Kliatt articles from July 2006

Kliatt archives from July 2006

Allen nation.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Zevin, Gabrielle. ELSEWHERE. Fifteen-year-old Liz's life ends early when she is killed by a hit-and-run driver and finds herself in Elsewhere. She refuses to participate in her new life and longingly watches those she left behind on earth. ...

A moment in time.(childrens book list)
July 1, 2006... Salbi, Zainab. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: ESCAPE FROM TYRANNY: GROWING UP IN THE SHADOW OF SADDAM. The daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot describes her experiences growing up as a palace insider, her escape from Iraq through an arranged...

Breaking barriers.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Johnson, Maureen. BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE. Avery, Mel, and Nina, best friends since childhood, see their relationships change one summer when Avery and Mel become more than friends. Will the triangle be strong enough to keep them together? ...

Graphically speaking.(Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics)(Paul Moves Out)(Persepolis 2)(Wrong about Japan: A Father's Journey with His Son)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Nagatomo, Haruno. DRAW YOUR OWN MANGA: ALL THE BASICS. A basic book for beginners gives instructions on how to draw Manga, techniques to use, materials needed, and includes interviews from two of the top Japanese artists, Takao Yaguchi and Toru...

I talk to dead people.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Sloane, Christopher. BURY THE DEAD. The shocking, diverse, and sometimes strange burial rituals of peoples from around the world are shown and discussed in this engaging National Geographic book. Cabot, Meg. HAUNTED: A TALE OF THE MEDIATOR....

I will survive.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)
July 1, 2006... Mercy, David. BERSERK. This incredible true adventure tells of three men who sail to Antarctica on a twenty-seven-foot sailboat. Along the way, they face physical dangers as well as the inner struggles of their own personal journeys. ...

Love on the rocks.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Tashjian, Janet. FAULT LINE. On her way to becoming a stand-up comic, seventeen-year-old Becky dives into an intense relationship that moves far beyond her understanding and control. Humor and chilling reality make this a compelling...

Puzzling plots.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Grossman, Lev. CODEX. This thrilling novel twists and turns as Edward, an investment banker commissioned to organize a library, finds himself searching for a mythical codex that may or may not exist. Martin, William HARVARD YARD. Rare book...

Reality bites.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Miller, Mary Beth. AIMEE. What happens when your best friend commits suicide and you are accused of assisting? How do you cope with your own guilt, anger and loneliness? Frank E.R. AMERICA. America, a disturbed, anti-social boy who has...

School ties.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Atkins, Catherine. ALT ED. An after-school group, reminiscent of "The Breakfast Club," brings together troubled students. Gradually, they each begin to see things from other perspectives and learn to embrace diversity. Mayfield, Sue....

Short takes.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Mercado, Nancy. EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF: 10 STORIES ABOUT BEING A GUY. Ten short stories written by guys for guys, detailing the shocking, humorous and unique experience of "being a guy." Singer, Marilyn, ed. FACE RELATIONS: ELEVEN STORIES...

Soul food.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Quindlen, Anna. BEING PERFECT. The author reveals how her struggles to be perfect in all things to please others showed her that being perfect is not all that it is cracked up to be. Ruiz, Don Miguel. THE FOUR AGREEMENTS: A GUIDE TO...

The sporting life.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Beckham, David. BECKHAM: BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND. This book is a fascinating glimpse of soccer royalty, from Beckham's childhood through his marriage to former "Posh Spice" Victoria, and on to his current stint with the soccer team Real Madrid....

Swashbuckling swagger.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Meyer, L. A. BLOODY JACK: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF MARY "JACKY" FABER, SHIP'S BOY. A feisty young orphan escapes the horrors of London street life in the early 1800's disguised as a ship's mate on the British Royal Fleet....

Thinking outside of the box.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Greenberg, Jan. ANDY WARHOL: PRINCE OF POP. This biography of the pop artist who became known for his hipster lifestyle as well as his art is the quintessential resource about a man who "lived outside the box." Cohen, Charles D. THE SEUSS,...

Member schools.(Reading List for Grades 9&10)
July 1, 2006... The Advent School; Bancroft School Beaver Country Day; Belmont Hill School; Boston College High School; Brimmer & May School; Brooks School: Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School; Cambridge School of Weston; Cape Cod Academy; Chapel Hill-Chauncy...

Almond, David. Clay.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ALMOND, David. Clay. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2006. 0-385-73171-X. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90208-5. $17.99.) JS * Altar boys Davie and Geordie are well behaved only when adults are looking; their biggest problem is Mouldy, a...

Baskin, Nora Raleigh. In the company of crazies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BASKIN, Nora Raleigh. In the company of crazies. HarperCollins. 176p. c2006.0-060-59607-4. $15.99. J Mia has gotten herself into so much trouble in middle school that her parents make the difficult decision to send her to an alternative...

Bell, Hilari. The prophecy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BELL, Hilari. The prophecy. HarperCollins, EOS. 208p. c2006.0-06-059943-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-059944-8. $16.89.) J Scholarly, spectacle-wearing Prince Perryn, age 14, is an unlikely hero, but when he reads about a prophecy that may...

Berryhill, Shane. Chance Fortune and the Outlaws.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BERRYHILL, Shane. Chance Fortune and the Outlaws. (The Adventures of Chance Fortune #1.) Tor, Starscape. 270p. c2006. 0-765-31468-1. $17.95. J Joshua Blevins has always wanted to be a superhero, but he is denied acceptance to the...

Bruchac, Joseph. The return of Skeleton Man.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BRUCHAC, Joseph. The return of Skeleton Man. HarperCollins. 144p. c2006.0-060-58090-9. $15.99. J Molly is a young teen who survived a terrifying experience in Skeleton Man when her parents were kidnapped and she alone saved them. In this...

Cabot, Meg. How to be popular.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... CABOT, Meg. How to be popular. HarperCollins. 304p. c2006, 0-060-88012-0. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0060880139. $17.89.) J Steph, funny and wholesome, is notorious at her school for once spilling a drink all over the most popular girl. Time has...

Cushman, Karen. The loud silence of Francine Green.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... CUSHMAN, Karen. The loud silence of Francine Green. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 228p. bibliog. c2006.0-618-50455-9. $16.00. J * The past that Cushman (Newbery Medal winner for The Midwife's Apprentice) recreates in this work of historical...

Dunmore, Helen. Ingo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... DUNMORE, Helen. Ingo. HarperCollins. 329p. c2006.0-06-081852-2. $16.99. J Sapphire/Sapphy and her brother Conor have known the sea all their lives because their dad has continued the family line of British fishermen. On the other hand,...

Freymann-Weyr, Garret. Stay with me.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... FREYMANN-WEYR, Garret. Stay with me. Houghton Mifflin. 308p. c2006. 0-618-60571-1. $16.00. SA * Freymann-Weyr writes about privileged New York teenagers; she makes all those popular books (Gossip Girl series, etc.) about the same young...

Gregory, Nan. I'll sing you One-O.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... GREGORY, Nan. I'll sing you One-O. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 224p. c2006. 0-618-60708-0. $16.00. J Twelve-year-old Gemma has been raised on a farm with other foster children. But now that the farm has been sold, the children are being...

Haber, Melissa Glenn. The Pluto project.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... HABER, Melissa Glenn. The Pluto project. Penguin, Dutton. 208p. c2006. 0-525-47721-7. $17.99. J Fourteen-year-old Alan, trying to survive the indignities and bullies of junior high, does his best to act cool and cynical. He and his friends...

Humphreys, Chris. The Fetch.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... HUMPHREYS, Chris. The Fetch. (Runestone Saga, Book 1.) Random House, Knopf. 355p. c2006. 0-375-83292-0. $15.95. JS Sky has a history of sleepwalking, so he isn't sure if the voice he hears or the shadowy hood and bony fingers are real or a...

Karasyov, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet sixteen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... KARASYOV, Carrie & Jill Kargman. Bittersweet sixteen. HarperCollins. 208p. c2006. 0-060-77844-X. $15.99. JS Real-life friends Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman have teamed up to write about the private school experience of the rich, the...

Lipsyte, Robert. Raiders night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... LIPSYTE, Robert. Raiders night. HarperCollins. 240p. c2006. 0060599464. $15.99. S Former sports journalist and YA author Lipsyte tackles the dangers of hazing and steroids in this raw and thought-provoking tale of a high school football...

Napoli, Donna Jo. Fire in the hills.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... NAPOLI, Donna Jo. Fire in the hills. (Sequel to Stones in Water.) Penguin, Dutton. 215p. c2006. 0-525-47751-9. $16.99. JS Stones in Water was selected as a Best Book for YAs when it came out in the late '90s; this continues the story of...

Nuzum, K.A. A small white scar.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... NUZUM, K.A. A small white scar. HarperCollins. 192p. c2006.0-06-075639-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-075640-3. $16.89.) J Will, age 15, has always been responsible for looking after his twin brother Denny, who has Down syndrome, but he's...

Oates, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... OATES, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away. Harper Collins. 304p. c2006. 0-060-73525-2. $16.99. (Lib. bgd: 0-060-73526-0. $17.89). S Joyce Carol Oates continues her crossover into YA literature...

Osborne, Mary Pope. Haunted waters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... OSBORNE, Mary Pope. Haunted waters. Candlewick. 147p. c2006. 0-7636-2995-2. $14.99. JS This story, based on a German fairy tale, is now retold once again after its publication 12 years ago in somewhat different form under the same title by...

Paulsen, Gary. The legend of Bass Reeves.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... PAULSEN, Gary. The legend of Bass Reeves. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 160p. c2006. 0-385-74661-X. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90898-9. $17.99). JS Bass Reeves was a real-life African American marshal in the American West, a man known for...

Ranulfo, Joker. HarperCollins.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... RANULFO, Joker. HarperCollins. 208p. c2006. 006054158X. $15.99. JS Australian author Ranulfo delivers a fast, furious, hallucinogenic version of Hamlet, set in the "little Aussie town" of Elsinore and featuring 17-year-old Matt. A good...

Rees, Douglas. The Janus Gate; an encounter with John Singer Sargent.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... REES, Douglas. The Janus Gate; an encounter with John Singer Sargent. (Art Encounters Series.) Watson-Guptill. 165p. c2006.0-8250-0406-6. $15.95. JS If you live in Boston, as I do, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, the portrait at the...

Richardson, Nigel. The wrong hands.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... RICHARDSON, Nigel. The wrong hands. Random House, Knopf. 272p. c2006.0-375-83459-1. $15.95. JS Combine the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Wings" and the clueless narrative voice of The Curious Incident of...

Roberts, Laura Peyton. Queen B.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. Queen B. Random House, Delacorte. 330p. c2006. 0-385-73163-9. $15.95. JS * This novel is a sequel to The Queen of Second Place, in which 15-year-old Cassie learned that coming in second is not always bad and that...

Rorby, Ginny. Hurt go happy.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... RORBY, Ginny. Hurt go happy. Tor, Starscape. 267p. c2006. 0-765-31442-8. $17.95. JSA * This has the potential to be a classic animal story with wide appeal. It is a heartbreaker, based on the true story of Lucy, a chimpanzee raised in a...

Rosoff, Meg. Just in case.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ROSOFF, Meg. Just in case. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 243p. c2006. 0-385-74678-4. $16.95. SA * Rosoff's first YA novel, How I Live Now, has been highly praised since its publication. When I reviewed it, within a few sentences I was caught...

Salisbury, Graham. House of the red fish.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... SALISBURY, Graham. House of the red fish. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 304p. c2006. 0-385-73121-3. $16.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90145-3. $17.99.) J In this sequel to Salisbury's prize-winning historical novel Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi is still...

Shields, Gillian. The actual real reality of Jennifer James.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... SHIELDS, Gillian. The actual real reality of Jennifer James. Harper Collins, 368p. c2006. 0-06-082240-6. $16.99. JS * Much of today's YA fiction does not require a plausible story line. It's as if these stories are happening in a cartoon...

Smith, Sherri L. Sparrow.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... SMITH, Sherri L. Sparrow. Random House, Delacorte. 184p. c2006. 0-85-90343-X. $17.99. JS "That child's blessed," everyone says of 17-year-old Kendall Washington, who at age four walked away from a car accident that killed her parents and...

Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... THARP, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Random House, Knopf. 233p. c2006. 0-375-83653-5. $16.95. JS A football story from Oklahoma, set in a small town that lives for its high school team. The narrator is Hampton Green, the star...

Thomson, Sarah L. The secret of the rose.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... THOMSON, Sarah L. The secret of the rose. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 295p. c2006. 0-060872500. $16.99. JS The action and suspense in this work of historical fiction grips the reader from the first pages. The setting is London in the reign...

Voigt, Cynthia. Bad Girls, Bad Girls: Whatcha Gonna Do?(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... VOIGT, Cynthia. Bad girls, bad girls, watcha gonna do? Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 448p. c2006. 0-689-82474-2. JS Voigt's latest novel in the series that started with Bad Girls, when Mikey and Margalo were in the 5th grade, follows the...

Watts, Leander. Beautiful city of the dead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... WATTS, Leander. Beautiful city of the dead. Houghton Mifflin. 254p. c2006. 0-618-59443-4. $16.00. S Do even Goth metal heads need their own fiction? The average reader might regard this story as the slow descent of a girl into madness as...

Whelan, Gloria. Summer of the war.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... WHELAN, Gloria. Summer of the war. HarperCollins. 163p. c2006. 0-06-008072-8. $15.99. JS Whelan has written numerous books for YAs, most recently Listening for Lions, and she has set her stories all over the world, from India, to Russia,...

Wittlinger, Ellen. Blind faith.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... WITTLINGER, Ellen. Blind faith. Simon & Schuster. 280p. c2006.1-4169-0273-2. $15.95. JS * We look forward to Wittlinger's novels, and this one is outstanding. The narrator, Liz, has just suffered the death of her energetic, loving...

Yolen, Jane & Adam Stemple. Troll bridge; a rock 'n' roll fairy tale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... YOLEN, Jane & Adam Stemple. Troll bridge; a rock 'n' roll fairy tale. Tor, Starscape. 240p. c2006. 0-765-31426-6. $16.95. J * Noted fantasy author Yolen and her musician/writer son follow their first updated fairy tale novel, Pay the Piper,...

Abrahams, Peter. Down the rabbit hole; an Echo Falls mystery.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ABRAHAMS, Peter. Down the rabbit hole; an Echo Falls mystery. HarperTrophy. 407p. c2005. 0-06-073703-4. $6.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Abrahams is known as a writer of crime stories for adults; this...

Alvarez, Julia. Finding miracles.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ALVAREZ, Julia. Finding miracles. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 264p. c2004. 0-553-49406-6. $6.50. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: Alvarez has written about families enduring the tyranny in the Dominican...

Beigbeder, Frederic. Windows on the World.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BEIGBEDER, Frederic. Windows on the World. Hyperion, Miramax. 307p. c2004. 140135988-4. $13.95. SA This novel, written in France two years ago, attempts to deal with the story of September 11, 2001 from the viewpoint of a young divorced...

Brugman, Alyssa. Finding Grace.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
July 1, 2006... BRUGMAN, Alyssa. Finding Grace. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 227p. c2004. 0-440-23833-1. $6.50. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: Rachel is graduating from high school when she meets Alistair Preston. He is an...

Clark, Catherine. Icing on the lake.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... CLARK, Catherine. Icing on the lake. HarperCollins, Avon. 342p. c2006. 0-06-081534-5. $5.99. JS Clark takes a detour from her past novels that deal with some heavier issues, like The Alison Rules, to have a bit of fun with her latest book....

Cohn, Rachel. Shrimp.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
July 1, 2006... COHN, Rachel. Shrimp. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 272p. c2005. 0-689-86613-5. $6.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: In this sequel to Cohn's popular Gingerbread, our narrator, feisty, spoiled Cyd Charisse, is...

Dorfman, Ariel & Joaquin. Burning city.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... DORFMAN, Ariel & Joaquin. Burning city. Random House. 259p. c2003. 0-375-83204-1. $7.95. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: It's the scorching summer of 2001 in New York City, and 16-year-old Heller is working as a...

Flinn, Alex. Fade to black.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... FLINN, Alex. Fade to black. HarperTempest. 184p. c2005. 0-06-056842-9. $6.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: The facts are clear: Alex Crusan, an HIV-positive Cuban-American high school student who...

Fredericks, Mariah. Head games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... FREDERICKS, Mariah. Head games. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 260p. c2004. 1-4169-1335-1. $6.99. S Fifteen-year-old Judith Ellis, a child of divorce, attends an academically tough prep school and excels at The Game, a fantasy activity. By day,...

Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. Paradise; inspired by a true story of survival.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... GOODMAN, Joan Elizabeth. Paradise; inspired by a true story of survival. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 209p. c2002.0-618-49481-2. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2002: Goodman has written powerful...

Grunwell, Jeanne Marie. Mind games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... GRUNWELL, Jeanne Marie. Mind games. Houghton Mifflin. 144p. c2003. 0-618-68947-8. $5.95. J * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2003: The six students in Mr. Ennis's 7th-grade Mad Science Club decide to do an experiment...

Hart, Beth Webb. Adelaide Piper, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... HART, Beth Webb. Adelaide Piper, a novel. WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson. 320p. c2006. 1-5955-4027-X. $13.99. S Gen-X debutante Adelaide Piper has an itch in her soul to leave Williamstown, SC and become a poet. Nathaniel Buxton University,...

Hart, Karen. Butterflies in May.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... HART, Karen. Butterflies in May. Bancroft. 201p. c2006. 1890862-44-4. $16.95. SA * Ali and Matt are in love. It's senior year, and everything is falling into place for them. They know what schools they're applying to, and that they want to...

Johansen, K. V. The Cassandra virus.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... JOHANSEN, K. V. The Cassandra virus. Orca. 153p. c2006. 1-55143-497-0. $7.95. JS Jordan is a boy genius when it comes to computer code, while his best friend, Helen, would rather explore streams and ditches. While Helen pokes around...

Kantor, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... KANTOR, Melissa. Confessions of a not it girl. Hyperion. 247p. c2004. 078681808-5. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Kantor is a teacher and this is her first novel. Her strengths are understanding the...

Korman, Gordon. Son of the mob: Hollywood hustle.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... KORMAN, Gordon. Son of the mob: Hollywood hustle. Hyperion. 268p. c2004. 0-786-80919-1. $5.99. SA * To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: We first met Vince in the funny and acclaimed YA novel Son of the Mob as...

Lowry, Brigid. Guitar Highway Rose, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... LOWRY, Brigid. Guitar highway Rose, a novel. St. Martin's Griffin. 196p. c1997. 0-312-34296-9. $8.95. JS Rosie, age 15, likes hanging at the beach with her best friend Pip. She has a penchant for chocolate, and has lived in the same town...

Marchetta, Melina. Looking for Alibrandi.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... MARCHETTA, Melina. Looking for Alibrandi. Random House, Knopf. 313p. c1999. 0-375-83694-2. $8.95. SA To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 1999: Josephine Alibrandi is in her senior year at a Catholic high school in Sydney,...

Marchetta, Melina. Saving Francesca.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... MARCHETTA, Melina. Saving Francesca. Random House, Knopf. 243p. c2003.0-375-82983-0. 0-375-82983-0. $8.95. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: The author, a teacher in Sydney, Australia who wrote the...

McMullan, Kate. My travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... McMULLAN, Kate. My travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon. HarperCollins. 280p. map. illus. c2004. 0-06-008101-5. $6.99. J I don't know anyone who doesn't like reading someone else's journal, if given permission. In this...

Morrissey, Donna. Sylvanus Now, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... MORRISSEY, Donna. Sylvanus Now, a novel. Norton. 326p. c2005. 0-395-32869-4. $14.95. SA * This is a perfectly lovely novel, written in a style and language that evoke the atmosphere of Newfoundland, Canada from 1947 to the early '60s. When...

Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the shore, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... MURAKAMI, Haruki. Kafka on the shore, a novel. Random House, Vintage International. 467p. c2005. 1-4000-7927-6. $14.95. SA The two words that best describe this novel are "bewildering" and "metaphysical," yet the story is also incredibly...

Murdoch, Patricia. Exposure.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... MURDOCH, Patricia. Exposure. Orca, Soundings. 102p. c2006. 1-55143-493-8. $7.95. JS The Orca Soundings Series for reluctant and/or struggling readers reaches YAs who might not otherwise have access to relevant, timely, and appealing...

Perkins, Mitali. Monsoon summer.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... PERKINS, Metali. Monsoon summer. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 257p. c2004. 0-440-23840-4. $6.50. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: Jasmine (aka Jazz) lives in Berkeley, California, and she and her best friend...

Rennison, Louise. Then he ate my boy entrancers.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... RENNISON, Louise. Then he ate my boy entrancers. Harper Tempest. 311p. c2005. 0-06-058939-6. $7.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2005: Hooray, Georgia is back! Or as she might put it, "beyond fabby!" and...

Rinaldi, Ann. Brooklyn Rose.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... RINALDI, Ann. Brooklyn Rose. Harcourt. 224p. c2004. 0-15-205538-X. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT. November 2004: Rinaldi is known for her ability to bring historic times to life and in this novel she turns her...

Sedgwick, Marcus. The book of dead days.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... SEDGWICK, Marcus. The book of dead days. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 273p. c2004. 0-385-74704-7. $7.95. JS To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, July 2005: The title alone will prove intriguing for listeners, but the story will also...

Tashjian, Janet. Faultline, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... TASHJIAN, Janet. Faultline, a novel. Henry Holt. 248p. c2003. 0-8050-8063-5. $6.95. S To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2003: Becky, age 17, wants to be a stand-up comic, and she practices her routines...

Vail, Rachel. If we kiss.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... VAIL, Rachel. If we kiss. Harper Trophy. 259p. c2005. 0-06-056916-6. $8.99. JS Charlotte, known as Charlie, has never been kissed. Her best friend Tess wants her to get the first kiss out of the way so they can talk about it. But Charlie...

Walters, Eric. Stuffed.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... WALTERS, Eric. Stuffed. Orca, Soundings. 108p. c2006. 1-55143-500-4. $7.95. JS After watching a documentary about Frankie's, a fast food restaurant, and being stimulated to "liven" up his computer science paper on the impact of the...

Zusak, Markus. I Am the messenger.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ZUSAK, Markus. I am the messenger. Random House, Knopf. 357p. c2005. 0-35-83667-5. $8.95. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2005: Ed Kennedy, a hapless 19-year-old Australian cab driver, has a life that's going...

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. Golden.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BARNES, Jennifer Lynn. Golden. Random House, Delacorte. 247p. c2006. 0-385-73311-9. $7.95. JS Barnes wrote Golden when she was 19 years old, a student at Yale. This first novel is an intriguing story combining familiar teenage fiction...

Bell, Hilari. Rise of a hero.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... BELL, Hilari. Rise of a hero. (The Farsala Trilogy, Book 2.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 578p. maps. c2005. 0-689-85417-X. $6.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: In this sequel to Fall of a Kingdom (formerly...