Kliatt back issues from November 2008:
The children's literature comprehensive database.(www.childrenslit.com)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Special Offer to KLIAT Subscribers Once upon a time librarians could only dream of a resource that brings together multiple review sources, provides powerful search capabilities, allows the user to determine the search options, links the user with curriculum tools and author ...
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Persistence of memory.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Persistence of memory. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2008. 978-0-385-73437-0. $15.99. (Library bdg: 978-0-385-90443 -8. $18.99.) S Erin is a high school student with an abnormal problem: she often finds herself in a different time and a different place ....
Ayarbe, Heidi. Freeze frame.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... AYARBE, Heidi. Freeze frame. HarperCollins, Laura Geringer. 384p. c2008. 978-0-06-135173-0. $16.99. S Kyle thinks of his life through the eyes of a movie director--but the scene he's directing is the most important moment in his life and he can't seem to get it right. Did he ...
Beam, Matt. Can you spell revolution?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... BEAM, Matt. Can you spell revolution? Penguin, Dutton. 272p. c2008. 978-0-525-47998-7. $1799. J Chris, an 8th-grader, hates all the rules of middle school, but not nearly as much as the mysterious new student, Clouds McFadden. Determined to bring about change, and inspired by ...
Blundell, Judy. What I saw and how I lied.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLUNDELL, Judy. What I saw and how I lied. Scholastic. 288p. c2008. 978-0-439-903462. $16.99. S Judy Blundell has crafted a hair novel for YAs set just after WW II. Evie is a sweet, naive young teen being raised by her mother and her stepfather Joe, an Army veteran. One evening, ...
Booraem, Ellen. The unnameables.(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... BOORAEM, Ellen. The unnameables. Harcourt. 318p. c2008. 978-0-15-206368-9. $16.00. JSA* Medford Runyuin lives on an island named, prosaically enough, Island. The lives of the people on Island have changed very little since the first Island settlers arrived in the 17th century ....
Cashore, Kristin. Graceling.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... CASHORE, Kristin. Graceling. Harcourt. 480p. c2008. 978-0-15-206396-2. $17.00. SA This stunning debut novel introduces a world in which certain individuals are born with supernatural abilities, or Graces. Some are benign, but Katsa's is for killing, making her feared by the ...
Collins, Suzanne. The hunger games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... COLLINS, Suzanne. The hunger games. Scholastic. 374p. c2008. 978-0-439-02348-3. $17.99. JS* This is an amazingly suspenseful story, combining the familiar ("Survivor"-type TV shows) with details of a horrific future. Once again, an author chooses a future in which some calamity ...
Crabtree, Julie. Discovering pig magic.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... CRABTREE, Julie. Discovering pig magic. Milkweed. 200p. c2008. 978-1-57131-683-7. $16.95. J Mattie, known by friends and family as M, adventures through the age of 13 with hopes, fears, and two best friends, Ariel and Nicki. While M is busy with a collection of pig memorabilia ...
Easton, Kelly. To be Mona.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... EASTON, Kelly. To be Mona. Simon & Schuster, Margaret K. McElderry Books. 224p. c2008. 978-1-4169-0054-2. $16.00. S Sage would love to reinvent herself and her entire life. She's dieting, trying to figure out how to juggle her mother's extreme mood swings, wishing she had the ...
Erdrich, Louise. The porcupine year.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... ERDRICH, Louise. The porcupine year. Harper Collins. 208p. c2008. 978-0-0602-9787-9. $15.99. (Library bdg: 978-0-0602-9788-6. $16.99.) J* Readers of Louise Erdrich's books The Birchbark House and The Game of Silence will be thrilled to once again spend time with the Ojibway ...
Finn, Mary. Anila's journey.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... FINN, Mary. Anila's journey. Candlewick. 309p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3916-7.$16.99. JSA* Finn saw a painting that hangs in The National Gallery of Ireland called An Indian Lady, painted by Thomas Hickey, and the painting was the inspiration for this historical novel. The story is ...
Ford, Michael Thomas. Suicide notes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... FORD, Michael Thomas. Suicide notes. HarperCollins, HarperTeen. 304p. c2008. 978-0-06073755-9. $16.99. A It's New Year's Day, and 15-year-old Jeff wakes up to find that he's in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Even with bandages on his wrists, Jeff knows this must all be a ...
Golding, Julia. Cat among the pigeons.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... GOLDING, Julia. Cat among the pigeons. (Sequel to The Diamond of Drury Lane.) Roaring Brook. c2006. 368p. 978-1-59643-352-6. $16.95. J* We missed reviewing the first in this fine series, but it would be easy for younger YA readers who love historical fiction to pick up the ...
Hartnett, Sonya. The ghost's child.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HARTNETT, Sonya. The ghost's child. Candlewick. 176p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3964-8. $16.99. SA* A blond boy with gray eyes was the last person Matilda expected to see on her settee when she returned from walking her dog. She suspects she knows why he's there, but seemingly his only ...
Heath, Jack. The Lab.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HEATH, Jack. The Lab. Scholastic. 352p. c2008. 978-0-545-06860-4. $17.99. JS In a dystopian City controlled by a greedy corporation called ChaoSonic, a vigilante group known as the Deck that tries to fight the powers that be has a secret weapon: Agent Six of Hearts. He's their ...
Hoffmann, Kerry Cohen. The good girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HOFFMANN, Kerry Cohen. The good girl. Random House, Delacorte. 176p. c2008. 978-0-38590609. $15.99. S Hoffmann introduces us to Lindsey, whose life has recently unraveled. Her older brother Mark died tragically and her family isn't dealing well with their grief. Her younger ...
Ives, David, Voss; how I come to America and am hero, mostly.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... IVES, David, Voss; how I come to America and am hero, mostly. Penguin, Putnam. 200p. c2008. 978-0-399-24722-4. $17.99. JS* In a world where Borat was a popular movie, based on the idea of a clueless foreigner encountering American cynicism, consumerism, and racism, while not ...
Jinks, Catherine. Babylonne.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... JINKS, Catherine. Babylonne. Candlewick. 400p. c2008.978-0-7626-2650-0. $18.99. JS Catherine Jinks has crafted a story set in medieval France about a feisty protagonist, Babylonne, the daughter of Pagan, featured hero in four previous books by Jinks. Her Cathar faith is ...
Kanell, Beth. The darkness under the water.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KANELL, Beth. The darkness under the water. Candlewick. 320p. c2008. 978-0-76363719-4. $18.99. JS Molly Ballou lives with the constant memory of her older sister, who was swept away by the river when she was only five years old. It is rural Vermont in the 1920s. Molly embraces ...
Klages, Ellen. White sands, red menace.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KLAGES, Ellen. White sands, red menace. Penguin, Viking. 352p. c2008. 978-0-670-06235-5. $16.99. J This is the sequel to Ellen Klages's award-winning novel, The Green Glass Sea. Suze Gordon and Dewey Kerrigan have moved to Alamagordo, New Mexico where Suze's father is working on ...
Koertge, Ron. Deadville.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KOERTGE, Ron. Deadville. Candlewick. 224p. c2008. 978-0-7836-3580-0. $16.99. S Ryan Glazier is dead--not literally, but figuratively dead to the world of responsibility, schoolwork, and anything that might imply a normal life. The only thing he knows are the drugs he takes ....
Koja, Kathe. Headlong, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KOJA, Kathe. Headlong, a novel. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 195p. c2008, 978-0-374-32912-9. $16.95. JS* Deviating from the formula of outsider-girl-trying-to-break-into-popular-circle, Koja comes up with a plot that asks: what if one of the popular girls befriends, even becomes ...
Levine, Anna. Freefall.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... LEVINE, Anna. Freefall. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 251p. c2008. 978-0-06-157654-6. $16.99. JS Anna Levine lives in Israel, and this story is about Aggie, an Israeli teenager about to enter the army. She and her friends are leaving high school, just like students all over the ...
Mancusi, Mari. Gamer girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MANCUSI, Mari. Gamer girl. Penguin, Dutton. 248p. c2008. 978-0-525-47995-6. $16.99. JS The charm of this story is that it is about a teenage girl who loves manga and creates her own. As the story begins, Maddy is miserable, trying to adjust to a new school, a new town, and the ...
Mass, Wendy. Every soul a star.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MASS, Wendy. Every soul a star. Little, Brown. 326p. c2008. 978-0-318-00256-1. $16.99. J Moon Shadow Campground is in the right spot to view a total eclipse of the sun. That means that eclipse chasers from all over the country are going to descend upon Ally's home, and she is ...
Matthews, Andrew. The way of the warrior.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MATTHEWS, Andrew. The way of the warrior. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2008, 978-0-52542063-7. $15.99. JS In 16th-century Japan, a war-torn era when warlords fought each other for supremacy, ten-year-old Jimmu is suddenly without parents and without a home. His father, believing that ...
Medina, Meg. Meligros; girl from away.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MEDINA, Meg. Meligros; girl from away. Henry Holt. 299p. c2008. 978-0-8050-8231-2. $17.95. J Meg Medina has crafted a beautiful tale of a brave young girl from a paradise that now is lost but once thrived in the Caribbean. Milagros de la Torre is the daughter of a woman who can ...
Michaelis, Antonio. Tiger moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MICHAELIS, Antonio. Tiger moon. Abrams, Amulet. 384p. c2008. 978-0-8109-9481-2. $18.95. S This story within a story bears all the soulful qualities of great Indian storytelling. A young bride, Raka, is awaiting her fate at the hands of her dangerous, greedy husband. Her dreamy ...
Mlynowski, Sarah. Parties & potions.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... MLYNOWSKI, Sarah. Parties & potions. (Magic in Manhattan, Book 4.) Random House, Delacorte. 340p. c2008. 978-0-385-73645-9. $16.99. JS In the fourth installment of the Magic in Manhattan series, sisters Rachel and Miri learn about a special coming-of-age ritual for young witches ...
Owens, James A. The indigo king.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... OWENS, James A. The indigo king. (The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica.) Simon & Schuster. 375p. illus, c2008. 978-1-4169-8053-2. $17.99. JS* Jack and John, Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, are in trouble up to their necks. Their friend Hugo has disappeared ...
Papademetriou, Lisa. Drop.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... PAPADEMETRIOU, Lisa. Drop. Random House, Knopf. c2008. 978-0-375-84244-3. $15.99. S Perhaps this could be called "a caper story." It's about three teens, each with a problematic family life, who try to beat the system in the casinos in Las Vegas. However, it's not a comedy. ...
Phillips, Suzanne. Burn.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... PHILLIPS, Suzanne. Burn. Little, Brown. 288p. c2008. 978-0-316-00165-6. $18.99. JS "In high school there were no second chances," Cameron learns in his very first week. The coach at sports orientation publicly mistakes the slight, blond-haired freshman for a girl, and he's ...
Pierce, Tamora. Melting stones.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... PIERCE, Tamora. Melting stones. (Circle of Magic.) Scholastic. 312p. c2008. 978-0-545-05264-1. $17.99. JS Stone mage Evumeimei, better known as Evvy, knew she should have tried harder to get out of this trip. She dislikes foreigners, she dislikes the sea, and she especially ...
Powell, Randy. Swiss mist.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... POWELL, Randy. Swiss mist. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 224p. c2008. 978-0-374-37356-6. $16.95. JS Coping with change and searching for one's identity and destiny are the themes of this coming-of-age story about Milo, who we first meet at the age of ten. That's the year his parents ...
Prevost, Guillaume. The gate of days.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... PREVOST, Guillaume. The gate of days. (The Book of Time II.)Tr. by William Rodarmor. Scholastic. 249p. c2007. 978-0-439-88376-4. $16.99. JS It's been a few weeks since Sam Faulkner discovered his missing father was a time traveler, and a few days since his cousin Lily found a ...
Reed, Kit. The night children.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... REED, Kit. The night children. Tor, Starscape. 235p. c2008. 978-0-7653-2038-X. $17.95. JS In this novel, gangs of children and teenagers secretly live in a giant mall that resembles, oh, say, Mall of America, a giant complex of consumerism that has sprung up in the middle of ...
Reeve, Philip. Here lies Arthur.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... REEVE, Philip. Here lies Arthur. Scholastic. 340p. c2008. 978-0-545-09334-7. $16.99. JS* Reeve, the author of the excellent Mortal Engines quartet and the Larklight series, turns his attention here to a different fantasy, the legend of King Arthur--but Reeve's Arthur is a far ...
Rinaldi, Ann. The letter writer.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... RINALDI, Ann. The letter writer. Harcourt. 224p. c2008. 978-015-206402-0. $17.00. JS Ann Rinaldi, well known for her historical fiction, has taken on the fascinating history of the Nat Turner Rebellion in Southhampton County, Virginia in August of 1831. Turner was "loaned" out ...
Ruby, Laura. Play me.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... RUBY, Laura. Play me. HarperCollins. 311p. 2008. 978-0-06-124327-1. $16.99. S Ruby indicates that this book is a response to a girl's request for a plot "about a player who gets his heart crushed/ smashed/totally annihilated." Ruby fills the bill, but by the time it's over, ...
Ryan, Amy Kathleen. Vibes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... RYAN, Amy Kathleen. Vibes. Houghton Mifflin. 256p. c2008. 978-0-618-99530-1. $16.00. JS Ryan has crafted an honest and endearing look at the inner life of an extremely likeable teenager who seems to have psychic tendencies. Kristi has a father who left home, a mother who works ...
Singleton, Sarah. Out of the shadows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... SINGLETON, Sarah. Out of the shadows. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 256p. c2006. 978-0-618-92722-7. $16.00. JS* Elizabeth Dyer, the daughter of a Catholic family in Elizabethan times, is already living under the suspicion of treason when she makes a dangerous friend: Isabelle, a ...
Stolarz, Laurie Fara. Deadly little secret.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... STOLARZ, Laurie Fara. Deadly little secret. Hyperion. 288p. c2008.978-1-4231-1144-3. $15.99. JS It all begins with a near-death accident. A mysterious boy saves Camelia from an out-of-control car in the school parking lot, and then speeds off on his motorcycle before she can ...
Todd, Pamela. The Blind Faith Hotel.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... TODD, Pamela. The blind faith hotel, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 312p. c2008. 978-1-4169-5494-1. $16.99. J* There is much that is wonderful about this novel, first and foremost the main character, Zoe. And Todd absolutely captures the tension and love and fury and hurt in a ...
Van Etten, David. All that glitters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... VAN ETTEN, David. All that glitters. (A Likely Story Novel.) Random House, Knopf. 295p. c2008. 978-0-375-94678-3. $15.99. JS When last we tuned into Mallory's story (in Likely Story, Book One), she had just been given the chance to produce her very own soap opera. All that ...
van de Ruit, John. Spud--the madness continues.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... van de RUIT, John. Spud--the madness continues. Penguin, Razorbill. 340p. c2008. 978-1-59514-190-3. $16.99. JS Spud, aka John Milton, is back at boarding school for his second year. His balls have still not dropped and before long, his girlfriend dumps him. He and his dorm ...
Wallace, Rich. Dishes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... WALLACE, Rich. Dishes. Penguin, Viking. 145p. c2008. 978-0-670-01139-1. $16.99. SA It's summertime in Ogunquit, Maine, but the living isn't so easy for Danny, age 19. He's come to the oceanfront resort town to spend the season trying to get to know his father, who was only 17 ...
Westerfeld, Scott. The Risen Empire.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... WESTERFELD, Scott. The risen empire. (Succession, Book One.)Tor. 349p. c2003. 978-0-76531998-2. $14.95. SA* A line has been drawn in the stars. The undead Emperor's sister, Anastasia, is a hostage of the Rix, machine-enhanced humans who germinate and protect Al minds that ...
Alt, Carol. This year's model, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... ALT, Carol. This year's model, a novel. HarperCollins, Avon. 255p. c2008. 978-0-06-136624-6. $13.95. SA You may not recognize Alt's name, but you will recognize her face. She has been a successful model and has appeared on the cover of more than 700 magazines. In this, her first ...
Arslan, Antonia. Skylark Farm, a novel.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... ARSLAN, Antonia. Skylark Farm, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 275p. c2007. 978-1-4000-9567-4. $14.95. SA With the Armenian genocide still a controversy in 21st-century headlines, readers will find Antonia Arslan's Skylark Farm a compelling read. Arslan gives voice to the untold ...
Barth-Grozinger, Inge. Something remains, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... BARTH-GROZINGER, Inge. Something remains, a novel. Hyperion. 390p. c2004. 9780-7868-3881-3. $8.99. JS Unlike many books about the Holocaust, this novel focuses on the time period of 1933-1938 and is based on the lives of real people living in a small town in Germany. It traces ...
Brown, Carrie. The rope walk, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... BROWN, Carrie. The rope walk, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 321 p. c2007. 978-0-307-27809-8. $13.95. JSA Alice is the only daughter of a widower with four sons. Her mother died when she was very young, and Alice is living a protected and love-cushioned life with her beloved ...
Collins, Yvonne & Rideout, Sandy. The black sheep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... COLLINS, Yvonne & RIDEOUT, Sandy. The black sheep. Hyperion. 348p. c2007. 978-142310160-4. $8.99. S Fifteen-year-old Kendra's life in Manhattan is rigidly controlled. Her parents keep their apartment looking like a museum, have a thick binder of rules they expect their daughter ...
Cooney, Caroline B. A friend at midnight.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... COONEY, Caroline B. A friend at midnight. Random House. 183p. c2006. 978-0-385-73327-4. $8.99. JS* I've always considered Cooney's stories entertaining and good additions to YA collections to attract reluctant readers. This one surprised me and made me understand Cooney has ...
Deuker, Carl. Gym candy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... DEUKER, Carl. Gym candy. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 313p. c2007. 978-0-547-07631-7. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2007: Football is in Mick's blood; his father made it to the NFL, and he longs to be a star. But is the high school freshman ...
Ellis, Deborah & Walters, Eric. Bifocal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... ELLIS, Deborah & WALTERS, Eric. Bifocal. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 280p. c2007. 978-1-55455-062-3. $12.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2007: Ellis and Walters are familiar writers of YA stories and they successfully create a dramatic high school ...
Fraiberg, Jordanna. In your room.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... FRAIBERG, Jordanna. In your room. Penguin, Razorbill. 203p. c2008. 978-1-59514-193-4. $8.99. JS This love story will please all who like love stories. It all sounds so sexy--In Your Room--but the catch is that the boy and the girl aren't in the same room together. (At least, not ...
Fullerton, Alma. Libertad.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... FULLERTON, Alma. Libertad. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 215p. c2008. 978-1-55455-106-4. $11.95. JS Libertad and his little brother Julio live on the outskirts of Guatemala City near the city dump. With their mother, they make a living by salvaging trash from the dump and selling it ....
Franklin, Emily. At face value.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... FRANKLIN, Emily. At face value. Llewellyn, Flux. 262p. c2008. 978-0-7387-1307-6. $9.95. JS Cyrie Bergerac is a smart, funny 17-year-old high school student with several outstanding qualities and one outstanding (as in hard-to-miss) feature--her nose. Even though she is the star ...
Green, John, JOHNSON, Maureen & Myracle, Lauren. Let it snow; three holiday romances.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... GREEN, John, JOHNSON, Maureen & MYRACLE, Lauren. Let it snow; three holiday romances. Penguin, Speak. 352p. c2008. 978-0-14-241214-5. $9.99. SA* This is a unique foray into a format in which three different authors tell a story. Maureen Johnson kicks off with a gigantic ...
Hart, Christine. Watching July.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HART, Christine. Watching July. Sumach. 205p. c2008. 978-1-894549-71-4. $12.95. SA This novel is definitely for the more mature reader--the subject matter is emotionally challenging, but high school readers who enjoy psychological thrillers will appreciate it. July and her ...
Harvey, Sarah N. The lit report.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HARVEY, Sarah N. The lit report. Orca. 197p. c2008. 978-1-55143-905-1. $12.95. S Edgy, earthy--and filled with literary references--perhaps a strange mix. Julia is telling the story of her best friend Ruth's pregnancy and childbirth. They are high school students, and Ruth is ...
Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Sister wife.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... HRDLITSCHKA, Shelley. Sister wife. Orca. 269p. c2008. 978-1-55143-927-3. $12.95. JSA This novel is a version of a dystopian story in science fiction, except that the society it tells of could be one that exists today. (The story of the Texas community recently in the news because of ...
Key, Watt. Alabama moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KEY, Watt. Alabama moon. Macmillan, Square Fish. 298p. e2006. 978-0-312-38428-9. $6.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: Moon Blake, the ten-year-old protagonist of this novel, is like an idiot savant. He's always lived in the wilderness with ...
Khadra, Yasmina. The Attack, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... KHADRA, Yasmina. The attack, a novel. Tr. from the French by John Cullen. Random House, Anchor. 257p. c2006. 978-0-307-27570-7. $13.95. SA* Within relatively few pages, The Attack tells us so much about the complex realities of life in modern Israel. The narrator is a ...