Kliatt articles from July 2005

Kliatt archives from July 2005

Greater Boston Cooperative Library Association reading list--grades 11 & 12.
July 1, 2005... CROSSING BOUNDARIES Doyle, Roddy. THE COMMITMENTS. The first novel in Roddy Doyle's critically acclaimed series highlights the life of the teenager Jimmy Rabbitte as he and his mates try to bring some "soul music" to Dublin's gritty North...

Black, Holly. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BLACK, Holly. Valiant; a modern tale of faerie. Simon & Schuster. 320p. c2005. 0-689-86822-7. $16.95. JS Readers of Black's previous novel, Tithe, know what the uninitiated don't: faerie has nothing to do with magic wands and glitter....

Booth, Martin. Soul Stealer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BOOTH, Martin. Soul stealer. (Sequel to Doctor Illuminatus.) Little, Brown. 242p. c2003. 0-316-15591-8. $14.99. J The twins Pip and Tim live with their parents in an old house in England, where they met the 600-year-old boy Sebastian in the...

Bray, Libba. Rebel Angels.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BRAY, Libba. Rebel angels. (Companion to A Great and Terrible Beauty.) Random House, Delacorte. 548p. c2005. 0-385-73029-2. $16.95. JS This is a long book and shouldn't be attempted by a reader who has not first read A Great and Terrible...

Bruchac, Joseph. Whisper In the Dark.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BRUCHAC, Joseph. Whisper in the dark. HarperCollins. 174p. illus. c2005. 0-06-058087-9. $15.99. J Bruchac has written another good scary story with wide appeal for middle school students. Maddie lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where her...

Butler, Dori Hillestad. Do You Know the Monkey Man?(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BUTLER, Dori Hillestad. Do you know the Monkey Man? Peachtree. 193p. c2005. 1-56145-340-4. $14.95. J Samantha (Sam) lives alone with her mother, who soon is to remarry. The new stepfather wants to adopt Sam, which starts her wondering about...

Cabot, Meg. Ready or Not.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CABOT, Meg. Ready or not. (An All-American Girl Novel.) HarperCollins. 256p. c2005. 0-06-072450-1. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-072451-X. $16.89.) JS Readers first met Samantha Madison in All-American Girl, in which she foiled an assassination...

Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CANALES, Viola. The tequila worm. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 199p. c2004. 0-385-74674-1. $15.95. JSA This unusually warm, loving family story probably will be best enjoyed by those close to the Mexican American heritage. Canales herself...

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl; the Opal deception.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... COLFER, Eoin. Artemis Fowl; the Opal deception. Hyperion. 312p. c2005. 0-7868-5289-5. $16.95. JS* Is the world big enough for two child geniuses? This fourth volume in the popular Artemis Fowl series pits the eponymous criminal mastermind,...

Connor, Leslie. Dead on Town Line.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CONNOR, Leslie. Dead on town line. Penguin, Dial. 131p. c2005. 0-8027-3021-7 $15.99. JS This book is The Lovely Bones meets Make Lemonade. In other words, the narrator is a dead girl whose body has been hidden in a crevice at the town...

Couloumbis, Audrey. Summer's End.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... COULOUMBIS, Audrey. Summer's end. Penguin, Putnam. 192p. c2005. 0-399-23555-8. $16.99. J The day before Grace's 13th birthday, her older brother Collin sets fire to his draft card at a sit-in. It's the Vietnam War era, and feelings both...

Croggon, Alison. The Naming.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CROGGON, Alison. The naming. (The First Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick. 492p. map. c2005. 0-76362639-2. $1799. JS The first book of a projected quartet, The Naming refers to Maerad's self-discovery. A slave in a drinkwater village,...

Elliot, Jessie. Girls Dinner Club.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... ELLIOT, Jessie. Girls dinner club. HarperCollins. 246p. c2005. 0-06-059539-6. $15.99. S This entry in the YA chick lit genre is both serious and entertaining, with three intelligent 17-year-old girls at the center of the story. They form a...

Emshwiller, Carol. Mister Boots.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... EMSHWILLER, Carol. Mister Boots. Penguin, Viking. 192p. c2005. 0-670-05968-4. $15.99. J This tale, subtitled "a fantasy novel," takes place in the unusual setting of the Depression, where ten-year-old Bobby Lassiter leads a mean existence...

Gliori, Debi. Pure Dead Trouble.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GLIORI, Debi. Pure dead trouble. (Pure Dead series.) Random House, Knopf. 304p. illus. c2005. 0-375-83311-0. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-375-93311-5. $1799.) JS Returning to their Scottish estate after a vacation in Italy, the Strega-Borgia...

Hill, Kirkpatrick. Dancing at the Odinochka.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HILL, Kirkpatrick. Dancing at the Odinochka. Simon & Schuster, McElderry Books. 257p. illus. bibliog. c2005. 0-689-87388-3. $15.95. J This is a worthy story that could fit into any curriculum involving the Alaskan frontier and the Russian...

Horvath, Polly. The vacation.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HORVATH, Polly. The vacation. Farrar, Strauss & Giroux. 208p. c2005. 0-374-38070-8. $16.00. J Polly Horvath has a unique style, intermingling the grotesque and the absurd with the poignant. This novel is no exception. Twelve-year-old Henry...

Horowitz, Anthony. Raven's Gate.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HOROWITZ, Anthony. Raven's Gate. (The Gatekeepers, Book 1.) Scholastic. 256p. c2005. 0-43967995-8. $17.95. JS* Framed for a crime he didn't commit, 14-year-old Matt, an orphan, is sent off to live with a foster parent in the remote...

Kehret, Peg. The Ghost's Grave.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... KEHRET, Peg. The ghost's grave. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2005. 0-525-46162-0. $16.99. J Josh is a normal 12-year-old boy with hopes of playing summer baseball and making some friends in his new home in Minneapolis. However, his mother and...

Krovatin, Christopher. Heavy metal and you.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... KROVATIN, Christopher. Heavy metal and you. Scholastic, Push. 186p. c2005. 0-439-73648-X, $16.95. S The author is a 20-year-old student at Wesleyan University who grew up in Manhattan, where this edgy story takes place. The summer before...

Lane, Dakota. The Orpheus Obsession.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LANE, Dakota. The Orpheus obsession. HarperCollins, Katherine Tegen. 275p. illus. c2005. 0-06-074173-2. $16.99. S Anooshka Stargirl becomes obsessed with Orpheus, a young rock singer. She loves his music and follows his journal on the...

Larochelle, David. Absolutely, Positively Not ...(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LAROCHELLE, David. Absolutely, positively not... Scholastic. 224p. c2005 0-439-59109-0. $16.95. JS Steven DeNarski is a good 16-year-old kid who is trying desperately to get his driver's license. He also square dances with his mother and...

Lawlor, Laurie. Dead Reckoning: A Pirate Voyage With Captain Drake.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LAWLOR, Laurie. Dead reckoning; a pirate voyage with Captain Drake. Simon & Schuster. 272p. map. c2005. 0-689-86577-5. $15.95. JS Students may have some vague knowledge of Sir Francis Drake from the history of exploration curriculum, but...

Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LUBAR, David. Sleeping freshmen never lie. Penguin, Dutton. 256p. c2005. 0-525-47311-4. $15.99. J* Just as Scott is starting high school, he finds out his mother is pregnant. Determined that his little brother-to-be should benefit from his...

Maynard, Joyce. The Cloud Chamber.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MAYNARD, Joyce. The cloud chamber. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 286p. c2005. 0-689-87152-X. $16.95. JS The novel opens with 14-year-old Nate Chance and his little sister June being met at the school bus stop by police cars. There is a scene...

Mazer, Harry. Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MAZER, Harry. Heroes don't run; a novel of the Pacific war. Simon & Schuster. 128p. c2005. 0-689-85534-6. $15.95. JS In this final book of a trilogy that began with A Boy at War and continued in A Boy No More, the year is 1944 and...

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Not the End of the World.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. Not the end of the world. HarperCollins. 244p. c2005. 0-06076030-3. $16.99. JS* When I read the story of Noah's ark to my son when he was little, his first question was: why did God destroy so many animals; were...

Meyer, L.A. Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MEYER, L.A. Under the Jolly Roger; being an account of the further nautical adventures of Jacky Faber. (A Bloody Jack Adventure.) Harcourt. 528p. c2005. 0-15-205345X. $17.00. JS This is the third in the series of adventures (many...

Moodie, Craig. The Sea Singer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MOODIE, Craig. The sea singer. Roaring Brook. 165p. c2005. 1-59643-050-8. $16.95. J Having just read the chapters on Greenland and Vinland in the current Jared Diamond book, Collapse, I found this tale of early voyages by the Vikings to...

Moredun, P.R. The Dragon Conspiracy.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MOREDUN, P.R. The dragon conspiracy. (The World of Eldaterra, Vol. One.) Harper Collins. 304p. c2005. 0-06-076663-8. $16.99. JS James Kinghorn is walking the beach in England and comes across a white marble arch. Tempted by the pillars and...

Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of my dead brother.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MYERS, Walter Dean. Autobiography of my dead brother. Illus. by Christopher Myers. HarperCollins. 214p. illus. c2005. 0-06-058291-X. $15.99. JS This novel is framed by the legendary gospel classic, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," and the...

Pearsall, Shelley. Crooked River.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... PEARSALL, Shelley. Crooked River. Random House, Knopf. 249p. c2005. 0-375-82389-1. $15.95. JS The setting is the American frontier in 1812, just before war. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca Carver, the novel's narrator, and her older sister Laura...

Pearson, Mary E. A Room on Lorelei Street.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... PEARSON, Mary E. A room on Lorelei Street. Henry Holt. 266p. c2005. 0-8050-7667-0. $16.95. SA In a small town in Texas, Zoe, a nearly lost 17-year-old daughter of an alcoholic, is trying to find her own way. All her life, she has covered...

Pollet, Alison. The Pity Party.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... POLLET, Alison. The pity party. (Sequel to Nobody Was Here.) Scholastic, Orchard. 160p. c2005. 0-439-68194-4. $15.95. J The protagonist here is Cass Levin, being raised by her grandmother after the death of her parents and going into 8th...

Rennison, Louise. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers: More Mad, Marvy Confessions of Georgia Nicolson.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... RENNISON, Louise. Then he ate my boy entrancers: more mad, marvy confessions of Georgia Nicolson. HarperCollins. 312p. c2005. 0-06-058937-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-058938-8. $16.89.) JS Hooray, Georgia is back! Or as she might put it,...

Richardson, E.E. Devil's footsteps.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... RICHARDSON, E.E. Devil's footsteps. Random House, Delacorte. 128p. c2005. 0-385-73263-5. $15.95. JS Five years ago, Bryan's brother disappeared in the woods. Playing on a series of 13 stones called the Devil's Footsteps, Adam vanished into...

Roberts, Laura Peyton. The Queen of Second Place.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. The queen of second place. Random House, Delacorte. 344p. c2005. 0-385-73162-0. $15.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Cassie believes everyone has one talent. Some people are gifted at whistling. Some can find parking places....

Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... SALISBURY, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 224p. c2005. 0-385-72971-5. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-908741. $17.99.) JS* Eddy, a 16-year-old Japanese American boy living in Honolulu in 1941, lies about his age and...

Shinn, Sharon. The Truth-Teller's Tale.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... SHINN, Sharon. The Truth-Teller's tale. Penguin, Viking. 288p. c2005. 0-670-06000-3. $15.99. JS Readers who enjoyed Shinn's The Safe-Keeper's Secret will have twice the pleasure in her new novel. Eleda and Adele are innkeeper's daughters...

Sloan, Brian. A Really Nice Prom Mess.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... SLOAN, Brian. A really nice prom mess. Simon & Schuster. 266p. c2005.0-689-87438-3. $14.95. S* Gay activists have looked forward to a YA novel where the protagonist's homosexuality is one aspect of character and not the problem. This book...

Smith, Greg Leitich. Tofu and T. Rex.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... SMITH, Greg Leitich. Tofu and T. Rex. (Companion to Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo.) Little, Brown. 155p. c2005.0-316-05735-5. $15.99. J Freddie is a passionate vegan and it's a bit difficult for everyone when she returns to Chicago to live...

Sorrells, Walter. Fake ID, a Mystery.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... SORRELLS, Walter. Fake ID, a mystery. Penguin, Sleuth/Dutton. 313p. c2005. 0-525-47514-1. $10.99. JS* It's fun to have a good mystery to offer YA readers; this one is written by an Edgar Award-winning author of mysteries for adults. It has...

Torrey, Michele. Voyage of Plunder.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... TORREY, Michele. Voyage of plunder. Random House, Knopf. 192p. c2005. 0-375-92383. $15.95. J In December of 1696, 14-year-old Daniel Markham joins his father and pregnant stepmother Faith aboard his father's ship the Gray Pearl to sail...

Waltman, Kevin. Learning the Game.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... WALTMAN, Kevin. Learning the game. Scholastic. 217p. c2005. 0-439-73109-7. $16.95. JS Waltman, the author of a similar YA novel, Nowhere Fast, knows how to get at the heart of an adolescent boy, especially one unsure of who he is. The...

Whelan, Gloria. Listening for Lions.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... WHELAN, Gloria. Listening for lions. HarperCollins. 208p. c2005. 0-06-058174-3. $15.99. JS An old-fashioned story of courage that will appeal to many, by a National Book Award-winning author who is good at telling such stories. It follows...

Wittlinger, Ellen. Sandpiper.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... WITTLINGER, Ellen. Sandpiper. Simon & Schuster. 224p. c2005. 0-689-86802-2. $16.95. S We can hear about it from Rush Limbaugh, it's a topic of local news reports, it's reported to be a result of abstinence-only sex education--oral sex...

Yolen, Jane & Stemple, Adam. Pay the piper.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... YOLEN, Jane & STEMPLE, Adam. Pay the piper. (A Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale.) Tor, Starscape. 176p. c2005. 0-765-31158-5. $16.95. J In this updated retelling of the tale of the Pied Piper, the piper is a rock 'n roll legend named Gringras, who...

Ashley, Bernard. Johnnie's Blitz.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... ASHLEY, Bernard. Johnnie's Blitz. Barn Owl, dist. by IPG Chicago. 217p. c1995. 1-903015-28-6. $9.95. J This book will stir emotions and evoke sympathy for the characters. It is not a "happily ever after" kind of story. The year is 1940,...

Baxter, Charles. Saul and Patsy.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BAXTER, Charles. Saul and Patsy, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 317p. c2003. 0-375-70916-9. $13.95. A On the surface, this novel explores the anatomy of a marriage between a bright, passionate young woman and a Jewish high school teacher,...

Burnham, Niki. Sticky Fingers.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... BURNHAM, Niki. Sticky fingers. Simon & Schuster. 278p. c2005. 0-689-87641-9. $6.99. S Jenna's life starts to change when she finds out she is accepted to Harvard and her boyfriend Scott isn't. Despite being incredibly smart, Jenna spends...

Cann, Kate. California Holiday or, How the World's Worst Summer Job Gave Me a Great New Life.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CANN, Kate. California holiday or, how the world's worst summer job gave me a great new life. HarperCollins. 400p. c2003. 0-06-056161-0. $5.99. SA It's been a long time since Rowan has felt that she fit in with the rest of her...

Clairday, Robynn. Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer (A Blog).(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CLAIRDAY, Robynn. Confessions of a boyfriend stealer (a blog). Random House, Delacorte. 228p. c2005. 0-385-73242-2. $7.95. S Sixteen-year-old Genesis Bell creates a blog to dispute her new reputation as a boyfriend stealer. She tells her...

Cline, Sandra. Pug Sheridan.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... CLINE, Sandra. Pug Sheridan. Autumn Leaves. 274p. c2004.0-9754554-4-3. $15.00. JSA Pug Sheridan grew up in rural Alabama and, at the age of 20 in 1918, she writes about her life. Pug is a character reminiscent of Scout from To Kill a...

Cofer, Judith Ortiz. The Meaning of Consuelo: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... COFER, Judith Ortiz. The meaning of Consuelo, a novel. Beacon Press. 196p. c2003. 0-8070-8387-9. $13.00. JSA* Ortiz Cofer becomes a better and better writer with each book, whether novel (The Line of the Sun, Univ. Of Georgia, 1989) or...

Collins, Yvonne & Rideout, Sandy. Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid: Daughter of the Diva: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... COLLINS, Yvonne & RIDEOUT, Sandy. Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid; daughter of the diva, a novel. St. Martin's Press. 226p. c2005. 0-312-33837-6. $11.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Leigh is sent to Ireland for the summer to visit her mother,...

Danticat, Edwidge. The Dew Breaker.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... DANTICAT, Edwidge. The dew breaker. Random House, Vintage Contemporary. 244p. c2004. 1-4000-3429-9. $12.95. SA Edwidge Danticat's Haitian/American chronicles are painful and enlightening. The story of the "dew breaker" begins at the end...

Earls, Nick. After summer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... EARLS, Nick. After summer. Houghton Mifflin. 226p. c2005.0-618-45781-X. $6.99. S Even though this story about first love and the never-never land between high school and college is set in Australia, it will resonate with American high...

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GIFF, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's song. Random House, Dell Yearling. 148p c2000. 0-440-41829-1. $5.99. J The Ryans of Maidin Bay are dirt-poor and on the brink of eviction because the English Lord Cunningham, cruel overseer of the county,...

Glover, Bonnie J. The Middle Sister: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GLOVER, Bonnie J. The middle sister; a novel. (One World.) Random House. 192p. c2005. 0-345-48090-2. $12.95. SA* Life is hard for Pamela and her two sisters, but her world takes a dramatic turn for the worse when her parents separate. Her...

Golden, Christopher & Hautala, Rick. Throat culture.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GOLDEN, Christopher & HAUTALA, Rick. Throat culture. (Body of Evidence series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 247p. c2005. 0-689-86527-9. $5.99. JS A waiter on board a cruise ship delivers a serving of shrimp to a passenger. Within a few...

Goobie, Beth. Something Girl.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GOOBIE, Beth. Something Girl. (Orca Soundings.) Orca. 105p. c2005. 1-55143-347-8. $795. JS Fifteen-year-old Sophie has no self-esteem and thinks she's boring and dumb, thanks to her emotionally and physically abusive father. When a...

Grant, Vicki. Dead-end Job.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GRANT, Vicki. Dead-end job. (Orca Soundings). Orca. 104p. c2005. 1-55143-378-8. $7.95. JS This new entry in the Orca Sounding Series for reluctant readers does not disappoint. Frances, a high school student who wants desperately to go to...

Guarente, G.A. Hook, Line and Sinker: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... GUARENTE, G.A. Hook, line & sinker, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 198p. c2005. 1-59514-011-5. $7.99. J Fiona is 15 and through with boys, or so she tells Doris and Daisy, her two attentive, if somewhat silent, aquatic friends. Fiona is where...

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Escape from Memory.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Escape from memory. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 277p. c2003. 1-4169-0338-0. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2003: Haddix (author of Turnabout, Just Ella, and Takeoffs and Landings)...

Hautman, Pete. No Limit.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HAUTMAN, Pete. No limit. (Formerly titled Stone Cold.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 207p. c1998. 1-4169-0504-9. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 1999: Denn Doyle has a sweet girlfriend and a thriving lawn care...

Henkes, Kevin. Olive's Oean.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HENKES, Kevin. Olive's ocean. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 217p. c2003. 0-06-053545-8. $5.99. J* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2003: Martha Boyle is one of the memorable 12-year-old girls of fiction: smart, confused,...

Hesse, Karen. Aleutian Sparrow.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HESSE, Karen. Aleutian sparrow. Simon & Schuster, Aladdin. 156p. illus. c2003. 1-4169-0327-5. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2003: A beautifully designed cover introduces this series of short poems that...

Hinton, Nigel. Collision Course.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... HINTON, Nigel. Collision course. Barn Owl, dist. by IPG Chicago. 156p. c1976. 1-903015-42-1. $5.95. JS* Ray is a normal 15-year-old boy out walking at night, bored and restless. He cannot resist a motorbike left idling with the keys in it...

Ingold, Jeanette. Mountain Solo.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... INGOLD, Jeanette. Mountain solo. Harcourt. 309p. bibliog. c2003. 0-15-205358-1. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2003: Tess is a child prodigy on the violin, unusual since she is growing up far away from...

Jakeman, Jane. In the Kingdom of Mists.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... JAKEMAN, Jane. In the kingdom of mists. Penguin, Berkley. 355p. c2002. 0-425-20033-7. $14.00. A London in 1900 is a dirty, foggy city, but Claude Monet finds beauty in its mists and color in its gray fog. As he paints in his suite at the...

Lachtman, Ofelia Dumas. Looking for La Unica.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LACHTMAN, Ofelia Dumas. Looking for La Unica. Univ. of Houston, Pinata, Arte Publico Press. 187p. c2004. 1-55885-412-6. $9.95. JS Living in a barrio takes some getting used to, Monica Ramos thinks to herself as Looking for La Unica opens....

Lavender, William. Just Jane.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LAVENDER, William. Just Jane. Harcourt. 328p. c2002. 0-13-205472-3. $6.95. JS The year is 1776, and Lady Jane Prentice has just arrived in Charlestown, South Carolina to live with her uncle and his wife. Her title is all that remains of...

Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Crying Rocks.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... LISLE, Janet Taylor. The crying rocks. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 281p. c2003. 0-689-85320-3. $6.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: Lisle's previous novel for YAs, The Art of Keeping Cool, won the Scott...

Maclean, Anna. Louisa and the Country Bachelor.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MACLEAN, Anna. Louisa and the country bachelor. (A Louisa May Alcott Mystery.) Penguin, Signet. 282p. c2005. 0-451-21471-4. $5.99. SA Once the first murder was committed on page 46, I couldn't put this down. Any student who loves a good...

Malcolm, Jahnna N. Message in a Bottle.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MALCOLM, Jahnna N. Message in a bottle. (Love Letters.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 166p. c2005. 0-689-87224-0. $5.99. J The fourth book in the Love Letters series, this novel centers around Quinn Finnegan, a Long Island native preparing for a...

Mayer, Melody. The Nannies.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... MAYER, Melody. The nannies. Random House, Delacorte. 274p. c2005. 0-385-73283-X. $8.95. S Three girls, completely unalike with seemingly nothing in common, come to be friends thanks to the common bond of being nannies. Kiley leaves...

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Stop the Train!(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. Stop the train! HarperCollins. 364p. c2003. 0-06-050751-9. $6.99. J When a feud develops between Nathaniel Rimm and his father, the elder Rimm halts railroad service to the town of Florence, Oklahoma. Young Cissy...

Nash, Naomi. Senses Working Overtime.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... NASH, Naomi. Senses working overtime. Dorchester. 193p. c2005. 0-8439-5404-3. $5.99. JS Once again, Kaylee has allowed herself to be taken in by the manipulations of one-time friend Annabelle and her boyfriend. That's how Kaylee finds...

Nilsson, Per. Heart's Delight.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... NILSSON, Per. Heart's delight. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 178p. c1992. 0-689-87677-7. $6.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: This YA novel is originally Swedish and has been praised highly in Europe. It takes...

Ostow, Micol. 30 guys in 30 days.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... OSTOW, Micol. 30 guys in 30 days. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 285p. c2005. 1-4169-0278-3. $5.99. S High school girls will love this cleverly constructed novel about Claudia Clarkson, a freshman who navigates her way through her first few...

Pascal, Francine. Kill Game; a Gaia Moore novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... PASCAL, Francine. Kill Game; a Gaia Moore novel. (Fearless FBI.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 262p. c2005.0-689-87821-4. $7.99. S Loner Gaia Moore, protagonist of Francine Pascal's Fearless series, graduates from Stanford, and her future looks...

Peck, Robert Newton. Bro.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... PECK, Robert Newton. Bro. HarperTrophy. 150p. c2004. 0-06-052976-8. $5.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: Peck, the author of A Day No Pigs Would Die, the Soup series, Horse Thief, and other novels for young...

Pollen, Bella. Hunting unicorns.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... POLLEN, Bella. Hunting unicorns. Grove. 350p. c2003. 0-8021-4208-7. $13.00. A I began reading this and before I knew it I was on page 120. My husband actually asked me to read in the other room; I was keeping him awake with my laughter....

Rinaldi, Ann. Mutiny's daughter.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... RINALDI, Ann. Mutiny's daughter. HarperTrophy. 218p. bibliog. c2004. 0-06-441010-2. $5.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2004: Fletcher Christian, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Wollstonecraft--these are names...