Kliatt back issues from July 2008:
CLA Greater Boston Cooperative Library Association summer reading list Grades 11 & 12.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A FAMILY AFFAIR Foer, Jonathan. EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE: A NOVEL. Inquisitive and precocious 9-year-old Oscar tries to make sense of his father's death on 9/11. When he finds a mysterious key that belonged to his father, Oscar embarks on a journey to find the lock it ...
Armstrong, Kelley. The summoning.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... ARMSTRONG, Kelley. The summoning. HarperCollins. 400p. c2008. 978-0-061-66269-0. $17.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-061-66272-0. $18.99). J S High school student Chloe is having a mental breakdown. She thinks that she is seeing people whom no one else is able to see. More than that, she ...
Baldini, Michelle & Biederman, Lynn. Unraveling.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BALDINI, Michelle & BIEDERMAN, Lynn. Unraveling. Random House, Delacorte. 231p. c2008. 978-0-385-73540-7. $15.99. S * Amanda Himmelfarb is a 15-year-old in rebellion against her mother, whom she calls "the Captain," and her father, whom she calls "La La Man." She calls her ...
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. All we know of love.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BASKIN, Nora Raleigh. All we know of love. Candlewick. 201p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3623-4. $16.99. S Natalie's mother left home four years ago--a sad, lonely woman. Now that Natalie has had a love affair with a guy who doesn't see her for who she is, she decides to get on a bus ...
Bauer, Michael Gerard. The running man.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BAUER, Michael Gerard. The running man. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 272p. c2008. 978-0-06-145508-7. $16.99. S Having been assigned by his art teacher to draw a portrait of someone interesting, Joseph has difficulty picking a subject. That is, until his next-door neighbor, ...
Bell, Hilari. Rogue's Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BELL, Hilari. Rogue's home. (A Knight and Rogue novel.) HarperCollins, EOS. 432p. c2008. 978-0-06-082506-5. $17.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06082507-2. $18.89.) J S In this sequel to The Last Knight, baron's son Sir Michael and his squire Fisk, a former burglar, continue their banter ...
Bowler, Tim. Frozen fire.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BOWLER, Tim. Frozen fire. Penguin, Philomel. 336p. c2008. 978-0-399-25053-8. $17.99. S A "I'm dying," says a boy's voice on the phone in the opening line of this spooky thriller. Dusty, age 15, doesn't know what to make of the call, especially when the boy says his name is ...
Brooks, Kevin. Black rabbit summer.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BROOKS, Kevin. Black rabbit summer. Scholastic, Chicken House. 496p. c2008. 978-0-545-05752-3. $17.99. S A Five old friends about to head off for colleges and jobs decide to get together one last time at the local carnival. Pete, age 16, tells the story of how he meets up with ...
Brown, Jason Robert & Elish, Dan. 13, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BROWN, Jason Robert & ELISH, Dan. 13, a novel. HarperCollins. 201p. c2008. 978-0-06-078749-3. $15.99. J Bar mitzvah, divorce, leaving the familiar and moving to a new community--these are the serious themes of this novel for young YAs. Throughout is a healthy sense of the ...
Cabot, Meg. Airhead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CABOT, Meg. Airhead. Scholastic, Point. 352p. c2008. 978-0-545-04062-5. $16.99. J S * Em Watts is the ultimate tomboy: she loves most things girls hate. She's addicted to video games, as well as to her fellow video-game pal, Christopher--but refuses to reveal her crush on him ...
Cannon, A.E. The loser's guide to life and love.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CANNON, A.E. The loser's guide to life and love. HarperCollins. 272p. c2008. 978-0-061-12846-2. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-061-12847-9. $1789.) J Ed McIff works at Reel Life Movies. He describes himself as a short loser who never gets the girl. He is such a nothing that the ...
Carvell Marlene. Caught between the Pages.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CARVELL Marlene. Caught between the pages. Penguin, Dutton. 240p. c2008. 978-0-525-47916-1. $16.99. J S High school sophomore PJ is no dummy, though he's a lousy student. Only his strict English teacher, Mrs. Jordan, holds him accountable for his actions; life at home is pretty ...
Clement-Moore, Rosemary. Hell week.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CLEMENT-MOORE, Rosemary. Hell week. (Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil.) Random House, Delacorte. 329p. c2008. 978-0-385-73414-1. $16.99 J S The sequel to Prom Dates From Hell continues Maggie's story as she begins her freshman year in the local college where her father teaches and is ...
Coy, John. Box out.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... COY, John. Box out. Scholastic. 304p. c2008. 978-0-439-87032-0. $16.99. J S Liam, a high school sophomore, is thrilled when he's asked to join the varsity basketball team to replace an injured player. The tough coach values Liam for his height, so he can grab the rebounds: to ...
Craft, Elizabeth & Fain, Sarah. Footfree and fancyloose.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CRAFT, Elizabeth & FAIN, Sarah. Footfree and fancyloose. Little, Brown. 427p. c2008. 978-0316-05795-0. $16.99. S * Life magazine's review of the prequel to this book, Bass Ackwards and Belly Up, said, "For those who have outgrown the Traveling Pants series." Not sure what that ...
Davis, Tanita S. A la carte.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAVIS, Tanita S. A la carte. Random House, Knopf. 288p. 978-0-3758-4815-5. $15.99. J S High school senior Lainey Seifert is a loner by choice. All she needs in the world is her work at her mother's restaurant, her recipe notebook, and her fantasy cooking show, or so she thinks ....
de la Pena, Matt. Mexican white boy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... de la PENA, Matt. Mexican white boy. Random House, Delacorte. 256p. c2008. 978-0-385-73310-6. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90329-5. $18.99.) SA * Half-Mexican, half-white, Danny feels he's too brown to fit in at his snooty San Diego prep school, but when he goes to spend the ...
Docherty, Jimmy. The ice cream con.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... DOCHERTY, Jimmy. The ice cream con. Scholastic, Chicken House. 256p. c2008. 978-0-545-02885-1. $16.99. JS * Young Jimmy, looking to protect himself from constantly being mugged by the tough characters at his Glasgow, Scotland housing project, starts a rumor about a protective ...
Doctorow, Cory. Little brother.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... DOCTOROW, Cory. Little brother. Tor. 382p. bibliog. c2008.978-0-7653-1985-2. $17.95. SA * Marcus, age 17, and his hacker friends pick the wrong day to cut school. They get caught up in the chaos following a major terrorist attack on San Francisco and are taken away by the ...
Forester, Victoria. The girl who could fly.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... FORESTER, Victoria. The girl who could fly. Macmillan, Feiwel and Friends. 208p. c2008. 9780-312-37462-4. $16.95. J Piper McCloud comes from a household that does what they do because doing otherwise would break tradition--they don't handle change well. When her conservative ...
George, Madeleine. Looks.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... GEORGE, Madeleine. looks. Penguin, Viking. 240p. c2008. 978-0-670-60167-9. $16.99. JS The heroines of Looks are an unlikely pair for the obvious reasons: they look very different from one another. Meghan Ball is grossly overweight yet goes unseen, while Aimee Zorn is skinny and ...
Gray, Claudia. Evernight.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... GRAY, Claudia. Evernight. HarperCollins. 336p. c2008. 978-0-0612-8439-7. $16.99. JS Evernight Academy is a gloomy boarding school filled with the rich and the vampire, with a few humans to keep the school from attracting too much attention in the local town. The typical high ...
Halam, Ann. Snakehead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... HALAM, Ann. Snakehead. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 291p. map. c2008. 978-0-375-84108-8. $16.99. JSA * Look to the stars (or a star map) and find there the characters in this marvelous retelling of the ancient story: Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and Pegasus. Halam has been ...
Harper, Suzanne. The Juliet Club.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... HARPER, Suzanne. The Juliet Club. HarperCollins. 405p. c2008. 978-0-061-36691-8. $16.99. JS Kate and her father, Dr. Sanderson, are on their way to Verona, Italy for the summer Shakespeare Seminar. While he is teaching a class at the first annual seminar with famous author ...
Hearn, Julie. Ivy, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... HEARN, Julie. Ivy, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 355p. c2008. 978-1-4169-2506-4. $17.99. S * In Victorian England, red-haired Ivy is orphaned as a toddler and is raised by her thieving and predatory aunt and uncle and ruled over by cousins of both genders. Ivy is beautiful, ...
Hightman, J.P. Spirit.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... HIGHTMAN, J.P. Spirit. HarperCollins. 224p. c2008. 978-0-06-085063-0. $16.99. SA Death is what brought Tess and Tobias Goodraven together. After a theater fire killed both their parents, the couple became ghost hunters, traveling the world helping spirits to "move on." Their ...
Hooper, Mary. Newes from the dead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... HOOPER, Mary. Newes from the dead. Roaring Brook. 2600. illus, bibliog. c2008. 9781-59643-355-7. $16.95. JSA The basic facts of this novel make it intriguing. In England in 1650, a servant girl named Anne Green was seduced by the young master of the house. When her baby died she ...
James, Brian. Zombie blondes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... JAMES, Brian. Zombie blondes. Macmillan, Feiwel and Friends. 232p. c2008. 978-0-312-37298-9. $16.95. S This one is for lovers of stories about zombies, vampires, and witches. In certain scenes, it's strongly reminiscent of the movie, The Night of the Living Dead, where hordes of ...
Jocelyn, Marthe. Would you.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... JOCELYN, Marthe. Would you. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 165p. 978-0-375-83703-6. $15.99. JS In a moment, life changes tragically. Natalie's much-loved older sister Claire is hit by a car, and in that moment the beautiful, smart, athletic girl is destroyed. This is Natalie's story ...
Johnson, Maureen. Suite Scarlett.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... JOHNSON, Maureen. Suite Scarlett. Scholastic, Point. 350p. c2008. 978-0-439-89927-7. $16.99. JS From the author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and other imaginative YA novels, this tells about an unusual family who own and manage an old hotel in Manhattan--but no, they aren't rich ....
Joyce, Graham. The exchange.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... JOYCE, Graham. The exchange. Penguin, Viking. 256p. c2008. 978-0670-06207-2. $16.99. J Imagine creeping into a stranger's house and standing as close to the person's sleeping face as possible. Creepy, isn't it? Caz and Lucy, 15-year-old best friends, think so too, so much so ...
Kadohata, Cynthia. Outside beauty.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... KADOHATA, Cynthia. Outside beauty. Simon & Schuster. 272p. c2008. 978-0-689-86575-6. $16.99. JS Shelby is almost 13 years old. She is the third of the four daughters of a beautiful Japanese woman, each by a different husband. They live with none of their fathers and their mother ...
Karr, Katherine. Fortune's fool.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... KARR, Katherine. Fortune's fool. Random House, Knopf. 224p. bibliog. c2008. 978-0-375-84816-2. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-375-94816-9. $18.99.) JS In this lively story of the Middle Ages, Conrad, a teenaged court jester, has had it with serving nasty Lord Otto. He takes off across ...
Kephart, Beth. House of dance.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... KEPHART, Beth. House of dance. HarperCollins. 263p. c2008. 978-0-06-142928-6. $16.99. JS* This novel is for young people dealing with the loss of loved ones, whether through death or disappointment. Fifteen-year-old Rosie is lonely. Her father has abandoned the family. Her ...
Kidd, Ronald. On Beale Street.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... KIDD, Ronald. On Beale Street. Simon & Schuster. 256p. c2008. 978-1-4169-3387-8. $16.99. J S It's Memphis, 1954, and Elvis Presley is just recording his first song. The narrator is Johnny Ross, slightly younger than Elvis, drawn to Beale Street blues (the music of the black ...
Kogler, Jennifer Anne. The otherworldlies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... KOGLER, Jennifer Anne. The otherworldlies. HarperCollins, Eos. 385p. c2008. 978-0-06-073959-1. $16.99. J S I am a big fan of Kogler's first YA novel Ruby Tuesday, and again here in The Otherworldlies, Kogler's intelligence and imagination are standouts in the YA field. (Kogler ...
Landman, Tanya. I am Apache.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... LANDMAN, Tanya. I am Apache. Candlewick. 305p. bibliog. c2008. 978-0-7636-3664-7. $1799. J S A dramatic story, with a dramatic cover, telling of an adolescent girl who chooses to be a warrior to avenge the death of her little brother when Mexicans attacked her Apache tribe. The ...
Lewis, Richard. The demon queen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... LEWIS, Richard. The demon queen. Simon & Schuster. 228p. c2008. 978-1-4169-6226-7. $15.99. J S On the surface, Jesse and Honor couldn't be more different. His years in foster care taught him to blend into the background, especially since he discovered last year that his birth ...
Ly, Many. Roots and wings.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... LY, Many. Roots and wings. Random House, Delacorte. 262p. c2008. 978-0-385-73500-1. $15.99. J S A Grace is 14 years old; her mother, a Cambodian refugee, is now a teacher in Pennsylvania. Grace doesn't know who her father is. She is close to her grandmother Naree, who raised her ...
Mankell, Henning. Shadows in the twilight.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MANKELL, Henning. Shadows in the twilight. Random House, Delacorte. 208p. c2008. 978-0-385-73496-7. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90490-2. $18.99.) J In this companion to A Bridge to the Stars, it's now the fall of 1957 in the little northern Swedish town where Joel, nearly 12, ...
Marchetta, Malina. Jellicoe Road.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MARCHETTA, Malina. Jellicoe Road. HarperCollins. 419p. c2006. 978-0-06-143183-8. $1799. J S A * I approached this book already favorably impressed by Marchetta's previous books, Saving Francesca and Looking for Alibrandi, both set in Australia where Marchetta lives. Jellico Road ...
Malloy, Brian. Twelve long months.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MALLOY, Brian. Twelve long months. Scholastic. 319p. c2008. 978-0-439-87761-9. $17.99. S Molly Swain, senior in high school, budding physicist, virginal and average looking, is in love with Mark Dahl, her lab partner, who is one of the most popular boys in town. Strangely, ...
Massey, Misty. Mad Kestrel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MASSEY, Misty. Mad Kestrel. Tor. 320p. c2008. 978-0-7653-1802-2. $14.95. SA Street punk Kestrel, in hiding from the Danisoba mages who planned to kidnap her and use her powers for their own nefarious purposes, has been rescued by a pirate captain and now serves in the respected ...
McLaughlin, Lauren. Cycler.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... McLAUGHLIN, Lauren. Cycler. Random House. 250p. c2008. 978-0-375-85191-9. $17.99. S Once again, the reader has to buy the premise in order to enjoy this book. The issue may be won or lost on the first page. For four days every month, all-girl Jill inexplicably changes into ...
Mechling, Lauren. Dream girl, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MECHLING, Lauren. Dream girl, a novel. Random House, Delacorte. 311p. c2008. 978-0-385-73521-6. $15.99. JS This is one of those books that feel like a guilty pleasure: that is, it's not exactly deep. It's about a 15-year-old daughter of professors with a rich socialite ...
Meehl Brian. Suck it up.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MEEHL Brian. Suck it up. Random House, Delacorte. 336p. c2008. 978-0-385-73300-7. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90321-9. $18.99.) SA Sixteen-year-old Morning McCobb is an unlikely vampire. For one thing, he's a vegan who uses a soy blood substitute. He was "turned" by accident, ...
Meyer, L.A. In the belly of the Bloodhound.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MEYER, L.A. In the belly of the Bloodhound. (A Bloody Jack adventure.) Harcourt. 515p. c2006. 978-0-15-206166-1. $795. JS For libraries collecting the series about Jacky Faber, this is of course a necessary purchase. The sagas are long, very long. Fortunately, there is nonstop ...
Michaels, Rune. The reminder.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MICHAELS, Rune. The reminder. Simon & Schuster. 192p. c2008. 978-1-4169-4131-6. $16.99. J S Daze hears her mother's voice in the living room. This would not be unusual except that her mother died some two years ago. Daze, her father and her little brother Ryan have moved to a ...
Mills, Sam. The viper within.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MILLS, Sam. The viper within. Random House, Knopf. 304p. c2008. 978-0-375-84465-2. $16.99. S A When his seemingly devout father leaves the family for a worldly woman, Jon seeks something other than his father's faith to believe in. That's when he finds Jeremiah--a slightly older ...
Mitchard, Jacquelyn. The midnight twins.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... MITCHARD, Jacquelyn. The midnight twins. Penguin, Razorbill. 235p. c2008. 978-1-59514-1606. $16.99. J S * Mitchard knows exactly how to write captivating, slightly melodramatic stories, and here is another one, with certain YA appeal. It is the start of a series about twin girls ...
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Almost Alice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Almost Alice. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 272p. c2008. 978-1-4169-6214-4. $16.99. J S Alice is getting older--here she is in the spring semester of her junior year in high school. The main event is that her old boyfriend Patrick is back ...
Neumeier, Rachel. The city in the lake.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... NEUMEIER, Rachel. The city in the lake. Random House. 304p. c2008. 978-0-375-947049. $18.99. JS Reflections and magic are everywhere in Neumeier's fantasy. Readers are introduced to this magical landscape by following the life of a young girl, Timou, who is training under her ...
Nicholson, William. Noman.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... NICHOLSON, William. Noman. (Book Three of the Noble Warriors.) Harcourt. 362p. c2008. 9780-15-206005-3, $17.00. S A * The Noble Warriors trilogy comes to a satisfying conclusion with this new book. The three former Nomana have each gone off in different directions: Wildman to ...
Prineas, Sarah. The Magic Thief.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... PRINCEAS, Sarah. The magic thief. (The Magic Thief trilogy, book one.) HarperCollins. 426p. illus. map. c2008. 978-0-06-137587-3. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-137588-0. $1789.) J * Readers pining for Harry Potter will be pleased to make the acquaintance of Conn, a scruffy young ...
Sensel, Joni. The humming of numbers.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... SENSEL, Joni. The humming of numbers. Henry Holt. 243p. c2008. 978-0-8050-8327-9. $16.95. JS This is historical fiction mixed in with the supernatural, set in the 10th century in an Irish abbey. Alden, at 17, is on the verge of becoming a monk, with the desire to work copying ...
Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito; guardian of the spirit.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... UEHASHI, Nahoko. Moribito; guardian of the spirit. Trans. by Cathy Hirano. Scholastic. 248p. c2008. 978-0-545-00542-5. $17.99. JS* This is the first publication in English of Uehashi's first book in the Moribito series, which has already been published as a manga series and has ...
Volponi, Paul. Hurricane song; a novel of New Orleans.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... VOLPONI, Paul. Hurricane song; a novel of New Orleans. Penguin, Viking. 144p. c2008. 978-0-670-06160-0. $15.99. S * Miles had always dreamed of going to the Superdome, but as a football player--not as a refugee from Hurricane Katrina. Along with his jazz musician father and his ...
Wilson, Martin. What they always tell us.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... WILSON, Martin. What they always tell us. Random House, Delacorte. 291p. c2008. 978-0385-73507-0. $15.99. S This story is told in alternating chapters from two points of view. One is that of 15-year-old Alex, who tried to commit suicide by drinking Pine-Sol at a party. His life ...
Wittlinger, Ellen. Love & lies; Marisol's story.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... WITTLINGER, Ellen. Love & lies; Marisol's story. (Companion volume to Hard Love.) Simon & Schuster. 245p. c2008. 978-1-4169-6231-1. $16.99. S A Hard Love is an ALA Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a Lambda Literary Award winner, so we certainly welcome this sequel, which takes ...
Woodworth, Chris. Double-click for trouble.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... WOODWORTH, Chris. Double-click for trouble. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 176p. c2008. 9780-3743-0987-9. $16.00. J Thirteen-year-old Eddie lives with his protective single mother in Chicago, with lots of love but not much money. He isn't supposed to go online without her ...
Block, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BLOCK, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress. HarperCollins. 116p. c2006. 978-0-9096-0763-3. $7.99. S A To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: Block, author of Weezie Bat and many other YA novels, turns to free verse to recount a modern version of Greek ...
Bloss, Josie. Band Geek love.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BLOSS, Josie. Band Geek love. Llewelyn, Flux. 262p. c2008. 978-0-7387-1356-8. $9.95. S For Ellie, high school has always been all about marching band. Now in her senior year, she is the trumpet section leader and thrilled to have a big solo. To say that Ellie is obsessed with ...
Brian, Kate. The princess & the pauper.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BRIAN, Kate. The princess & the pauper. Simon & Schuster. 266p. c2003.1-4169-5369-8. $8.99. J S Outside of looking nearly identical, unrelated 16-year-aids Carina and Julia have nothing in common. Julia attends Rosewood, a private high school, where she is a scholarship student ....
Cabot, Meg. How to be popular, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... CABOT, Meg. How to be popular, a novel. HarperCollins. 288p. c2006. 978-0-06-088014-9. $8.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Steph, funny and wholesome, is notorious at her school for once spilling a drink all over the most popular girl. Time has ...
Davies, Peter Ho. The Welsh girl, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAVIES, Peter He. The Welsh girl, a novel. Houghton Mifflin. 338p. c2007. 978-0-618-91852-2. $13.95. SA A small village in North Wales is the setting for this story, which takes place right after D-Day. The impact of the war is felt by one family whose son is missing in action ...