Kliatt back issues from May 2006:
Abrahams, Peter. Behind the Curtai: An Echo Falls Mystery.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... ABRAHAMS, Peter. Behind the curtain, an Echo Falls mystery. HarperCollins, Laura Geringer Books. 348p. c2006. 0-06-073704-2. $15.99. J This is a sequel to Down the Rabbit Hole, which introduced Ingrid, her family and community; it probably would stand alone as a story, but is ...
Buckley, Michael. The problem child.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... BUCKLEY, Michael. The problem child. (The Sisters Grimm.) Abrams. 292p. c2006. 0-8109-4914-8. $14.95. J Sabrina and Daphne are back in this entertaining third novel in the series. They're confronting Little Red Riding Hood, an escapee from a mental institution, who is suffering ...
Calonita, Jen. Secrets of my Hollywood life.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... CALONITA, Jen. Secrets of my Hollywood life. Little, Brown. 244p. c2006. 0-316-15442-3. $16.99. JS This is a first novel by Calonita, who used to be a senior editor at Teen People. She clearly knows how to appeal to YAs who love to follow celebrities and wonder what it would be ...
Carbone, Elisa. Blood on the River: James Town 1607.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... CARBONE, Elise. Blood on the river: James Town 1607. Penguin, Viking. c2006, bibliog. 256p. 0-670-06060-7. $16.99. J Carbone has drawn from journals and letters from historical archives and written them into the story of Samuel Collier, a young man who accompanied Captain John ...
Carter, Ally. I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... CARTER, Ally. I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you. Hyperion. 284p. c2006. 1-4231-0003-4. $16.99. JS Carter introduces The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women--a school for spies, actually, but no one outside the school knows that. The main character ...
Cooney, Caroline. Hit the road.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... COONEY, Caroline. Hit the road. Random House, Delacorte Press. c2006. 176p. 0-385-72944-8. $17.99. JS Brittany Anne Bowman is standing at her grandmother's house as her parents take off for a trip to Alaska. Dumped on the doorstep, or so she thinks. As it turns out, this is not ...
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Drawing a Blank, or, How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... EHRENHAFT, Daniel. Drawing a blank; or how I tried to solve a mystery, end a feud, and land the girl of my dreams. Trevor Ristow, illus. HarperCollins. 336p. c2006. 0-06-075252-1. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-075253-X. $16.89.) JS Carlton Dunne IV, a geeky, sheltered 17-year-old ...
Gideon, Melanie. Pucker, a novel.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... GIDEON, Melanie. Pucker, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 273p. c2006. 1-59514-055-7. $16.99. JS Pucker is Thomas Quicksilver's name, not because he's a good kisser but because his face is disfigured from a childhood fire incident. His mother Serena isn't doing much better. She is ...
Masson, Sophie. Snow, fire, sword.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... MASSON, Sophie. Snow fire sword. HarperCollins. 359p. c2006. 0-06-079091-1. $15.99. J Using elements of traditional Indonesian mythology, Masson weaves in a 20th-century sensibility to create an accessible tale for younger YAs. Sixteen-year-old Adi is apprenticed to a kris-maker ...
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen, a novel.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... MURDOCK, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen, a novel. Houghton Mifflin. 278p. c2006. 0-618-68307-0. $16.00. JS* Fifteen-year-old D.J. is the only daughter in a family of dairy farmers. Her older brothers are football heroes, now gone off to college. Her younger brother plays ...
Na, An. Wait for me, a novel.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... NA, An. Wait for me, a novel. Penguin, Putnam. 172p. c2006.0-399-24275-9. $15.99. JS An Na's first novel A Step from Heaven won a great deal of acclaim, including being an ALA Best Book for YAs and a finalist for the National Book Award. In Wait for Me, she writes about a ...
Papademetrious, Lisa. The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey, a novel.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... PAPADEMETRIOU, Lisa. The wizard, the witch & two girls from Jersey, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 273p. c2006. 1-59514-074-3. $8.99. JS* This book is for fantasy readers who like a joke or two at their expense, or for readers who don't especially like fantasy but who do like ...
Paulsen, Gary. The amazing life of birds; the twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leach.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... PAULSEN, Gary. The amazing life of birds; the twenty-day puberty journal of Duane Homer Leach. Random House, Wendy Lamb Books. 96p. c2006. 0-385-74660-1. $13.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90897-0. $15.99.) J* Duane tells what it's like to suddenly feel like "a walking zit" in this funny ...
Tolan, Stephanie. Listen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... TOLAN, Stephanie. Listen. Harper Collins. c2006. 208p. 0-06-057935-8. $16.99. J Charly is recovering from a car accident that almost took her life. She is 11 years old and it's time to start rehabilitation. Her best friend has "deserted" her by going off to tennis camp and ...
Underwood, Laura J. Dragon's Tongue.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... UNDERWOOD, Laura I. Dragon tongue. (The Demon Bound, Book 1.) Meisha Merlin. 451p. c2006. 1-59222-028-2. $16.95. J Alaric Braidwine is a young bard who has mage powers. He becomes apprenticed to a roguish mageborn, and is immediately branded as a demon-smuggler by the High Mage ....
Vail, Rachel. You, Maybe.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... VAIL, Rachel. You, maybe. HarperCollins. 199p. c2006.0-06-056917-4. $15.99. JS Take a 15-year-old protagonist, Josie--strong, independent, intellectual, more apt to discuss moral objectivism than the latest lipstick color with her own satisfying circle of fellow oddballs--then ...
Ferri, Linda. Enchantments.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... FERRI, Linda. Enchantments, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 131p. c2005. 1-4000-3352-7. $12.95. SA This debut novel uses a series of linked vignettes to tell the story of a young girl growing up in Europe in the 1960s. The reader never learns her name, but becomes acquainted ...
Kurata, Hideyuki. R.O.D.: Read or Die, vol. 1.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... KURATA, Hideyuki. R.O.D: Read or die, volume one. Art by Shutaro Yamada. Viz. 208p. illus. c2006. 1-421-50248-8. $9.99. SA Read or Die stars Yomiko Readman, a 26-year old bibliophile who is also a Paper Master. Paper Masters have total control over paper, which isn't as goofy as ...
Bailey, John. The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans.(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... BAILEY, John. The lost German slave girl; the extraordinary true story of Sally Miller and her fight for freedom in old New Orleans. Grove Atlantic. 268p. notes. c2003. 0-8021-4229-X. $14.00. SA John Bailey, an Australian barrister and teacher, writes about race relations. His first book, ...
Barry, Dan. Pull Me Up: A Memoir.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... BARRY, Dan. Pull me up, a memoir. Norton. 325p. c2004. 0-393-32691-8. $14.95. SA Dan Barry, a New York Times columnist, invites readers into his life in this beautifully written memoir. Born in 1958, Barry grew up in a working-class Irish family on Long Island. His father was a ...
Gill Gillian. Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... GILL Gillian. Nightingales; the extraordinary upbringing wad curious life of Miss Florence Nightingale. Random House. 544p. illus. map. notes. index. c2004.0-345-451880. $15.95. A Dense with details, Nightingales gives readers not just the life of the Lady with the Lamp, but her ...
Fox, Annie, with Ruth Kirschner. Too Stressed to Think?: A Teen Guide to Staying Sane When Life Makes You Crazy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... FOX, Annie, with Ruth Kirschner. Too stressed to think; a teen guide to staying sane when life makes you crazy. Free Spirit. 161p. bibliog. index. c2005. 1-57542-173-9. $14.95. SA The authors are well versed in all things teen. Annie Fox has written a book about teen dating and ...
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. The Blue Jean Book: The Story behind the Seams.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... KYI, Tanya Lloyd. The blue jean book; the story behind the seams. Annick. 79p. illus. bibliog. index. c2005. 1-55037-916-X. $12.95. JS Who does not have memories of a favorite pair of jeans? Blue jeans are one of the most ordinary parts of our lives. They transcend nationality, ...
Barreiro, Jose & Johnson, Tim, eds. America Is Indian Country: Opinions and Perspectives from Indian Country Today.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... BARREIRO, Jose & JOHNSON, Tim, eds. America is Indian country: opinions and perspectives from Indian Country Today. Fulcrum. 338p. illus. index. c2005. 1-55591-537-X. $16.95. SA* Indian Country Today is a weekly newspaper that bills itself as "The Nation's Leading American ...
Fowler, William M., Jr. Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... FOWLER, William M., Jr. Empires at war; the French and Indian War and the struggle for North America, 1754-1783. Walker. 332p. illus. maps. notes. index. c2005. 08027-7737-6. $15.00. A* Fowler has accomplished a very difficult task: he has written a comprehensive, ...
Egan, Kerry. Fumbling: A Journey of Love, Adventure, and Renewal on the Camino de Santiago.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... EGAN, Kerry. Fumbling; a journey of love, adventure, and renewal on The Camino de Santiago. Random House, Broadway. 230p. c2004. 0-385-50766-6. $12.95. SA* I'm planning to spend a week on The Camino this summer, and I picked this book to read with enthusiasm as preparation for ...
Tyson, Neil deGrasse & Goldsmith, Donald. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... TYSON, Neil DeGrasse & GOLDSMITH, Donald. Origins; fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution. Norton. 345p. illus. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-393-32758-2. $17.95. SA Seventeen chapters explore the origin of the universe, galaxies, cosmic structure, stars, planets and life on ...
Carlson, Laurie. Thomas Edison for Kids: 21 Activities.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... CARLSON, Laurie. Thomas Edison for kids; 21 activities. Chicago Review Press. 147p. illus. bibliog. index. c2006. 1-55652-584-2. $14.95. J An engaging introduction to the life and work of inventor Thomas Edison, this work invites the young YA to understand and emulate the ...
Hickman, Pamela. Turtle Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... HICKMAN, Pamela. Turtle rescue; changing the future for endangered wildlife. Firefly. 64p. illus. index. c2005. 1-55297-915-6. $9.95. JSA Aimed at young people, this work is mostly devoted to the ways humans have infringed on turtle habitat and proliferation, ranking them among ...
Jones, David. Mighty robots; mechanical marvels that fascinate and frighten.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... JONES, David. Mighty robots; mechanical marvels that fascinate and frighten. Firefly, Annick Press. 126p. illus. index. c2005.1-55037928-3. $14.95. JSA This attractive look at robots, real and imaginary, covers various aspects of robot-dom from classic SF films to the Roomba. It ...
Ivarsson, Anna-Stina Linden, et al. Second-time Cool: The Art of Chopping Up a Sweater.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006; ... IVARSSON, Anna-Stina Linden, et al. Second. time cool; the art of chopping up a sweater. Firefly. 92p. illus. bibliog. index. c2005. 1-55037-910-0. $12.95. JS Ever had an old sweater that you didn't want to wear because of the style, but you really liked the material or pattern? ...
The Accidental.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... THE ACCIDENTAL. Ali Smith. 2005. Read by Heather O'Neill, Stina Nielsen, Jeff Woodman, Simon Prebble, Ruth Moore. 8 cds. 9.75 hrs. High-Bridge Audio. 1-59887-013-0. $34.95. Cardboard; plot, author notes. A The Smarts are brainy enough: Michael is a university professor; Eve is ...
The Brooklyn Follies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES: A NOVEL. Paul Auster. 2005. Read by the author. 7 cds. 8 hrs. Harper Audio. 0-06-083878-7 $39.95. Cardboard; plot, author notes. SA This novel begins under a cloud of doom as retired insurance salesman and cancer victim Nathan Glass returns to Brooklyn. The ...
The Doctor's House.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... THE DOCTOR'S HORSE. Ann Beattie. 2002/ 2005. Read by various narrators. 6 tapes. 7 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4025-1898-6. $69.75. Vinyl; plot notes. SA The stories of three family members are related in this modern tale of how childhood unhappiness has repercussions throughout ...
4:50 from Paddington.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... 4:50 FROM PADDINGTON. Agatha Christie. 1957/2005. 2 cds. 1.5 hrs. BBC Full Cast dramatization. BBC Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3734-2. $29.95. Vinyl; plot, author notes. JSA This short crime story represents the best of Christie's Miss Marple mysteries. When Miss Marple's old ...
Inkspell.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... INKSPELL. Cornelia Funke. 2005. Read by Brendah Fraser. 11 tapes. 18.75 hrs. Listening Library. 0-307-28291-0. $65.00. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. J Young YAs will love this labyrinthine, open-ended fantasy, which continues the story begun in Inkheart, Funke's previous ...
The Life All around Me By Ellen Foster.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... LIFE ALL AROUND ME BY ELLEN FOSTER. Kaye Gibbons. 2006. Read by the author. 5 cds. 5 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-2452-x. $36.00. Vinyl; plot notes. JSA Fans of Ellen, protagonist of Gibbon's Ellen Foster, will welcome this continuation of her life into her teenage years. At 15 ...
The Lighthouse: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... LIGHTHOUSE: AN ADAM DALGLIESH MYSTERY. P.D. James. 2005. Read by Charles Keating. 11 cds. 12.5 hrs. Books on Tape. 1.41592496-1. $76.80. Vinyl; plot notes. A* CID Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been called to Combe Island, a secure government retreat for overwrought officials and ...
The Mediator: Shadowland.(The Mediator: Reunion; The Mediator: Darkest Hour)(Young adult review)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... THE MEDIATOR: SHADOWLAND. Meg Cabot. 2000/2005. 5 tapes. 6 hrs. 1-4193-4142-1. THE MEDIATOR: REUNION. 2001/2005. 5 tapes. 6 hrs. 1-4193-5103-6. THE MEDIATOR: NINTH KEY. 2001/2005. 5 tapes. 6 hrs. 1-4193-4148-0. THE MEDIATOR: DARKEST HOUR. 2001/2005. 5 tapes. 6.5 hrs. ...
Merlan C. Cooper's King Kong.(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... MERLAN C. COOPER'S KING KONG. Joe DeVito & Brad Strickland. 2005. Read by David Baker & Full Cast Family. 6 cds. 6.75 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 1-933322-49-Z $37.00. Vinyl; plot, authors' notes. JSA KING KONG. Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper. Novelization by Delos W. Lovelace ....
Shrimp.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... SHRIMP. Rachel Cohen. 2005. Read by Carine Montbertrand. 9 cds. 10 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-6793-5. $94.75. Vinyl; plot notes. S Cohen's second book (a sequel to Gingerbread) about the often irreverent and funny CC is full of humor but also presents us with a young woman who ...
Slow Kill.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... SLOW KILL. Michael McGarrity. 2004/2005. Read by George Guidall. 7 tapes. 9.5 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-6362-2. $69.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA Santa Fe Chief of Police Kevin Kerney has traveled to Santa Barbara, California to buy quarter horses for his ranch. When ...
Strivers Row.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... STRIVERS ROW. Kevin Baker. 2006. Read by Thomas Anthony Penny. 18 cds. 20 hrs. Harper Audio. 0060876719. $44.95. Cardboard; author, plot notes. SA This ambitious work of historical fiction is set in 1940s Harlem. "Strivers Row" is a label given by African Americans to an area ...
General George Washington.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. Edward G. Lengel. 2005. Read by Jack Garrett. 14 tapes. 20.75 hrs. Recorded Books. $109.75. 1-4193-4547-8. Vinyl; content, reader notes. SA This detailed military biography is well organized and written in a pleasant conversational style. Lengel shows ...
A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration From the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 1998.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT: INSPIRATION FROM THE GREAT SERMONS OF REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 1998. Original recordings of Martin Luther King, Jr., with Keith David & Jay Gregory. 8 cds. 8 hrs. Time Warner Audiobooks. $39.98. 1-59483-100-0. Cardboard; content notes. SA* Includes: ...
The Lost Painting.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
May 01, 2006; ... THE LOST PAINTING: THE QUEST FOR A CARAVAGGIO MASTERPIECE. 2005. Read by Campbell Scott. 6 cds. 6.33 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-2502-x. $54.00. Vinyl; content notes. SA* This factual account of the search for a missing painting by Caravaggio reads like fiction, with enough ...