Kliatt back issues from September 2006:
Risking the better story.(christian literature)(Column)
Sep 01, 2006; ... "Things could change, Gabe. Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. And grandparents ... and everybody would have the memories ... there could be love." Jonas, from The Giver (1) "I can well ...
Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, vol. 1.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ANDERSON, M.T. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation; vol. 1; the pox party. Candlewick. 368p. c2006.0-7636-2402-0. $17.99. SA This dark, ambitious novel by the author of Feed and other books for YAs is set against the backdrop of the American ...
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Wolfcry.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Wolfcry. (Kiesha' ra, vol. 4.) Random House, Delacorte. 192p. c2006. 0-385-73195-7. $14.95. (Library ed. 0-385-90354-5. $16.99.) JS Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy series follows the world of shapeshifters, where those who shift into snakes and those who ...
Avi. Crispin at the edge of the world.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Avi. Crispin at the edge of the world. (Sequel to Crispin. The Cross of Lead.) Hyperion. 234p. c2006.0-7868-5152-X. $16.99. J * Avi won the Newbery Award for the first book in the projected trilogy, Crispin: The Cross of Lead. This second volume continues the story and promises ...
Barron, T.A. The eternal flame.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BARRON, T.A. The eternal flame. (The Great Tree of Avalon, Book III.) Penguin, Philomel. 377p. c2006.0-399-24213-9. $19.99. JS This final book in The Great Tree of Avalon series finds the friends in all kinds of difficulties. Tamwyn, Merlin's grandson and True Heir, has set off ...
Beddor, Frank. The looking glass wars.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BEDDOR, Frank. The looking glass wars. Penguin, Dial. 358p. illus. c2006. 0-8037-3153-1. $17.99. JS Beddor's take on Alice in Wonderland debuts in the US two years after both horrifying and delighting readers in the United Kingdom. According to Beddor's premise, Alice Liddell ...
Block, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BLOCK, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress. HarperCollins. 128p. c2006. 0-06-076372-8. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-076373-6. $16.89.) SA Block, author of Weezie Bat and many other YA novels, turns to free verse to recount a modern version of Greek myths. A young woman named Psyche is ...
Bloor, Edward. London calling.(Brief article)(Children's Review)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BLOOR, Edward. London calling. Random House. 304p. c2006. 0-375-83635-7. $16.95. J Martin is an unhappy 8th-grade student at a snobbish New Jersey prep school that reveres the memory of such famous graduates as General "Hollerin' Hank" Lowery. When Martin inherits an old radio ...
Boyne, John. The boy in the striped pajamas.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BOYNE, John. The boy in the striped pajamas. Random House, David Fickling. 224p. c2006. 0-385-75107-9. $15.95. J* The publisher doesn't want reviewers to reveal too much of the plot so readers can bring a fresh eye to the reading experience and its unfolding horrors. (However, ...
Buckley-Archer, Linda. Gideon the Cutpurse: Being the First Part of the Gideon Trilogy (Book)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BUCKLEY-ARCHER, Linda. Gideon glut cutpurse. (The GideonTrilogy, book 1.) Simon & Schuster. 400p. c2006. 1-4169-1525-7.$17.95. J Modern-day 12-year-olds Peter and Kate suddenly are transported to England in 1763, courtesy of an accident with Kate's father's anti-gravity machine, ...
Buffie, Margaret. Out of focus.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BUFFIE, Margaret. Out of focus. Kids Can Press. 239p. c2006. 1-55337-955-1. $16.95. (Also available in paperback: 1-55337-956-X. $6.95.) JS Out of Focus is an old, too-true sounding story about a teenager with extra burdens, looking after her younger siblings because their ...
Clements, Andrew. Things hoped for.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... CLEMENTS, Andrew. Things hoped for. Penguin, Philomel. 176p. c2006. 0-399-24350-X. $16.99. JS Gwen, age 17, has come to live with her grandfather in Manhattan so she can prepare for violin auditions at the top music schools there. Then her grandfather mysteriously disappears, ...
Croggon, Alison. The riddle: The Second Book.(Brief article)(Book review) of Pellinor
Sep 01, 2006; ... CROGGON, Alison. The riddle. (The Second Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick Press. 490p. map. c2004.0-7636-3015-2. $17.99. JS The second in the Pellinor fantasy epic, the riddle is the protagonist herself: Maerad, a 16-year-old Bard who is destined to be the Chosen One. An orphan, ...
Darrow, Sharon. Trash.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... DARROW, Sharon. Trash. Candlewick Press. 148p. 2006. c2006.0-7636-2624-2. $16.99. JSA Trash is a narrative in poems, a novel in poetry format. Darrow is on the faculty of the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College, and her skill as a writer, as a poet, is obvious. Trash tells ...
Delaney, Joseph. Curse of the bane.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... DELANEY, Joseph. Curse of the bane. (The Last Apprentice, Book 2.) HarperCollins, Greenwillow. illus. 465p. c2006. 0-06-076621-2. $16.99. J Following the acclaimed first volume of The Last Apprentice, Revenge of the Witch, this second book in the series finds apprentice Tom Ward ...
Elliot, L.M. Give me liberty.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ELLIOT, L.M. Give me liberty. HarperCollins. 384p. c2006. bibliog. 0-06-074421-9. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-074422-7. $17.89.) J Nathaniel, age 13, has had a difficult life as an indentured servant in colonial Virginia, but his luck changes when he is taken under the wing of a ...
Ferguson, Alane. The angel of death, a forensic mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... FERGUSON, Alane. The angel of death, a forensic mystery. Penguin, Sleuth/Viking. 263p. c2006.0-670-06055-0. $15.99. JS Move over, Patricia Cornwell--Alane Ferguson and her 17-year-old heroine Cameryn are also delivering scary, detailed (gross at times) stories of murder, mystery ...
Fiedler, Lisa. Romeo's ex; Rosaline's story.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... FIEDLER, Lisa. Romeo's ex; Rosaline's story. Henry Holt. 246p. c2006. 0-8050-7500-3. $16.95. JS In essence, Romeo and Juliet is a story about impulsive teenagers, and Fiedler's retelling of the story just emphasizes that aspect. (She has already given us a retelling of Hamlet in ...
Fisher, Catherine. Corbenic.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... FISHER, Catherine. Corbenic. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 281 p. c2002.0-06-072470-6. $16.99. JS* First published several years ago in the UK, this dark journey by a troubled teenager, Cal, is in a genre that can be interpreted as fantasy, or as psychological mystery. We aren't ...
Flinn, Alex. Diva.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... FLINN, Alex. Diva. HarperCollins. 272p. c2006. 0-06-056843-7 $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-056845-3. $16.89.) S Diva picks up where Breathing Underwater leaves off, but this time, it is Caitlin's turn to tell the story, relating her life post-break-up with her abusive ex-boyfriend ...
Fletcher, Susan. Alphabet of dreams.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... FLETCHER, Susan. Alphabet of dreams. Simon & Schuster. 304p. c2006. 0-689-85042-5. $16.95. JS Fletcher brings a carefully developed "what if" to fruition in Alphabet of Dreams. Mitra used to live a highborn life in ancient Persia, but her family's downfall has led her to take ...
Giles, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride?(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... GILES, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown. 212p. c2006.0-316-16638-3. $16.99. S* Through the voices of three key characters, Giles creates a truly suspenseful story of suicide and revenge. Cass is a popular high school student with a smart mouth. Kyle blames Cass ...
Green, John. An abundance of Katherines.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... GREEN, John. An abundance of Katherines. Penguin, Dutton. 240p. c2006.0-525-47688-1. $16.99. SA Dumped by the latest in a series of girlfriends named Katherine, 17-year-old Colin, a former child prodigy, heads out on a recuperative road trip with his friend Hassan. They travel ...
Grey, Christopher. Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... GREY, Christopher. Leonardo's shadow: or, my astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 400p. c2006. 1-4169-0543-X. $16.95. JS Although Leonardo da Vinci and the Duke of Milan figure prominently in this novel, this is a creative rendering of the ...
Haarsma, PJ. The softwire.(The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... HAARSMA, PJ. The softwire. (Virus on Orbis 1.) Candlewick Press. 262p. c2006. 0-7636-2709-7 $15.99. J Looking for a better life in the rings of Orbis, hundreds of Earthlings left their home planet. They also produced children, who were kept in incubation cells during their long ...
Hale, Marian. Dark water rising.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... HALE, Marian. Dark water rising. Henry Holt. 256p. c2006. 0-8050-7585-2. $16.95. JS It is summer of 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Sixteen-year-old Seth Braeden and his family have just recently left mainland Texas to live nearer his Uncle Nate and to take part in the massive ...
Hartnett, Sonya. The silver donkey.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... HARTNETT, Sonya. The silver donkey. Candlewick Press. 272p. c2006.0-7636-2937-5. $15.99. J This novel is a gentle tale of two young children who find an emotionally wounded soldier in the French woods and seek to help him return to England. The title refers to a good luck piece ...
Hoffman, Alice. Incantation.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult reader)
Sep 01, 2006; ... HOFFMAN, Alice. Incantation. Little, Brown. 166p. c2006.0-316-01019-7. $16.99. JS* Alice Hoffman's books of magical realism and even more magical language have great appeal to teens. Here, she deliberately focuses on a YA audience to address a difficult topic: Jews living in ...
Holt, Kimberly Willis. Part of me: Stories of a Louisiana Family (Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... HOLT, Kimberly Willis. Part of me. Henry Holt. 208p. c2006. 0-8050-6360-9. $16.95. JS Holt is an acclaimed writer, and her novels My Louisiana Sky, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, and Keeper of the Night are probably known to most librarians working with YAs. This is a ...
Jacques, Brian. Voyage of slaves; a tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... JACQUES, Brian. Voyage of slaves; a tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Penguin, Philomel. 384p. c2006. 0-399-224549-9. $23.99. JS Brian Jacques takes a vacation at sea from his Redwall series (only one talking animal!) in this third book in the Castaways of the ...
Johnson, Maureen. Devilish.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... JOHNSON, Maureen. Devilish. Penguin, Razorbill. 272p. c2006. 1-59514-060-3. $16.99. JS Jane and Allison are best friends, beginning their senior year of high school and looking forward to the Big-Little Day at their all-girls Catholic school. It is such a big deal that ...
Key, Watt. Alabama moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... KEY, Watt. Alabama moon. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. 294p. c2006.0-374-30184-0. $17.00. JS* Moon Blake, the ten-year-old protagonist of this novel, is like an idiot savant. He's always lived in the wilderness with his antigovernment, few-logs-short-of-a-campfire father. His ...
Klass, David. Firestorm.(Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy, Book 1)(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... KLASS, David. Firestorm. (The Caretaker Trilogy, book 1.) Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 290p. c2006. 0-374-32307-0. $17.00. JS Who is Jack? The 18-year-old abruptly learns he isn't who he always thought he was: his whole life so far has been a masquerade, designed to keep him hidden ...
Larson, Kirby. Hattie big sky.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... LARSON, Kirby. Hattie big sky. Random House, Delacorte. 289p. c2006. 0-385-73313-5. $15.95. JS Imagine Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie being all alone, a teenager, trying to establish a homestead in Montana. Larson has a grandmother in her family who did just ...
Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... LEVINE, Gail Carson. Fairest. HarperCollins. 328p. c2006. 0-06-073408-6. $16.99. JS Over 300 pages of rather challenging fantasy, with motifs we all recognize: a mirror that reflects beauty and talks; gnomes who live in caves; a king, a prince, a girl who doesn't know who her ...
Lockhart, E. The boy book.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... LOCKHART, E. The boy book. Random House, Delacorte. 208p. c2006. 0-385-73208-2. $15,95. (0-385-90238-7 $17.99). J In this sequel to The Boyfriend List, Lockhart continues to expertly capture the sentiments and voice of a teenage girl. Main character Ruby Oliver narrates the ...
Lynch, Chris. Sins of the fathers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... LYNCH, Chris. Sins of the fathers. HarperCollins. 240p. c2006. 0-06-074037-X. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-074038-8. $17.89.) JS Three Boston boys--our narrator, Andrew; goofy Skitz; and pious tough guy Hector--have been together since they all started Catholic school at age six. Now ...
Mass, Wendy. Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... MASS, Wendy. Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life. Little, Brown. 290p. c2006. 0-316-05829-7 $15.99. J Quirky and endearing, Jeremy Fink is about to turn 13 and has just been presented with the opportunity for a wonderful adventure. His deceased father left behind a mysterious ...
McCormick, Patricia. Sold.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... McCORMICK, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion. 264p. c2006. 0-7868-5171-6. $15.99. JSA To prepare to write this novel (in poetry format), McCormick traveled to Nepal and India to interview prostitutes in brothels and also girls who have been rescued from the sex trade. In her note at the ...
McNab, Andy & Rigby, Robert. Payback.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... McNAB, Andy & RIGBY, Robert. Payback. (Sequel to Traitor.) Penguin, Putnam. 268p. c2006. 0-399-24465-4. $16.99. JS McNab (a highly decorated British soldier) and Rigby (a writer for children's theater) have teamed up again in another thriller featuring the characters we met in ...
Meyer, Stephenie. New moon.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... MEYER, Stephenie. New moon. (sequel to Twilight.) Little, Brown. 563p. c2006. 0-316-01694-2. $1799. JS* Twilight was selected as a Top Ten Fantasy Book for YAs by Booklist: it is also an ALA Best Book for YAs and Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers as well as a New York Times best ...
Moriarty, Jaclyn. The murder of Bindy Mackenzie.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... MORIARTY, Jaclyn. The murder of Bindy Mackenzie. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 494p. c2005. 0-439-74051-7. $16.99. JS Like The Year of Secret Assignments, Moriarty's previous story set in Ashbury High School, near Sydney, Australia, this is inventive, lengthy, and highly ...
Morris, Gerard. The quest of the fair unknown.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... MORRIS, Gerard. The quest of the fair unknown. (The Squire's Tales.) Houghton Mifflin. 264p. c2006. 0-618-63152-0. $16.00. JS Back to the Arthurian legends, this time one about Beaufils (fair son), who is a kind of holy fool determined to join the Knights of the Round Table in ...
Myers, Walter Dean. Street love.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... MYERS, Walter Dean. Street love. HarperCollins. 144p. c2006.0-06-028079-4. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-028080-8. $16.89.) JS* Myers employs the novel-in-free-verse format to tell a wrenching but ultimately hopeful story of teenage love set in Harlem. Damien, age 17, already admitted ...
Nelson, Blake. Paranoid Park.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... NELSON, Blake. Paranoid Park. Penguin, Viking. 176p. c2006.0-670-06118-2. $15.99. S Paranoid Park is a skateboard park in Portland, Oregon, a tough, rough place where hardcore skaters and street kids hang out. Our unnamed narrator, a preppy type, is introduced to the park by an ...
Ostow, Micol. Emily Goldberg learns to salsa.(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... OSTOW, Micol. Emily Goldberg learns to salsa. Penguin, Razorbill. 200p. c2006. 1-59514-081-6. $16.99. JS Since Ostow is half-Jewish, half-Puerto Rican, just like Emily Goldberg in this novel, we can surmise she understands this cultural mix well. Emily's Puerto Rican mother is a ...
Owen, James A. Here, There Be Dragons.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... OWEN, James A. Here, there be dragons. (The Chronicles of the Imaginatium Geographica.) Simon & Schuster. 326p. c2006. 1-4169-1227-9. $17.95. JSA On a rainy night in 1917 London, three young men meet for the first time on the doorstep of a murdered professor. John is given The ...
Paterson, Katherine. Bread and roses, too.(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... PATERSON, Katherine. Bread and roses, too. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 275p. c2006. 0-618-65479-8. $16.00. J* Everything Paterson writes is excellent. This historical novel is about the strike by workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912. In some ways it is a continuation of the ...
Paul, Dominique. The Possibility of Fireflies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... PAUL, Dominique. The possibility of fireflies. Simon & Schuster. 223p. c2006. 1-4169-1310-8. $15.95. S Ellie is 14 years old as this narrative begins. Her older sister Gwen has pretty much gone wild. Nobody is looking after the girls because their father has left them and their ...
Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... PRATCHETT, Terry. Wintersmith. (ATiffany Aching Adventure.) HarperCollins. 336p. c2006.0-06-0890312. $16.99 (Lib. bdg: 0-06-0890320. $17.89.) JSA* When young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching joins in the dance of the seasons, despite being told not to, she catches the eye of the ...
Resau, Laura. What the Moon Saw.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... RESAU, Laura. What the moon saw. Random House, Delacorte. 272p. c2006. 0-385-73343-7. $15.95. (Library ed. 0-385-90360-X. $17.99.) J Clara Luna is a 14-year-old Mexican American girl. As the full moon rises in the spring, she is restless, wandering out at night and walking ...
Schreck, Karen Halvorsen. Dream journal.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SCHRECK, Karen Halvorsen. Dream journal. Hyperion. 250p. c2006. 1-4231-0105-7. $15.99. JS A mother lying in the home dying, a teenager isolated and frightened, a distracted, grieving father--this is the essence of the novel, Dream Journal. The narrator, Livy, is isolated because ...
Shreve, Susan. Kiss Me Tomorrow.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SHREVE, Susan. Kiss me tomorrow. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 211p. c2006.0-439-68047-6. $16.99. J Blister and Jonah (two characters from other books by Shreve) are no longer children; they are 13 years old and starting 7th grade in junior high school. Jonah longs to be ...
Shusterman, Neal. Everlost.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SHUSTERMAN, Neal. Evelost. Simon & Schuster. 318p. c2006. 0-689-87237-2. $16.95. JS When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash they find themselves in a kind of limbo called Everlost, superimposed on but invisible to the world of the living and populated by the spirits of ...
Slade, Arthur. Megiddo's Shadow.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SLADE, Arthur. Megiddo's shadow. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 304p. c2006. 0-385-7470-2. $15.95. JS WW I and horses, an old-fashioned war story with a young hero who evolves from a enthusiastic warrior to a more reflective person who hates war--this novel will appeal to readers of ...
Sleator, William. Hell Phone.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SLEATOR, William. Hell phone. Abrams, Amulet. 256p. c2006. 0-8109-5479-6. $16.95. S When Nick buys a used cell phone to call his girlfriend Jen, he starts to get frightening calls from strange people; some cry for assistance, others order him to take action. Excited by the ...
Sutherland, Tui T. So this is how it ends.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... SUTHERLAND, Tui T. So this is how it ends. (Avatars, Book One.) HarperCollins. 353p. c2006. 0-06-0750243. $16.99. S* It's the end of the world as we know it, and five teenagers are feeling anything but fine. They've been plucked from their lives in 2012 and thrown ahead 75 years ...
Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. Haters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... VALDES-RODRIGUEZ, Alisa. Haters. Little, Brown. 352p. c2006.0-316-01307-2. $16.99. S* This is chick-lit for high school girls, or more accurately, chica-lit. The names may be Hispanic, but the themes are familiar. Outsider girl Pasquala, age 16, a sleeping beauty, tries to make ...
van Draanen, Wendelin. Runaway.(Brief article)(Young adult review)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... van DRAANEN, Wendelin. Runaway. Random House, Knopf. 160p. c2006. 0-375-83522-9. $15.95. JS Think Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, only 12-year-old Holly has no family at all to take care of, just herself, and no place to run to except a mythical Los Angeles. She's the veteran of ...
Werlin, Nancy. The rules of survival.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... WERLIN, Nancy. The rules of survival. Penguin, Dial. 260p. c2006. 0-8037-3001-2. $16.99. JS* Child abuse, and the courage of children trying to protect one another and survive: these are the themes of The Rules of Survival. The novel is about three children; the older two are ...
Westerfeld, Scott. The Last Days.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... WESTERFIELD, Scott. The last days. (Sequel to Peeps.) Penguin, Razorbill. 289p. c2006. 1-59514-062-X. $16.99. S* Westerfield's tone changes from humorous satire to one more like Apocalypse Now! Giant worms are rumbling up through the subway tunnels and the new, improved vampires ...
Wooding, Chris. Storm thief.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... WOODING, Chris. Storm thief. Scholastic. 320p. c2006.0-439-86513-1. $16.99. JS* Young thieves Rail and Moa are in serious trouble when they steal a mysterious artifact created by a more advanced past civilization, a device that has the ability to open any door. They go on the ...
Wulf, Linda Press. The night of the burning: Devorah's story.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... WULF, Linda Press. The night of the burning: Devorah's story. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 224p. c2006.0-374-36419-2. $16.00. J As the novel opens, 11-year-old Devorah and her little sister Nechama are in an orphanage in Poland. It is 1920 and they have survived a horrific pogram, ...
Beard, Philip. Dear Zoe.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BEARD, Philip. Dear Zoe. Penguin, Plume. 196p. c2005.0-452-28740-5. $13.00. S The narrator of this epistolary novel, 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio, recounts her life story to her little sister Zoe, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the same day as the World Trade ...
Brian, Kate. Private, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2006; ... BRIAN, Kate. Private, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 227p. c2006. 978-1-4169-1873-8. $8.99. S Fifteen-year-old Reed Brennan manages to earn a scholarship to Easton Academy, a posh co-ed boarding school where the motto is "Tradition, Honor, Excellence." There she hopes to finally ...