Kliatt back issues from July 2006:
Allen nation.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Zevin, Gabrielle. ELSEWHERE. Fifteen-year-old Liz's life ends early when she is killed by a hit-and-run driver and finds herself in Elsewhere. She refuses to participate in her new life and longingly watches those she left behind on earth. Sagan, Nick. IDLEWILD. Amnesia, virtual ...
A moment in time.(childrens book list)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Salbi, Zainab. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: ESCAPE FROM TYRANNY: GROWING UP IN THE SHADOW OF SADDAM. The daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot describes her experiences growing up as a palace insider, her escape from Iraq through an arranged marriage, and her efforts at the head of a ...
Breaking barriers.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Johnson, Maureen. BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE. Avery, Mel, and Nina, best friends since childhood, see their relationships change one summer when Avery and Mel become more than friends. Will the triangle be strong enough to keep them together? Levithan, David. BOY MEETS BOY. Gay teen Paul ...
Graphically speaking.(Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics)(Paul Moves Out)(Persepolis 2)(Wrong about Japan: A Father's Journey with His Son)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Nagatomo, Haruno. DRAW YOUR OWN MANGA: ALL THE BASICS. A basic book for beginners gives instructions on how to draw Manga, techniques to use, materials needed, and includes interviews from two of the top Japanese artists, Takao Yaguchi and Toru Fujisawa. Rabagliati, Michel. PAUL ...
I talk to dead people.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sloane, Christopher. BURY THE DEAD. The shocking, diverse, and sometimes strange burial rituals of peoples from around the world are shown and discussed in this engaging National Geographic book. Cabot, Meg. HAUNTED: A TALE OF THE MEDIATOR. Sixteen-year-old Susannah, a mediator ...
I will survive.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Mercy, David. BERSERK. This incredible true adventure tells of three men who sail to Antarctica on a twenty-seven-foot sailboat. Along the way, they face physical dangers as well as the inner struggles of their own personal journeys. Dickinson, Matt. BLACK ICE. Compelling ...
Love on the rocks.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Tashjian, Janet. FAULT LINE. On her way to becoming a stand-up comic, seventeen-year-old Becky dives into an intense relationship that moves far beyond her understanding and control. Humor and chilling reality make this a compelling page-turner. Wittlinger, Ellen. SANDPIPER ....
Puzzling plots.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Grossman, Lev. CODEX. This thrilling novel twists and turns as Edward, an investment banker commissioned to organize a library, finds himself searching for a mythical codex that may or may not exist. Martin, William HARVARD YARD. Rare book dealer Peter Fallon gets caught up in a ...
Reality bites.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Miller, Mary Beth. AIMEE. What happens when your best friend commits suicide and you are accused of assisting? How do you cope with your own guilt, anger and loneliness? Frank E.R. AMERICA. America, a disturbed, anti-social boy who has spent many years in institutions, tries to ...
School ties.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Atkins, Catherine. ALT ED. An after-school group, reminiscent of "The Breakfast Club," brings together troubled students. Gradually, they each begin to see things from other perspectives and learn to embrace diversity. Mayfield, Sue. DROWNING ANNA. The near tragic consequences ...
Short takes.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Mercado, Nancy. EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF: 10 STORIES ABOUT BEING A GUY. Ten short stories written by guys for guys, detailing the shocking, humorous and unique experience of "being a guy." Singer, Marilyn, ed. FACE RELATIONS: ELEVEN STORIES ABOUT SEEING BEYOND COLOR. Eleven short ...
Soul food.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Quindlen, Anna. BEING PERFECT. The author reveals how her struggles to be perfect in all things to please others showed her that being perfect is not all that it is cracked up to be. Ruiz, Don Miguel. THE FOUR AGREEMENTS: A GUIDE TO PERSONAL FREEDOM. Shamanic teacher and ...
The sporting life.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Beckham, David. BECKHAM: BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND. This book is a fascinating glimpse of soccer royalty, from Beckham's childhood through his marriage to former "Posh Spice" Victoria, and on to his current stint with the soccer team Real Madrid. Armstrong, Lance. EVERY SECOND ...
Swashbuckling swagger.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Meyer, L. A. BLOODY JACK: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF MARY "JACKY" FABER, SHIP'S BOY. A feisty young orphan escapes the horrors of London street life in the early 1800's disguised as a ship's mate on the British Royal Fleet. The sequels continue her wild adventures when ...
Thinking outside of the box.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Greenberg, Jan. ANDY WARHOL: PRINCE OF POP. This biography of the pop artist who became known for his hipster lifestyle as well as his art is the quintessential resource about a man who "lived outside the box." Cohen, Charles D. THE SEUSS, THE WHOLE SEUSS AND NOTHING BUT THE ...
Member schools.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)
Jul 01, 2006 ... The Advent School; Bancroft School Beaver Country Day; Belmont Hill School; Boston College High School; Brimmer & May School; Brooks School: Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School; Cambridge School of Weston; Cape Cod Academy; Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School; Charles River School; ...
Almond, David. Clay.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... ALMOND, David. Clay. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2006. 0-385-73171-X. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90208-5. $17.99.) JS * Altar boys Davie and Geordie are well behaved only when adults are looking; their biggest problem is Mouldy, a threatening bully, or so they think. Then ...
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. In the company of crazies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BASKIN, Nora Raleigh. In the company of crazies. HarperCollins. 176p. c2006.0-060-59607-4. $15.99. J Mia has gotten herself into so much trouble in middle school that her parents make the difficult decision to send her to an alternative school. She is the first girl to be ...
Bell, Hilari. The prophecy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BELL, Hilari. The prophecy. HarperCollins, EOS. 208p. c2006.0-06-059943-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-059944-8. $16.89.) J Scholarly, spectacle-wearing Prince Perryn, age 14, is an unlikely hero, but when he reads about a prophecy that may save his kingdom from a ravaging dragon he ...
Berryhill, Shane. Chance Fortune and the Outlaws.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BERRYHILL, Shane. Chance Fortune and the Outlaws. (The Adventures of Chance Fortune #1.) Tor, Starscape. 270p. c2006. 0-765-31468-1. $17.95. J Joshua Blevins has always wanted to be a superhero, but he is denied acceptance to the Burlington Academy for the Superhuman. He's just ...
Bruchac, Joseph. The return of Skeleton Man.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BRUCHAC, Joseph. The return of Skeleton Man. HarperCollins. 144p. c2006.0-060-58090-9. $15.99. J Molly is a young teen who survived a terrifying experience in Skeleton Man when her parents were kidnapped and she alone saved them. In this sequel, Molly and her parents are ...
Cabot, Meg. How to be popular.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... CABOT, Meg. How to be popular. HarperCollins. 304p. c2006, 0-060-88012-0. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0060880139. $17.89.) J Steph, funny and wholesome, is notorious at her school for once spilling a drink all over the most popular girl. Time has passed and she's fed up with being the ...
Cushman, Karen. The loud silence of Francine Green.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... CUSHMAN, Karen. The loud silence of Francine Green. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 228p. bibliog. c2006.0-618-50455-9. $16.00. J * The past that Cushman (Newbery Medal winner for The Midwife's Apprentice) recreates in this work of historical fiction is much more recent than her ...
Dunmore, Helen. Ingo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... DUNMORE, Helen. Ingo. HarperCollins. 329p. c2006.0-06-081852-2. $16.99. J Sapphire/Sapphy and her brother Conor have known the sea all their lives because their dad has continued the family line of British fishermen. On the other hand, their mother fears the sea, with reason. ...
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. Stay with me.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... FREYMANN-WEYR, Garret. Stay with me. Houghton Mifflin. 308p. c2006. 0-618-60571-1. $16.00. SA * Freymann-Weyr writes about privileged New York teenagers; she makes all those popular books (Gossip Girl series, etc.) about the same young people seem like light fluff. Her ...
Gregory, Nan. I'll sing you One-O.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... GREGORY, Nan. I'll sing you One-O. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 224p. c2006. 0-618-60708-0. $16.00. J Twelve-year-old Gemma has been raised on a farm with other foster children. But now that the farm has been sold, the children are being moved away and Gemma does not want to ...
Haber, Melissa Glenn. The Pluto project.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... HABER, Melissa Glenn. The Pluto project. Penguin, Dutton. 208p. c2006. 0-525-47721-7. $17.99. J Fourteen-year-old Alan, trying to survive the indignities and bullies of junior high, does his best to act cool and cynical. He and his friends like to hide out in a culvert and ...
Humphreys, Chris. The Fetch.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... HUMPHREYS, Chris. The Fetch. (Runestone Saga, Book 1.) Random House, Knopf. 355p. c2006. 0-375-83292-0. $15.95. JS Sky has a history of sleepwalking, so he isn't sure if the voice he hears or the shadowy hood and bony fingers are real or a dream. When a sea chest of his ...
Karasyov, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet sixteen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... KARASYOV, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet sixteen. HarperCollins. 208p. c2006. 0-060-77844-X. $15.99. JS Real-life friends Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman have teamed up to write about the private school experience of the rich, the famous and the scholarship girls of New ...
Lipsyte, Robert. Raiders night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... LIPSYTE, Robert. Raiders night. HarperCollins. 240p. c2006. 0060599464. $15.99. S Former sports journalist and YA author Lipsyte tackles the dangers of hazing and steroids in this raw and thought-provoking tale of a high school football star faced with some tough choices. The ...
Napoli, Donna Jo. Fire in the hills.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... NAPOLI, Donna Jo. Fire in the hills. (Sequel to Stones in Water.) Penguin, Dutton. 215p. c2006. 0-525-47751-9. $16.99. JS Stones in Water was selected as a Best Book for YAs when it came out in the late '90s; this continues the story of Roberto, now 14, as he lands with American ...
Nuzum, K.A. A small white scar.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... NUZUM, K.A. A small white scar. HarperCollins. 192p. c2006.0-06-075639-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-075640-3. $16.89.) J Will, age 15, has always been responsible for looking after his twin brother Denny, who has Down syndrome, but he's chafing to get away from their ...
Oates, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... OATES, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away. Harper Collins. 304p. c2006. 0-060-73525-2. $16.99. (Lib. bgd: 0-060-73526-0. $17.89). S Joyce Carol Oates continues her crossover into YA literature with this novel about Jenna Abbott, the ...
Osborne, Mary Pope. Haunted waters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... OSBORNE, Mary Pope. Haunted waters. Candlewick. 147p. c2006. 0-7636-2995-2. $14.99. JS This story, based on a German fairy tale, is now retold once again after its publication 12 years ago in somewhat different form under the same title by the same press. The author notes that ...
Paulsen, Gary. The legend of Bass Reeves.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... PAULSEN, Gary. The legend of Bass Reeves. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 160p. c2006. 0-385-74661-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90898-9. $17.99). JS Bass Reeves was a real-life African American marshal in the American West, a man known for bringing in the bad guys, including his own ...
Ranulfo, Joker. HarperCollins.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... RANULFO, Joker. HarperCollins. 208p. c2006. 006054158X. $15.99. JS Australian author Ranulfo delivers a fast, furious, hallucinogenic version of Hamlet, set in the "little Aussie town" of Elsinore and featuring 17-year-old Matt. A good student and top athlete, with a girlfriend ...
Rees, Douglas. The Janus Gate; an encounter with John Singer Sargent.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... REES, Douglas. The Janus Gate; an encounter with John Singer Sargent. (Art Encounters Series.) Watson-Guptill. 165p. c2006.0-8250-0406-6. $15.95. JS If you live in Boston, as I do, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, the portrait at the center of this art encounter, is one you ...
Richardson, Nigel. The wrong hands.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... RICHARDSON, Nigel. The wrong hands. Random House, Knopf. 272p. c2006.0-375-83459-1. $15.95. JS Combine the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Wings" and the clueless narrative voice of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the result ...
Roberts, Laura Peyton. Queen B.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. Queen B. Random House, Delacorte. 330p. c2006. 0-385-73163-9. $15.95. JS * This novel is a sequel to The Queen of Second Place, in which 15-year-old Cassie learned that coming in second is not always bad and that she, too, could find romance with the boy ...
Rorby, Ginny. Hurt go happy.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... RORBY, Ginny. Hurt go happy. Tor, Starscape. 267p. c2006. 0-765-31442-8. $17.95. JSA * This has the potential to be a classic animal story with wide appeal. It is a heartbreaker, based on the true story of Lucy, a chimpanzee raised in a loving human family, who communicated ...
Rosoff, Meg. Just in case.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... ROSOFF, Meg. Just in case. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 243p. c2006. 0-385-74678-4. $16.95. SA * Rosoff's first YA novel, How I Live Now, has been highly praised since its publication. When I reviewed it, within a few sentences I was caught up in the voice of the young narrator and ...
Salisbury, Graham. House of the red fish.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... SALISBURY, Graham. House of the red fish. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 304p. c2006. 0-385-73121-3. $16.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90145-3. $17.99.) J In this sequel to Salisbury's prize-winning historical novel Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi is still contending with prejudice against ...
Shields, Gillian. The actual real reality of Jennifer James.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... SHIELDS, Gillian. The actual real reality of Jennifer James. Harper Collins, 368p. c2006. 0-06-082240-6. $16.99. JS * Much of today's YA fiction does not require a plausible story line. It's as if these stories are happening in a cartoon world, or alternatively, a sitcom ....
Smith, Sherri L. Sparrow.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... SMITH, Sherri L. Sparrow. Random House, Delacorte. 184p. c2006. 0-85-90343-X. $17.99. JS "That child's blessed," everyone says of 17-year-old Kendall Washington, who at age four walked away from a car accident that killed her parents and Mackey, her little brother. Everything in ...
Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... THARP, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Random House, Knopf. 233p. c2006. 0-375-83653-5. $16.95. JS A football story from Oklahoma, set in a small town that lives for its high school team. The narrator is Hampton Green, the star linebacker, who is so humble it hurts. He and his ...
Thomson, Sarah L. The secret of the rose.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... THOMSON, Sarah L. The secret of the rose. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 295p. c2006. 0-060872500. $16.99. JS The action and suspense in this work of historical fiction grips the reader from the first pages. The setting is London in the reign of Elizabeth I, during a period of ...
Voigt, Cynthia. Bad Girls, Bad Girls: Whatcha Gonna Do?(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... VOIGT, Cynthia. Bad girls, bad girls, watcha gonna do? Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 448p. c2006. 0-689-82474-2. JS Voigt's latest novel in the series that started with Bad Girls, when Mikey and Margalo were in the 5th grade, follows the 9th-grade experiences of the two friends ....
Watts, Leander. Beautiful city of the dead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... WATTS, Leander. Beautiful city of the dead. Houghton Mifflin. 254p. c2006. 0-618-59443-4. $16.00. S Do even Goth metal heads need their own fiction? The average reader might regard this story as the slow descent of a girl into madness as Zee, the new girl in school who happens ...
Whelan, Gloria. Summer of the war.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... WHELAN, Gloria. Summer of the war. HarperCollins. 163p. c2006. 0-06-008072-8. $15.99. JS Whelan has written numerous books for YAs, most recently Listening for Lions, and she has set her stories all over the world, from India, to Russia, to Africa and England. In Summer of the ...
Wittlinger, Ellen. Blind faith.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... WITTLINGER, Ellen. Blind faith. Simon & Schuster. 280p. c2006.1-4169-0273-2. $15.95. JS * We look forward to Wittlinger's novels, and this one is outstanding. The narrator, Liz, has just suffered the death of her energetic, loving grandmother, which is difficult. Almost worse is ...
Yolen, Jane & Adam Stemple. Troll bridge; a rock 'n' roll fairy tale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... YOLEN, Jane & Adam Stemple. Troll bridge; a rock 'n' roll fairy tale. Tor, Starscape. 240p. c2006. 0-765-31426-6. $16.95. J * Noted fantasy author Yolen and her musician/writer son follow their first updated fairy tale novel, Pay the Piper, with this fast and funny story that ...
Abrahams, Peter. Down the rabbit hole; an Echo Falls mystery.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... ABRAHAMS, Peter. Down the rabbit hole; an Echo Falls mystery. HarperTrophy. 407p. c2005. 0-06-073703-4. $6.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Abrahams is known as a writer of crime stories for adults; this is his first foray into YA literature ...
Alvarez, Julia. Finding miracles.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... ALVAREZ, Julia. Finding miracles. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 264p. c2004. 0-553-49406-6. $6.50. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: Alvarez has written about families enduring the tyranny in the Dominican Republic in several novels for adults and ...
Beigbeder, Frederic. Windows on the World.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BEIGBEDER, Frederic. Windows on the World. Hyperion, Miramax. 307p. c2004. 140135988-4. $13.95. SA This novel, written in France two years ago, attempts to deal with the story of September 11, 2001 from the viewpoint of a young divorced Texan father who takes his two young sons ...
Brugman, Alyssa. Finding Grace.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... BRUGMAN, Alyssa. Finding Grace. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 227p. c2004. 0-440-23833-1. $6.50. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: Rachel is graduating from high school when she meets Alistair Preston. He is an imposing man who later slips Rachel a ...
Clark, Catherine. Icing on the lake.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... CLARK, Catherine. Icing on the lake. HarperCollins, Avon. 342p. c2006. 0-06-081534-5. $5.99. JS Clark takes a detour from her past novels that deal with some heavier issues, like The Alison Rules, to have a bit of fun with her latest book. The main character is a likeable older ...
Cohn, Rachel. Shrimp.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... COHN, Rachel. Shrimp. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 272p. c2005. 0-689-86613-5. $6.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: In this sequel to Cohn's popular Gingerbread, our narrator, feisty, spoiled Cyd Charisse, is starting her senior year of high school ...
Dorfman, Ariel & Joaquin. Burning city.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... DORFMAN, Ariel & Joaquin. Burning city. Random House. 259p. c2003. 0-375-83204-1. $7.95. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: It's the scorching summer of 2001 in New York City, and 16-year-old Heller is working as a messenger for a company named Soft Tidings, ...
Flinn, Alex. Fade to black.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... FLINN, Alex. Fade to black. HarperTempest. 184p. c2005. 0-06-056842-9. $6.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: The facts are clear: Alex Crusan, an HIV-positive Cuban-American high school student who recently moved to small-town Pinedale, FL, was ...
Fredericks, Mariah. Head games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... FREDERICKS, Mariah. Head games. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 260p. c2004. 1-4169-1335-1. $6.99. S Fifteen-year-old Judith Ellis, a child of divorce, attends an academically tough prep school and excels at The Game, a fantasy activity. By day, Connolly High School is Judith's ...
Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. Paradise; inspired by a true story of survival.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... GOODMAN, Joan Elizabeth. Paradise; inspired by a true story of survival. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 209p. c2002.0-618-49481-2. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2002: Goodman has written powerful historical fiction before and this novel is no ...
Grunwell, Jeanne Marie. Mind games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... GRUNWELL, Jeanne Marie. Mind games. Houghton Mifflin. 144p. c2003. 0-618-68947-8. $5.95. J * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2003: The six students in Mr. Ennis's 7th-grade Mad Science Club decide to do an experiment on ESP, and they reveal the results ...
Hart, Beth Webb. Adelaide Piper, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... HART, Beth Webb. Adelaide Piper, a novel. WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson. 320p. c2006. 1-5955-4027-X. $13.99. S Gen-X debutante Adelaide Piper has an itch in her soul to leave Williamstown, SC and become a poet. Nathaniel Buxton University, an elite liberal arts college in ...
Hart, Karen. Butterflies in May.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... HART, Karen. Butterflies in May. Bancroft. 201p. c2006. 1890862-44-4. $16.95. SA * Ali and Matt are in love. It's senior year, and everything is falling into place for them. They know what schools they're applying to, and that they want to be as close to each other as possible ....
Johansen, K. V. The Cassandra virus.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2006; ... JOHANSEN, K. V. The Cassandra virus. Orca. 153p. c2006. 1-55143-497-0. $7.95. JS Jordan is a boy genius when it comes to computer code, while his best friend, Helen, would rather explore streams and ditches. While Helen pokes around outside, Jordan spends his time inside working ...