Kliatt back issues from November 2007:
In memory of Doris Hiatt: co-founder of KLIATT.(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Doris died peacefully, at home, at the age of 83, on October 2, 2007. Over the years, many people have asked about the name KLIATT, and we've explained that Doris Hiatt founded the magazine with another librarian, Celeste Klein, and they combined their names to form KLIATT. They started ...
A "compass" for life: thoughts on The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The innocence of childhood is a wonderful gift. But somewhere along the line, everyone has to grow up. It is a difficult process, wrought with beauty and pain, propelled by questions and defined by change. To grow up means to confront morality in an ambiguous world. It's never easy, nor is ...
Anderson, John David. Standard hero behavior.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ANDERSON, John David. Standard hero behavior. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 288p. c2007. 978-0-618-75920-0. $16.00. J Mason is a teenaged bard, the son of a hero who set off on a quest years ago and never returned. Which is too bad, since it turns out that Mason's village urgently ...
Applegate, Katherine. Home of the brave.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... APPLEGATE, Katherine. Home of the brave. Holtzbrinck, Feiwel and Friends. 250p. c2007. 0-312-36765-7. $16.95. J With the help of Dave from the Refugee Resettlement Center, fifth grader Kek finds his aunt and cousin and settles into their Minneapolis apartment. Kek longs for all ...
Asher, Jay. Thirteen reasons why, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ASHER, Jay. Thirteen reasons why, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 288p. c2007. 978-1-59514-171-2. $16.99. JS Suicide is a leading cause of death in teens. Some leave notes to explain. Others exit leaving only their bodies behind. The suicide in this book secretly bequeaths 13 tapes ...
Brian, Kate. Fake boyfriend.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... BRIAN, Kate. Fake boyfriend. Simon & Schuster. 262p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1367-2. $16.99. S Competently written, this book provides a heavy dollop of romantic escapism for readers, a paginated "safe place" for teens stuck in a less glare grind. Imagine a group of four friends, ...
Card, Orson Scott. A war of gifts; an Ender story.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CARD, Orson Scott. A war of gifts; an Ender story. Tor. 128p. c2007. 978-0-7653-1282-2. $12.95. JSA * This slim tale packs quite a punch. Set in the universe of Card's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ender's Game, it tells of the son of a Puritan preacher, young Zeck, who is ...
Cassidy, Anne. Looking for JJ.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CASSIDY, Anne. Looking for JJ. Harcourt. 319p. c2004. 978-0-15-206190-6. $1700. S * Occasionally horrific stories appear in the newspapers about children who kill other children. Perhaps society assumes that they are locked away forever, but every once in a while, one of these ...
Chappell, Crissa-Jean. Total constant order.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CHAPPELL, Crissa-Jean. Total constant order. HarperCollins. 280p. c2007. 978-0-06-088605-9. $16.99. JS Obsessive-compulsive behavior seems to be on the rise, or is more recognizable among today's troubled individuals, including teens. They also tend to display "magical ...
Clement-Davies, David. Fell.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CLEMENT-DAVIES, David. Fell. (Sequel to The Sight.) Abrams, Amulet. 544p. c2007. 978-0-8109-1185-7. $19.95. JS In The Sight, set in Transylvania in the Middle Ages, brave wolves battle an evil, ambitious outcast wolf named Morgra, as foretold in a prophecy. The legend continues ...
Croggon, Alison. The crow.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CROGGON, Alison. The crow. (The Third Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick. 511p. map. notes, c2006. 978-0-7636-3409-4. $18.99. JS The third (but not last) book of Pellinor, this volume focuses on the heroine Maerad's younger brother Hem. Under the mentorship of Saliman, Hem studies to ...
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic. 352p. c2007. 978-0-439-02344-3. $16.99. J * "Let freedom ring!" The Liberty Bell of Buxton tolls to welcome newly arrived former slaves to this supportive Canadian community. Elijah, age 11, is proud to be the first child ...
Ellis, Deborah. Sacred leaf.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ELLIS, Deborah. Sacred leaf. (The Cocalero novels.) Groundwood. 207p. c2007. 978-0-88899-751-7 $16.95. JS Known as a journalist and as an author of children's books that tell of the plight of children in difficult circumstances, Ellis here continues the story of Diego in ...
Ellis, Deborah & Walters, Eric. Bifocal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ELLIS, Deborah & WALTERS, Eric. Bifocal. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 280p. c2007. 978-1-55455-036-4. $17.95. JS Ellis and Waiters are familiar writers of YA stories and they successfully create a dramatic high school situation that brings current issues to the forefront. There are ...
Ferris, Jean. Underground.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FERRIS, Jean. Underground. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 168p. c2007. 978-0-374-37243-9. $16.00. JS The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky was privately owned in the 19th century, and the owners used slaves as guides for visitors and as servants in the hotel. Ferris makes an historical figure, ...
Fogelin, Adrian. The sorta sisters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FOGELIN, Adrian. The sorta sisters. Peachtree. 279p. illus. c2007. 978-1-56145-424-2. $15.95. J Mica and Anna, extremely intelligent, unusual girls, become pen pals. Neither one has siblings, so they become to each other a "sorta sister." Mica lives on a boat in a marina on the ...
Funke, Cornelia. Igraine the brave.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FUNKE, Cornelia. Igraine the brave. Scholastic, Chicken House. 224p. c2007. 978-0-439-90379-0. $16.99. J Young Igraine is the daughter of medieval magicians, but she wants nothing to do with magic. Her parents are the keepers of three books that not only hold magic: they also ...
Henderson, J.A. Bunker 10.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... HENDERSON, J.A. Bunker 10. Harcourt. 272p. c2007. 978-0-15-206240-8. $1700. JS Seven teenage geniuses are hidden away at a secret military installation, working on cutting-edge projects. When one of them discovers the secret to time travel and another is bitten by a genetically ...
Higgins, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... HIGGINS, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets. Holtzbrinck, Feiwel and Friends. 273p. c2007. 978-0-312-36844-9. $14.95. J This first novel by a graduate of the University of Dublin is set in an isolated village sometime in the past. It reads a bit like a fairy tale. The main ...
Horowitz, Anthony. Snakehead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... HOROWITZ, Anthony. Snakehead. (Alex Rider Adventures.) Penguin, Philomel. 320p. c2007. 978-0-399-24161-1. $17.99. JS * The seventh in Horowitz's popular series featuring a teenage British spy, this volume begins with Alex parachuting down to Earth from outer space--and that's ...
Juby, Susan. Another kind of cowboy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... JUBY, Susan. Another kind of cowboy. HarperCollins. 352p. c2007. 0-060-76517-8. $16.99. S Alex Ford has always dreamed of riding horses. From the time he was a small child, he rode his bicycle as if it were a horse, provoking strange stares and laughter in the neighborhood. One ...
Knowles, Jo. Lessons from a dead girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... KNOWLES, Jo. Lessons from a dead girl. Candlewick. 224p. c2007. 978-0-7636-3279-3. JS Laine and Leah were friends, sort of. The novel opens with the tragic death of Leah, and Laine is able to think back over their years as friends and reflect on the secret that held them ...
Lawrence, Iain. The castaways.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... LAWRENCE, Iain. The castaways. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2007. 978-0-385-73090-7. $1799. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90112-3. $18.99.) J The thrilling adventures of Tom Tin continue in this third volume. In the first, The Convicts, set in London in 1820 or so, Tom finds a cursed ...
Mankell, Henning. A bridge to the stars.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MANKELL, Henning. A bridge to the stars. Trans. by Laurie Thompson. Random House, Delacorte. 176p. c2007. 978-0-385-73495-0. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90489-6. $18.99.) J Joel, age 11, lives with his woodcutter father in northern Sweden in 1956. Late one night he looks out ...
Matthews, LS. The outcasts.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MATTHEWS, LS. The outcasts. Random House, Delacorte. 259p. c2007. 078-0-385-73367-0. $15.99. J Every school has them: the jocks, the preps, the rebels, the freaks, and the geeks. At Briarwood School, those castes are represented by Joe, Helen, Iz. Mia, and Chris. Predictably, ...
McDonald, Janet. Off-color.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... McDONALD, Janet. Off-color. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 163p. c2007. 978-0-374-37196-8. $16.00. S Enter a world of novelty tees (Happy to be Nappy), text messages (YG2BKM. PU. CMON. PLS.), blaring music (Avril Lavigne), and slang (4 never), and you're face-to-face with ...
McMullan, Margaret. When I crossed No-Bob.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... McMULLAN, Margaret. When I crossed No-Bob. Houghton Mifflin. 206p. c2007. 978-0-618-71715-6. $16.00. JS * Probably a reader will appreciate this book more if he or she has read the prequel, How I Found the Strong, which features many of the same adult characters. In the South, ...
Meyer, Stephanie. Eclipse.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MEYER, Stephanie. Eclipse. Little, Brown. 629p. c2007. 978-0-316-16020-9. $18.99. S For those already bitten by this vampire saga, Eclipse is the eagerly awaited third installment in the story of Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan. Picking up where the last novel, New Moon, ended, ...
Nelson, R.A. Breathe my name.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... NELSON, R.A. Breathe my name. Penguin, Razorbill. 320p. c2007. 978-1-59514-094-4. $16.99. S Frances has had a childhood from the tabloids. Her mother lost touch with reality and on one quiet morning, smothered Frances's younger sisters. Now, as Frances is turning 18, her mother ...
Plummer, Louise. Finding Daddy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... PLUMMER, Louise. Finding Daddy. Random House, Delacorte. 165p. c2007. 978-0-385-73092-1. $15.99. JS Sixteen-year-old Mira Kent lives with her mother and her grandmother, but she knows nothing about her father except for a few vague statements that he also has red hair and liked ...
Randall, David. Sorrel; in the shadow of the bear.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... RANDALL, David. Sorrel; in the shadow of the bear. Simon & Schuster. 290p. c2007. 0-689-87872-9. $16.99. JS In this third volume of the Shadow of the Bear series, Clovermead Wickward must represent her powerful mother, Lady Cintertallow, in order to negotiate regional treaties ...
Reynolds, Marilyn. No more sad goodbyes, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... REYNOLDS, Marilyn. No more sad goodbyes, a novel. Morning Glory Press. 223p. c2008. 978-1-932538-71-7. $9.95. S Morning Glory Press specializes in providing literature for teenage mothers, both fiction and nonfiction. This is a true-to-life story that breaks your heart. Autumn, ...
Rinaldi, Ann. The Ever-After Bird.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... RINALDI, Ann. The Ever-After Bird. Harcourt. 240p. c2007, 978-0-15-202620-2. $17.00. J Rinaldi takes her historical fiction fans into the pre-Civil War South with Cecelia McGill and her uncle, Dr. Alex McGill. Cece's father ran a stop on the Underground Railroad, and was killed ...
Schusterman, Neal. Unwind.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... SCHUSTERMAN, Neal. Unwind. Simon & Schuster. 352p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1204-0. $16.99. JS In a near-future society, a compromise has been reached to end a war between pro-life and pro-choice factions: abortion has been outlawed, but between the ages of 13 and 18 a parent can ...
Sinykin, Sheri. Giving up the ghost.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... SINYKIN, Sheri. Giving up the ghost. Peachtree. 240p. c2007. 978-1-56145-423-5. J It's a hot, steamy day as Davia and her parents arrive at Great-Aunt Mari's house in the Louisiana bayou outside of New Orleans. Davia's mother is in remission from cancer and now, Aunt Mari is ...
Sternberg, Libby. The case against my brother.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... STERNBERG, Libby. The case against my brother. Bancroft Press. 224p. c2007. 1-890862-51-7. $19.95. J Older middle-school audiences will be drawn into the story of Carl and Adam Matuski. Recently orphaned, the boys leave their home in the East to live with an uncle in Oregon in ...
Tomlinson, Theresa. Voyage of the Snake Lady.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... TOMLINSON, Theresa. Voyage of the Snake Lady. (Sequel to The Moon Riders.) HarperCollins, Eos. 385p. c2004. 978-0-06-084739-5. $16.99. JS After the end of the Trojan War, the Moon Riders (Amazon women warriors) are devastated. In this detailed epic adventure, Myrina and the ...
Vande Velde, Vivian. Remembering Raquel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... VANDE VELDE, Vivian. Remembering Raquel. Harcourt. 160p. c2007. 978-0-15-205976-7. $16.00. JS At the unexpected death of Raquel Falcone, classmates, teachers, acquaintances, police, and eyewitnesses each have something to say about Raquel and the accident that took her life ....
Voelkel, Jon & Pam. Middleworld.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... VOELKEL, Jon & Pam. Middleworld. (The Jaguar Stones, Book One.) Smith and Kraus. 391p. illus. c2007. 978-1-57525-561-3. $17.95. J Max is a classic 14-year-old garner in Boston. His parents are always on the go as dig-happy archeologists. However, Max's couch potato days are ...
Westerfeld, Scott. Extras.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... WESTERFELD, Scott. Extras. Simon & Schuster. 432p. c2007. 978-1-4169-5117-9. $16.99. JS Westerfeld expands the deservedly popular Uglies trilogy into a quartet with this entertaining but ultimately less satisfying sequel. Years after everyone in the world was cured of their ...
Whyman, Matt. Icecore.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... WHYMAN, Matt. Icecore. (A Carl Hobbes Thriller.) Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 320p. c2007. 978-1-4169-4907-7. $16.99. JS Carl, a 17-year-old British computer hacker, breaks through security firewalls at Fort Knox, just for fun--only to find himself in unimaginably deep trouble ....
Zuckerman, Linda. A taste for rabbit.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ZUCKERMAN, Linda. A taste for rabbit. Scholastic, 310p. c2007. 0-439-86977-3. $16.99. J It is the middle of winter, and the foxes of Foxboro are starving. One fox who is not feeling the pinch is Harry's unsavory brother Isaac, whose manipulation skills have won him everything ...
Alvarez, Julia. Saving the world, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... ALVAREZ, Julia. Saving the world, a novel. Algonquin. 376p. c2006. 978-1-56512-558-2. $13.95. SA To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, January 2007: There are two stories here, which cross time seamlessly. One is set in today's world and the other over 200 years ago ....
Bennett, Veronica. Angelmonster; the haunting story of Mary Shelley.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... BENNETT, Veronica. Angelmonster; the haunting story of Mary Shelley. Candlewick. 234p. c2005. 978-0-7636-3407-0. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in May 2006: Most of us vaguely know about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Bennett, a professor of English ...
Buchanan, Paul W. Snapshots.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... BUCHANAN, Paul W. Snapshots. Llewellyn, Flux. 215p. c2007. 0-7387-1073-3. $8.95. JS Jimmy and Jen, both 15, are unlikely best friends. Jimmy is small for his age, yet to hit puberty, and always picked on by his peers. Jen is beautiful, looks older than her age, and constantly ...
Budhos, Marina. Ask me no questions.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... BUDHOS, Marina. Ask me no questions. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 162p. c2006. 978-1-4169-4920-6. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: There are thousands of illegal residents in the US, and those from Muslim countries have been targeted since ...
Castellucci, Cecil. The queen of cool.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. The queen of cool. Candlewick. 166p. c2006. 978-0-7636-3413-1. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2006: What if the pinnacle of social success in high school was actually boring?. This is Libby's dilemma. She's bored with the ...
Daswani, Kavita. Indie girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... DASWANI, Kavita. Indie girl. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 232p. c2007. 978-1-4169-4892-6. $8.99. JS Indira (Indie) wants to get an internship with a style magazine near LA where she lives. The closest she comes to this dream (she is only 15 years old) is to get the job of ...
Dines, Carol. The queen's soprano.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... DINES, Carol. The queen's soprano. Harcourt. 318p. c2006. 978-0-15-206102-9. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Fans of historical fiction featuring plucky heroines in peril will enjoy this novel. Seventeen-year-old Angelica is blessed with a ...
Fogelin, Adrian. Sister Spider knows all.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FOGELIN, Adrian. Sister Spider knows all. Peachtree. 209p. c2003. 978-1-56145-386-3. $6.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: Americans tend to avoid discussing class differences, and this charming story about a girl who lives in a trailer with her ...
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. Stay with me, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FREYMANN-WEYR, Garret. Stay with me, a novel. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 308p. 978-0-618-88404-9. $8.99. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Freymann-Weyr writes about privileged New York teenagers; she makes all those popular books (the Gossip Girl ...
Fuqua, Jonathon Scott. King of the pygmies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... FUQUA, Jonathon Scott. King of the pygmies. Candlewick. 248p. c2005. 978-0-7636-3412-4. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2005: This is an engrossing story about a teen who is starting to hear voices, which triggers his diagnosis as a ...
Geras, Adele. Ithanka.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... GERAS, Adele. Ithanka. Harcourt. 360p. c2005. 9780-15-206104-3. $6.95. JS The accompanying novel Troy by Geras is an ALA Best Book for YAs. Ithaka retells the story of the family left behind while Odysseus is journeying home from the Trojan War (the stuff of Homer's Odyssey). ...
Gruen, Sara. Water for elephants, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... GRUEN, Sara. Water for elephants, a novel. Algonquin. 335p. c2006. 978-1-56512-560-5. $13.95. SA To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, January 2007: After Jacob Jankowski's parents are killed in a car crash, he's unable to complete his veterinary exams and ends up ...
Harvey, Sarah. Bull's eye.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... HARVEY, Sarah. Bull's eye. Orca, Soundings. 104p. c2007. 978-1-55143-681-4. $8.95. JS High school senior Emily has her life turned upside down when she opens a rather large package. This arrives soon after the death of her beloved aunt, her mother's sister, and her mother is ...
Hawes, Louise. The vanishing point.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... HAWES, Louise. The vanishing point. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 226p. c2004. 978-0-618-74788-7. $799. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: This fine historical fiction falls into the category of a well-written novel that might not find many readers ....
Jackson, Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... JACKSON, Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery. Orca. 204p. c2007 978-1-55143-660-9. $795. JS The last time Dinah Galloway saw Ardle Bean was just before her dad died, when Ardle had dropped in to make sure that Dinah's dad had found a secure place for the ...
Kidd, Ronald. Monkey Town; the summer of the Scopes trial.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... KIDD, Ronald. Monkey Town; the summer of the Scopes trial. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 250p. c2006. 978-1-4169-4921-3. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: What with the current debate in our culture about teaching evolution or intelligent design ...
Linker, Julie. Disenchanted princess.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... LINKER, Julie. Disenchanted princess. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 224p. c2007. 978-1-4169-3472-1. $8.99. S West Deschanel is used to the good life. She lives in a ten-million-dollar home in Los Angeles and enjoys a full staff always at her beck and call. Her mother, a famous model, ...
Mathews, Ellie. The linden tree.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MATHEWS, Ellie. The linden tree. Milkweed. 195p. c2007. 978-1-57131-674-5. $6.95. J Mathews tells a story that reflects the natural world, full of everyday beauty but offset by gut-wrenching sorrow. Katy Sue Hanson lives a quiet, normal existence on her family's Iowa farm until ...
McMahen, Chris. Klutzhood.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... McMAHEN, Chris. Klutzhood. Orca. 154p. c2007. 978-1-55143-710-1. $795. J When Arlo's mother gets a new job, he is initially thrilled. Finally, they will have more money, allowing them luxuries like take-out pizza and new clothes. When she informs him that the job is not in ...
Morgan, Robert. Brave Enemies; a novel of the American Revolution.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MORGAN, Robert. Brave enemies; a novel of the American Revolution. Algonquin. 320p. c2003. 978-1-56512-578-0. $13.95. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: Josie is a 16-year-old girl living in the Carolinas during the chaos of the Revolutionary ...
Mowll, Joshua. Operation Red Jericho.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... MOWLL, Joshua. Operation Red Jericho. (The Guide Trilogy, Book One.) Candlewick. 266p. illus. c2005. 978-0-7636-3475-9. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2005: Clever in both its conception and format, Mowll's first novel is sure to appeal to ...
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice in the know.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice in the know. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 277p. c2006. 978-0-689-87093-4. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Here we are again in Alice's life, this time in the summer before her junior year in high ...
Oates, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2007; ... OATES, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away. HarperCollins. 292p. c2006. 978-0-06-073527-2. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Joyce Carol Oates continues her crossover into YA literature with this ...