normal 12-year-old boy with hopes of playing summer baseball and making some friends in his new home in Minneapolis. However, his mother and stepfather Steven have different plans ....
Krovatin, Christopher. Heavy metal and you.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... KROVATIN, Christopher. Heavy metal and you. Scholastic, Push. 186p. c2005. 0-439-73648-X, $16.95. S The author is a 20-year-old student at Wesleyan University who grew up in Manhattan, where this edgy story takes place. The summer before his freshman year, he was a Scholastic ...
Lane, Dakota. The Orpheus Obsession.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... LANE, Dakota. The Orpheus obsession. HarperCollins, Katherine Tegen. 275p. illus. c2005. 0-06-074173-2. $16.99. S Anooshka Stargirl becomes obsessed with Orpheus, a young rock singer. She loves his music and follows his journal on the Internet. She feels she understands him like ...
Larochelle, David. Absolutely, Positively Not ...(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... LAROCHELLE, David. Absolutely, positively not ... Scholastic. 224p. c2005 0-439-59109-0. $16.95. JS Steven DeNarski is a good 16-year-old kid who is trying desperately to get his driver's license. He also square dances with his mother and fishes with his father, but his real ...
Lawlor, Laurie. Dead Reckoning: A Pirate Voyage With Captain Drake.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... LAWLOR, Laurie. Dead reckoning; a pirate voyage with Captain Drake. Simon & Schuster. 272p. map. c2005. 0-689-86577-5. $15.95. JS Students may have some vague knowledge of Sir Francis Drake from the history of exploration curriculum, but they may be surprised to find out what a ...
Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... LUBAR, David. Sleeping freshmen never lie. Penguin, Dutton. 256p. c2005. 0-525-47311-4. $15.99. J* Just as Scott is starting high school, he finds out his mother is pregnant. Determined that his little brother-to-be should benefit from his hard-won knowledge, Scott relates his ...
Maynard, Joyce. The Cloud Chamber.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MAYNARD, Joyce. The cloud chamber. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 286p. c2005. 0-689-87152-X. $16.95. JS The novel opens with 14-year-old Nate Chance and his little sister June being met at the school bus stop by police cars. There is a scene of their dad being helped across the ...
Mazer, Harry. Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MAZER, Harry. Heroes don't run; a novel of the Pacific war. Simon & Schuster. 128p. c2005. 0-689-85534-6. $15.95. JS In this final book of a trilogy that began with A Boy at War and continued in A Boy No More, the year is 1944 and 17-year-old Adam can't wait to sign up to become ...
McCaughrean, Geraldine. Not the End of the World.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. Not the end of the world. HarperCollins. 244p. c2005. 0-06076030-3. $16.99. JS* When I read the story of Noah's ark to my son when he was little, his first question was: why did God destroy so many animals; were they bad too? This kind of skepticism is at ...
Meyer, L.A. Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MEYER, L.A. Under the Jolly Roger; being an account of the further nautical adventures of Jacky Faber. (A Bloody Jack Adventure.) Harcourt. 528p. c2005. 0-15-205345X. $17.00. JS This is the third in the series of adventures (many adventures, look at the number of pages) of the ...
Moodie, Craig. The Sea Singer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MOODIE, Craig. The sea singer. Roaring Brook. 165p. c2005. 1-59643-050-8. $16.95. J Having just read the chapters on Greenland and Vinland in the current Jared Diamond book, Collapse, I found this tale of early voyages by the Vikings to the coast of North America intriguing ....
Moredun, P.R. The Dragon Conspiracy.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MOREDUN, P.R. The dragon conspiracy. (The World of Eldaterra, Vol. One.) Harper Collins. 304p. c2005. 0-06-076663-8. $16.99. JS James Kinghorn is walking the beach in England and comes across a white marble arch. Tempted by the pillars and the desire to escape his studies, James ...
Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of my dead brother.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... MYERS, Walter Dean. Autobiography of my dead brother. Illus. by Christopher Myers. HarperCollins. 214p. illus. c2005. 0-06-058291-X. $15.99. JS This novel is framed by the legendary gospel classic, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," and the funerals of young, black teenagers gunned ...
Pearsall, Shelley. Crooked River.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... PEARSALL, Shelley. Crooked River. Random House, Knopf. 249p. c2005. 0-375-82389-1. $15.95. JS The setting is the American frontier in 1812, just before war. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca Carver, the novel's narrator, and her older sister Laura were left motherless three years before ...
Pearson, Mary E. A Room on Lorelei Street.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... PEARSON, Mary E. A room on Lorelei Street. Henry Holt. 266p. c2005. 0-8050-7667-0. $16.95. SA In a small town in Texas, Zoe, a nearly lost 17-year-old daughter of an alcoholic, is trying to find her own way. All her life, she has covered for her mother, cared for her little ...
Pollet, Alison. The Pity Party.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... POLLET, Alison. The pity party. (Sequel to Nobody Was Here.) Scholastic, Orchard. 160p. c2005. 0-439-68194-4. $15.95. J The protagonist here is Cass Levin, being raised by her grandmother after the death of her parents and going into 8th grade with her best friends Penelope and ...
Rennison, Louise. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers: More Mad, Marvy Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... RENNISON, Louise. Then he ate my boy entrancers: more mad, marvy confessions of Georgia Nicolson. HarperCollins. 312p. c2005. 0-06-058937-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-058938-8. $16.89.) JS Hooray, Georgia is back! Or as she might put it, "beyond fabby!" and "wowzee wow!"; she ...
Richardson, E.E. Devil's footsteps.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... RICHARDSON, E.E. Devil's footsteps. Random House, Delacorte. 128p. c2005. 0-385-73263-5. $15.95. JS Five years ago, Bryan's brother disappeared in the woods. Playing on a series of 13 stones called the Devil's Footsteps, Adam vanished into the arms of the Dark Man and ...
Roberts, Laura Peyton. The Queen of Second Place.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. The queen of second place. Random House, Delacorte. 344p. c2005. 0-385-73162-0. $15.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Cassie believes everyone has one talent. Some people are gifted at whistling. Some can find parking places. Others have a knack for choosing the ...
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... SALISBURY, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 224p. c2005. 0-385-72971-5. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-908741. $17.99.) JS* Eddy, a 16-year-old Japanese American boy living in Honolulu in 1941, lies about his age and enlists in the army. His father is initially ...
Shinn, Sharon. The Truth-Teller's Tale.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... SHINN, Sharon. The Truth-Teller's tale. Penguin, Viking. 288p. c2005. 0-670-06000-3. $15.99. JS Readers who enjoyed Shinn's The Safe-Keeper's Secret will have twice the pleasure in her new novel. Eleda and Adele are innkeeper's daughters and mirror twins, one left-handed, one ...
Sloan, Brian. A Really Nice Prom Mess.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... SLOAN, Brian. A really nice prom mess. Simon & Schuster. 266p. c2005.0-689-87438-3. $14.95. S* Gay activists have looked forward to a YA novel where the protagonist's homosexuality is one aspect of character and not the problem. This book is not it. Seventeen-year-old Cameron is ...
Smith, Greg Leitich. Tofu and T. Rex.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... SMITH, Greg Leitich. Tofu and T. Rex. (Companion to Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo.) Little, Brown. 155p. c2005.0-316-05735-5. $15.99. J Freddie is a passionate vegan and it's a bit difficult for everyone when she returns to Chicago to live with her grandfather who runs a famous ...
Sorrells, Walter. Fake ID, a Mystery.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... SORRELLS, Walter. Fake ID, a mystery. Penguin, Sleuth/Dutton. 313p. c2005. 0-525-47514-1. $10.99. JS* It's fun to have a good mystery to offer YA readers; this one is written by an Edgar Award-winning author of mysteries for adults. It has a strong attractive cover, which always ...
Torrey, Michele. Voyage of Plunder.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... TORREY, Michele. Voyage of plunder. Random House, Knopf. 192p. c2005. 0-375-92383. $15.95. J In December of 1696, 14-year-old Daniel Markham joins his father and pregnant stepmother Faith aboard his father's ship the Gray Pearl to sail from Boston to Jamaica where his father has ...
Waltman, Kevin. Learning the Game.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... WALTMAN, Kevin. Learning the game. Scholastic. 217p. c2005. 0-439-73109-7. $16.95. JS Waltman, the author of a similar YA novel, Nowhere Fast, knows how to get at the heart of an adolescent boy, especially one unsure of who he is. The protagonist is Nate, who lives a comfortable ...
Whelan, Gloria. Listening for Lions.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... WHELAN, Gloria. Listening for lions. HarperCollins. 208p. c2005. 0-06-058174-3. $15.99. JS An old-fashioned story of courage that will appeal to many, by a National Book Award-winning author who is good at telling such stories. It follows the heroine Rachel Sheridan from the ...
Wittlinger, Ellen. Sandpiper.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... WITTLINGER, Ellen. Sandpiper. Simon & Schuster. 224p. c2005. 0-689-86802-2. $16.95. S We can hear about it from Rush Limbaugh, it's a topic of local news reports, it's reported to be a result of abstinence-only sex education--oral sex practices among teenagers are no longer a ...
Yolen, Jane & Stemple, Adam. Pay the piper.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... YOLEN, Jane & STEMPLE, Adam. Pay the piper. (A Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale.) Tor, Starscape. 176p. c2005. 0-765-31158-5. $16.95. J In this updated retelling of the tale of the Pied Piper, the piper is a rock 'n roll legend named Gringras, who is the lead singer of the band Brass ...
Ashley, Bernard. Johnnie's Blitz.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... ASHLEY, Bernard. Johnnie's Blitz. Barn Owl, dist. by IPG Chicago. 217p. c1995. 1-903015-28-6. $9.95. J This book will stir emotions and evoke sympathy for the characters. It is not a "happily ever after" kind of story. The year is 1940, and WW II has begun in Europe. Hitler is ...
Baxter, Charles. Saul and Patsy.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BAXTER, Charles. Saul and Patsy, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 317p. c2003. 0-375-70916-9. $13.95. A On the surface, this novel explores the anatomy of a marriage between a bright, passionate young woman and a Jewish high school teacher, who begin their lives together in Five ...
Burnham, Niki. Sticky Fingers.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... BURNHAM, Niki. Sticky fingers. Simon & Schuster. 278p. c2005. 0-689-87641-9. $6.99. S Jenna's life starts to change when she finds out she is accepted to Harvard and her boyfriend Scott isn't. Despite being incredibly smart, Jenna spends most of her time with Scott worrying ...
Cann, Kate. California Holiday or, How the World's Worst Summer Job Gave Me a Great New Life.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CANN, Kate. California holiday or, how the world's worst summer job gave me a great new life. HarperCollins. 400p. c2003. 0-06-056161-0. $5.99. SA It's been a long time since Rowan has felt that she fit in with the rest of her high-achieving family. Finishing up the equivalent ...
Clairday, Robynn. Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer (A Blog).(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CLAIRDAY, Robynn. Confessions of a boyfriend stealer (a blog). Random House, Delacorte. 228p. c2005. 0-385-73242-2. $7.95. S Sixteen-year-old Genesis Bell creates a blog to dispute her new reputation as a boyfriend stealer. She tells her side of how she inadvertently stole both ...
Cline, Sandra. Pug Sheridan.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... CLINE, Sandra. Pug Sheridan. Autumn Leaves. 274p. c2004.0-9754554-4-3. $15.00. JSA Pug Sheridan grew up in rural Alabama and, at the age of 20 in 1918, she writes about her life. Pug is a character reminiscent of Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird. She is softhearted, ...
Cofer, Judith Ortiz. The Meaning of Consuelo: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... COFER, Judith Ortiz. The meaning of Consuelo, a novel. Beacon Press. 196p. c2003. 0-8070-8387-9. $13.00. JSA* Ortiz Cofer becomes a better and better writer with each book, whether novel (The Line of the Sun, Univ. Of Georgia, 1989) or short story collection (An Island Like You, ...
Collins, Yvonne & Rideout, Sandy. Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid: Daughter of the Diva: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... COLLINS, Yvonne & RIDEOUT, Sandy. Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid; daughter of the diva, a novel. St. Martin's Press. 226p. c2005. 0-312-33837-6. $11.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Leigh is sent to Ireland for the summer to visit her mother, Annika, an actress who up until now has been ...
Danticat, Edwidge. The Dew Breaker.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... DANTICAT, Edwidge. The dew breaker. Random House, Vintage Contemporary. 244p. c2004. 1-4000-3429-9. $12.95. SA Edwidge Danticat's Haitian/American chronicles are painful and enlightening. The story of the "dew breaker" begins at the end and unwinds back to the incident that ...
Earls, Nick. After summer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... EARLS, Nick. After summer. Houghton Mifflin. 226p. c2005.0-618-45781-X. $6.99. S Even though this story about first love and the never-never land between high school and college is set in Australia, it will resonate with American high school students standing on the brink of ...
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GIFF, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's song. Random House, Dell Yearling. 148p c2000. 0-440-41829-1. $5.99. J The Ryans of Maidin Bay are dirt-poor and on the brink of eviction because the English Lord Cunningham, cruel overseer of the county, is forcing the Irish to pay rent on ...
Glover, Bonnie J. The Middle Sister: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GLOVER, Bonnie J. The middle sister; a novel. (One World.) Random House. 192p. c2005. 0-345-48090-2. $12.95. SA* Life is hard for Pamela and her two sisters, but her world takes a dramatic turn for the worse when her parents separate. Her father, proud, strict, and hardworking, ...
Golden, Christopher & Hautala, Rick. Throat culture.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GOLDEN, Christopher & HAUTALA, Rick. Throat culture. (Body of Evidence series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 247p. c2005. 0-689-86527-9. $5.99. JS A waiter on board a cruise ship delivers a serving of shrimp to a passenger. Within a few minutes, she is dead. At a reception in honor ...
Goobie, Beth. Something Girl.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GOOBIE, Beth. Something Girl. (Orca Soundings.) Orca. 105p. c2005. 1-55143-347-8. $795. JS Fifteen-year-old Sophie has no self-esteem and thinks she's boring and dumb, thanks to her emotionally and physically abusive father. When a neighbor becomes suspicious about Sophie's ...
Grant, Vicki. Dead-end Job.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GRANT, Vicki. Dead-end job. (Orca Soundings). Orca. 104p. c2005. 1-55143-378-8. $7.95. JS This new entry in the Orca Sounding Series for reluctant readers does not disappoint. Frances, a high school student who wants desperately to go to art school, works the late shift at a ...
Guarente, G.A. Hook, Line and Sinker: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... GUARENTE, G.A. Hook, line & sinker, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 198p. c2005. 1-59514-011-5. $7.99. J Fiona is 15 and through with boys, or so she tells Doris and Daisy, her two attentive, if somewhat silent, aquatic friends. Fiona is where she can usually be found after being ...
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Escape from Memory.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Escape from memory. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 277p. c2003. 1-4169-0338-0. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2003: Haddix (author of Turnabout, Just Ella, and Takeoffs and Landings) writes a thriller about a teenager ...
Hautman, Pete. No Limit.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Jul 01, 2005; ... HAUTMAN, Pete. No limit. (Formerly titled Stone Cold.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 207p. c1998. 1-4169-0504-9. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 1999: Denn Doyle has a sweet girlfriend and a thriving lawn care business, and he's saving up to buy a car when ...