Kliatt articles from March 2006

Kliatt archives from March 2006

Can't we read it out loud? The case for Shakespeare on audio.
March 1, 2006... The word's been out for generations: American high schoolers will have to study Shakespeare. They meet this requirement with attitudes that span an emotional gamut from enthusiastic to hostile, but they all see it as a rite of passage. Groaning...

Editors' choice: best of the year's hardcover YA fiction.(young adult)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... In addition to the long-awaited sequels Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic), Eldest, by Christopher Paolini (Random House, Knopf), and Artemis Fowl; the Opal Deception, by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion), here are some...

Abouzeid, Chris. Anatopsis.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ABOUZEID, Chris. Anatopsis. Penguin, Dutton. 280p. c2006. 0-525-47583-4. $16.99. J Fourteen-year-old Anatopsis, known as Ana, is a slag princess; her mother is an business-like immortal witch, and her father is a peaceful knight-errant with a...

Acampora, Paul. Defining Dulcie.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ACAMPORA, Paul. Defining Dulcie. Penguin, Dial. 168p. c2006.0-8037-3046-2. $16.99. JS * Journeys in YA novels are usually metaphors for life. Sometimes taking a trip is the best move young fictional heroines can make. In contrast, this...

Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BROOKS, Kevin. The road of the dead. Scholastic, c2006. 352p. 0-439-78623-1. $16.99. JS This rape-murder mystery has brooding violence, ESP, the vast, empty moors of England, Gypsies, crooked policemen, a gang of ignorant toughs, a ruthless...

Bruchac, Joseph. Geronimo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BRUCHAC, Joseph. Geronimo. Scholastic. 384p. bibliog, c2006.0-439-35360-2. $16.99. JSA This tale focuses on the last part of Geronimo's life, when the famous Apache leader surrendered (in 1886) and was transported by prison train to be...

Bruchac, Joseph. Wabi: A Hero's Tale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BRUCHAC, Joseph. Wabi; a hero's tale. Penguin, Dial. 198p. c2006. 0-8037-3098-5. $16.99. JS Bruchac is certainly a prolific writer, and this tale is inspired by Native American mythology, as are many of his other books. His hero, Wabi,...

Brugman, Alyssa. Being Bindy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BRUGMAN, Alyssa. Being Bindy. Random House, Delacorte. c2004. 0-385-73294-5. $15.95. J Thirteen-year-old Bindy has been best friends with Janey since they were five. But, suddenly, Janey is more interested in being best friends with...

Bryant, Jen. Pieces of Georgia.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BRYANT, Jen. Pieces of Georgia, a novel. Random House, Knopf. 166p. c2006.-375-83259-9. $15.95. JS * Thirteen-year-old Georgia is on an "at risk" list at school, which means she gets special, not particularly wanted attention from the...

Cabot, Meg. Party Princess.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CABOT, Meg. Party princess. (The Princess Diaries, Vol. VII.) HarperCollins. 304p. c2006. 0-06-072453-6. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-072454-4. $17.89.) JS * We join our princess, heir to the throne of Genovia but currently a 15-year-old high...

Castellucci, Cecil. The Queen of Cool.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. The queen of cool. Candlewick. 173p, c2006.0-7636-2720-8. $15.99. S What if the pinnacle of social success in high school was actually boring? This is Libby's dilemma. She's bored with the drinking, the interchangeable...

Chima, Cinda Williams. The Warrior Heir.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CHIMA, Cinda Williams. The warrior heir. Hyperion. 426p. c2006. 0-7868-0960-4. $16.99. JS The War of the Roses is not just a fact in a history book; it is the centuries-old feud between the houses of Weirland, an underground community of...

Constable, Kate. The Tenth Power.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CONSTABLE, Kate. The tenth power. (The Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy, Book 3.) Scholastic. 306p. map. c2005. 0-439-55482-9. $16.99. JS Powerful chanter Caldwyn has lost her powers of chantment while working a spell too big for her, and...

Dalton, Annie & Maria. Invisible Threads.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... DALTON, Annie & Maria. Invisible threads. Random House, Delacorte. 200p. c2004. 0-385-73286-4. $15.95. JS A mother and daughter team wrote this novel, first published in England, where the story is set. It tells of two young women. One is...

Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... DESSEN, Sarah. Just listen. Penguin, Viking. 371p. c2006. 0-670-06105-0. $17.99. JS * "This is a long story that unfolds slowly, which will have a lot of appeal for YAs, especially girls, who won't want the novel to end. The main...

Fisher, Catherine. Darkhenge.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... FISHER, Catherine. Darkhenge. HarperCollins. 336p. c2006.0-06-078582-9. $15.99. JS Rob is a budding artist who is seeking a job to help pay for the expenses of maintaining his younger sister Cora, who is in a coma. Their actress mother has...

Garden, Nancy. Endgame.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GARDEN, Nancy. Endgame. Harcourt. c2006. 304p. 0-15-205416-2. $17.00. S Garden's novel is one "ripped from the headlines." Fifteen-year-old Gray Wilton is a troubled boy who lashes out against the harassment he has faced in high school...

Glass, Linzi. The Year the Gypsies Came.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GLASS, Linzi. The year the Gypsies came. Henry Holt. c2006. 272p. 0-8050-7999-8. $16.95. S In Glass's first novel set in South Africa, we are introduced to a troubled family and the disturbing consequences of their dysfunction. The Iris...

Griffin, Adele. My Almost Epic Summer.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GRIFFIN, Adele. My almost epic summer. Penguin, Putnam. 170p. c2006. 0-399-23784-4. $15.99. J Irene is a highly creative, intelligent 14-year-old who is stuck with a babysitting job during a summer she wishes could be "epic." In this...

Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Putt.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GUTMAN, Dan. The million dollar putt. Hyperion. 170p. c2006.0-7868-3641-5. $15.99 J Despite the fact that he's blind, 13-year-old Edward Bogard, known as Bogie, is effortlessly good at a number of sports. But even though he lives in...

Hausman, Gerald & Loretta. A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HAUSMAN, Gerald & Loretta. A mind with wings; the story of Henry David Thoreau. Trumpeter Books, dist. by Random House. 148p. bibliog. 1-59030-228-1. $15.95. J This fictionalized biography will serve the purpose of introducing Thoreau and...

Hobbs, Will. Crossing the Wire.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HOBBS, Will. Crossing the wire. HarperCollins. 224p. maps. c2006. 0-06-074138-4. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-074139-2. $16.89.) JS Victor, age 15, barely scratches out a living for his widowed mother and his four younger siblings by growing...

Horowitz, Anthony. Ark Angel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HOROWITZ, Anthony. Ark Angel. (Alex Rider Adventures.) Penguin, Philomel. 324p. c2006. 0-399-24152-3. $17.99. J * In this sixth entry in the popular series featuring a James Bond-like teenage spy ("the nearest thing the Brits have to a...

Hurwin, Davida Wills. Circle the Soul Softly, a Novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HURWIN, Davida Wills. Circle the soul softly, a novel. HarperCollins. 169p. c2006.0-06-077505-X. $15.99. JS * Katie O'Connor is 15 and her previous life is something of a blank slate. She can't remember much of it, or even the year before,...

Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Becoming Chloe.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HYDE, Catherine Ryan. Becoming Chloe. Random House, Knopf. 214p. c2006. 0-375-63256-0, $15.95. JS * Although the question asked here, "Is the world more terrible than it is beautiful, or more beautiful than it is terrible?" is not deep, it...

Johnson, Henry and Hoppe, Paul. Travis and Freddy's Adventures in Vegas.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... JOHNSON, Henry & HOPPE, Paul. Travis and Freddy's adventures in Vegas. Penguin, Dutton. 224p. c2006. 0-525-47646-6. $15.99. J This rollicking adventure introduces almost-13-year-old best friends Travis, who has a "million-dollar smile," and...

Kadohata, Cynthia. Weedflower.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... KADOHATA, Cynthia. Weedflower. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. c2006. 272p. 0-689-86574-0. $16.95. J * Kadohata follows up her Newbery Medal for Kira-Kira with another story from Japanese American history. This novel follows the experiences of...

Kladstrup, Kristin. The Book of Story Beginnings.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... KLADSTRUP, Kristin. The book of story beginnings. Candlewick Press. 368p. c2006. 0-7636-2609-0. $15.99. JS In 1914 Oscar wrote about sailing away over the sea. Although he was sitting in an Iowan farmhouse, Oscar suddenly saw the field grow...

Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... KNOX, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter. (Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet.) Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 365p. c2005.0-374-31853-0. $19.00. JS Dreamhunters go into "the Place," a protected area filled with fantastic dreams, catch the best and most...

Korman, Gordon. Born to Rock.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... KORMAN, Gordon. Born to rock. Hyperion. 261 p. c2006. 0-7868-0920-5. $15.99. JS * Another wild, funny adventure from Korman, who knows how to please his YA audience. The protagonist, Leo, finds out that his biological father is a punk rock...

Larbalestier, Justine. Magic Lessons.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... LARBALESTIER, Justine. Magic lessons. (Magic or Madness trilogy, book 2.) Penguin, Razorbill. 288p. c2006. 1-69514-054-9. $16.99. S Math prodigy Reason (nicknamed Reel and her mother Sarafina constantly move around Australia to avoid...

Lavender, William. Aftershocks.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... LAVENDER, William. Aftershocks. Harcourt. 344p. c2006.0-15-205882-6. $1700. JS Lavender is an experienced writer whose large body of work is mainly aimed at the adult reader. He previously published Just Jane for teenagers, a historical...

Lester, Julius. Time's Memory.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... LESTER, Julius. Time's memory. Farrar Straus Giroux. 240p. bibliog, c2006. 0-374-37178-4. $1700. JS In the Dogon religion of Mall, the life spirit, or nyama, lives on after death, but it must be properly cared for so that it does not...

Lockhart, E. Fly on the Wall.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... LOCKHART, E. Fly on the wall. Random House, Delacorte. 184p. c2006. 0-385-73281-3. $15.95. JS Paying homage to both Kafka and Spider-Man, Lockhart's latest answers the question that most teenage girls ask: What do guys really do in the...

Lupica, Mike. Heat.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
March 1, 2006... LUPICA, Mike. Heat. Penguin, Philomel. 224p. c2006. 0-399-24301-1. $16.99. J * Sports journalist Lupica (author of Travel Team) pitches another winner here. Twelve-year-old Miguel Arroyo, born in Havana, came to the South Bronx illegally...

Mackall, Dandi Daley. Eva Underground: A Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... MACKALL, Dandi Daley. Eva underground, a novel. Harcourt. 251p. c2006. 0-15-205462-6. $17.00. JS Eva and her father travel to Poland when Poland is still behind the Iron Curtain and the Poles are trying to win whatever individual freedoms...

Miller, Mary Beth. On the Head of A Pin.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... MILLER, Mary Beth. On the head of a pin. Penguin, Dutton. 288p. c2006. 0-525-47736-5. $16.99. S Helen is the homecoming queen, cosseted by her parents and loved by all the students in the small school she attends; but she is in love with...

Nix, Garth. Sir Thursday.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
March 1, 2006... NIX, Garth. Sir Thursday. (The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 4.) Scholastic. 336p. c2006. 0-439-70087-6. $16.99. JS * Trying to go back home after his encounter on the Border Sea with Drowned Wednesday, Arthur Penhaligon is blocked. A creature...

Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: School's Out--Forever.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... PATTERSON, James. Maximum Ride: school's out--forever. (Maximum Ride, Book 2.) Little, Brown. 410p. c2006. 0-316-15559-4. $16.99. JSA * This eagerly awaited sequel to Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by the best-selling author of adult...

Peck, Richard. Here Lies the Librarian.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... PECK, Richard. Here lies the librarian. Penguin, Dial. 208p. c2006.0-8037-3080-2. $16.99. JS Set in Indiana in 1914, this folksy comedy features PeeWee, age 14, who worships her big brother Jake, an auto mechanic, and helps him out in...

Pinder, Margaret. But I Don't Want to be A Movie Star.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... PINDER, Margaret. But I don't want to be a movie star. Penguin, Dutton. 250p. c2006. 0525-47634-2. $15.99. JS The short biographical description of Pinder, a first-time novelist, says she has been an international lawyer in London and New...

Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
March 1, 2006... RIORDAN, Rick. The Sea of Monsters. (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book II.) Hyperion, Miramax. 288p. c2006. 0-7868-5686-6. $1795. J * This sequel to The Lightning Thief continues the adventures of Percy, the son of Poseidon, the sea...

Sandell, Lisa Ann. The Weight of the Sky.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... SANDELL, Lisa Ann. The weight of the sky. Penguin, Viking. 298p. c2006. 0-670-06028-3. $16.99. JS Written in free-flowing verse, this is the story of a young American woman discovering her heritage as a Jew by spending a summer working on...

Smith, Kirsten. The Geography of Girlhood.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... SMITH, Kirsten. The geography of girlhood. Little, Brown. 184p. c2006. 0-316-16021-0. $16.99. JS In this novel in verse, we enter the mind and the heart of Penny, starting when she is 14 and progressing to her 18th year. When she was six,...

Sorrells, Walter. Club Dread: A Mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... SORRELLS, Walter. Club Dread, a mystery. (Hunted, Book 2.) Penguin, Dutton, Sleuth. 266p. c2006.0-525-47618-0. $10.99. JS In this direct sequel to Fake ID, the first in the series, Chess and her mother are living in San Francisco where...

Stanley, Diane. Bella at Midnight.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... STANLEY, Diane. Bella at midnight. HarperCollins. 278p. c2006, 0-06-077573-4. $15,99. JS In true fairy-tale fashion, Stanley has crafted a story with a king, a castle, an adopted foundling, a treacherous plot, and a marvelous heroine who...

Taylor, Kim. Bowery Girl.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... TAYLOR, Kim. Bowery girl. Penguin, Viking. 288p. c2006.0-670-05966-8. $16.99. S Mollie Flynn and Annabel Lee live their lives on the streets of New York in the early 1880s. They are young, they are wily and they are criminals. Annabel...

Townley, Roderick. The Constellation of Sylvie.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... TOWNLEY, Roderick. The constellation of Sylvie. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 208p. c2006. 0-689-85713-6. $16.95. J The Great Good Thing, so the story goes, was a charming but financially unsuccessful tale. When its avid Reader grew up, she...

Trueman, Terry. No Right Turn.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... TRUEMAN, Terry. No right turn. HarperCollins. 176p. c2006. 0-06-057491-7. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06057492-5. $16.89.) JS Three years ago, when Jordan was 16, his father shot himself to death--and Jordan was the one who found his body. Since...

Vizzini, Ned. It's kind of a funny story, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... VIZZINI, Ned. It's kind of a funny story, a novel. Hyperion. 444p. c2006. 0-7868-5196-1. $15.95. S Vizzini made quite a splash with his irreverent, original Be More Chill. It's Kind of a Funny Story was written in the month fop lowing his...

Westerfeld, Scott. Blue Noon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... WESTERFELD, Scott. Blue noon. (Midnighters, 3.) Harper Collins. 378p. c2006. 0-06-051957-6. $15.99. JS The third book in this series brings the nightmares of the midnight hour out in the middle of the day as the boundaries between the...

Wilkins, Rose. So Super Stylish.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... WILKINS, Rose. So super stylish. Penguin, Dial. 280p. c2006. 0-8037-3064-0. $16.99. JS Chick lit from Great Britain has wide appeal here, especially when the author is as witty and talented as Rose Wilkins. Octavia Clairbrook-Cleeve is an...

Woodworth, Chris. Georgie's moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... WOODWORTH, Chris. Georgie's moon. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 176p. c2006. 0-374-33306-8. $16.00. J Georgie Collins is an angry young girl. Her father is serving overseas in Vietnam and her mother provides day care for some snotty little...

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ZUSAK, Markus. The book thief. Random House, Knopf. 552p. c2006. 0-375-83100-2. $16.95. JSA * This extraordinary book defies summary or categorization. Usually when we review YA fiction, we know the perimeters that define the genre. The...

Almond, David. The Fire-Eaters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ALMOND, David. The Fire-Eaters. Random House, Yearling. 218p. c2003.0-440-42012-1. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, May 2005: In a slice-of-life novel, Bobby Burns, age 12 in 1962, tells of life in a small...

Altebrando, Tara. The Pursuit of Happiness.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ALTEBRANDO, Tara. The pursuit of happiness. Simon & Schuster, MTV. 277p. c2006. 14165-1328-0. $9.95. S* Betsy's mother dying is just the first of many things that converge to make her miserable. Her boyfriend cheats on her with the class...

Balint, Christine. Ophelia's Fan, A Novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BALINT, Christine. Ophelia's fan, a novel. Norton. 351p. c2004. 0-393-32766-3. $13.95. SA * Harriet Smithson is the Irish actress whose portrayal of Shakespeare's Ophelia wins the heart of the unpredictably passionate composer, Hector...

Bennett, Cherie and Gottesfeld, Jeff. A Heart Divided.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BENNETT, Cherie & GOTTESFELD, Jeff. A heart divided. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 306p. c2004.0-440-22840-9. $5.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2004: Bennett and Gottesfeld have collaborated on fiction, plays,...

Boyne, Walter J. Dawn over Kitty Hawk.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BOYNE, Walter J. Dawn over Kitty Hawk, Tor, Forge. 418p. c2003. 0-765-34393-2. $7.99. JSA A novel that will appeal to an audience that includes fans of historical fiction, those interested in the history of flying, and others who just want...

Brugman, Alyssa. Walking Naked.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BRUGMAN, Alyssa. Walking naked. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 185p. c2002.0-440-23832-3. $5.99. S In this powerful Australian story about peer pressure, friendship, and difficult choices, Megan Tuw is forced to look at some unpleasant truths...

Burnham, Niki. Scary Beautiful.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... BURNHAM, Niki. Scary beautiful. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 264p. c2006.0-689-87619-6. $5.99. JS Another successful story like the author's Royally Jacked and Spin Control, this book tells the tale of a girl who is "too beautiful." Chloe has...

Caletti, Deb. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CALETTI, Deb. Honey, baby, sweetheart. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 308p. c2004. 0-669-864744. $6.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May, 2004: We are all susceptible to the honey, baby, sweetheart lure--weak even...

Charlesworth, Monique. The children's war, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CHARLESWORTH, Monique. The children's war, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 367p. c2004. 1-4000-3207-5. $14.95. SA Journeying from Germany to Morocco to France, poor and often alone, Ilse is forced to endure four years of war. Her mother is...

Chotjewitz, David. Daniel Half Human.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... CHOTJEWITZ, David. Daniel half human. Tr. by Doris Orgel. Simon & Schuster. 325p. c2004. 0-689-85748-9. $5.99. JS AS young swastika-painting teens in 1933 Germany, Daniel and Armin swear everlasting blood brotherhood and hope to join the...

Dhami, Narinder. Bindi Babes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... DHAMI, Narinder. Bindi babes. Random House, Yearling. 184p. c2003.0-440-42019-9. $5.50. J The back blurb and perky cover design of fashionably clad legs lead the reader to expect yet more teen chick lit about spoiled rich girls. In...

Fesperman, Dan. The Warlord's Son.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... FESPERMAN, Dan. The warlord's son, a hovel. Random House, Vintage. 319p. c2004. 14000-3048-X. $13.95. SA If you read only two books about Pakistan and Afghanistan and the effects of the war on its people, read this one and the best-selling...

Fletcher, Susan. Eve Green.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... FLETCHER, Susan. Eve Green. Norton. 287p. c2004. 0-393-32798-1. $11.95. JSA Winner of several prizes for first fiction, this is a British bildungsroman of endearing charm. Evie, the narrator, is an eight-year-old living in Birmingham,...

Greenway, Alice. White Ghost Girls.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GREENWAY, Alice. White ghost girls. Grove, Atlantic. 168p. c2006. 0-8021-7018-8. $13.00. SA This lyrical debut is the compelling account of the summer that cautious Kate and her desperately wild sister Frankie spend in Hong Kong. The girls are...

Hartinger, Brent. The Order of the Poison Oak.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HARTINGER, Brent. The order of the poison oak. HarperCollins. 211p. c2005. 0-06-056732-5. $6.99. JS Russel Middlebrook, the narrator of Hartinger's Geography Club, is back in this summer-camp sequel sure to please fans of the original...

Holmes, Victoria. Rider in the Dark: An Epic Horse Story.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... HOLMES, Victoria. Rider in the dark; an epic horse story. HarperCollins, Avon. 305p. 0-06-052027-2. $6.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: This IS an epic horse story and will thrill readers who yearn...

Jackson, Melanie. The Summer of the Spotted Owl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... JACKSON, Melanie. The summer of the spotted owl. (A Dinah Galloway mystery.) Orca. 180p. c2005. 1-55143-412-1. $6.95. J What do an itchy hang glider, a crooked politician, a reporter who gets anonymous tips about events before they actually...

Krulik, Nancy. Dawn's Early Light.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... KRULIK, Nancy. Dawn's early light. Simon & Schuster. 208p. c2006. 1-4169-1465-5. $5.99. JS Sarah is spending one last day with her boyfriend, Tim, before he enters basic training. She is sad he is leaving, but proud he will be serving his...

Lynn, Tracy. RX, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... LYNN, Tracy. RX, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 262p. c2006. 1-4169-1155-3. $6.99. S At Ashbury High, it isn't just the honor roll students, the prom queens, and the jocks who pop pills. Teachers and parents are also hooked on prescription...

McDonald, Joyce. Devil on My Heels.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... McDONALD, Joyce. Devil on my heels. Random House. 263p. c2004. 0-440-23829-3. $5.99. JS * It is 1958 in Benevolence, Florida, where citrus groves are full of local and migrant pickers. Dove's father owns one of those groves. Her mother...

Mendes, Valerie. The drowning.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... MENDES, Valerie. The drowning. Simon & Schuster UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. 249p. c2005. 1-416-90127-2. $8.99. S Jenna Pascoe dreams of being a performer. With the encouragement of her dad and Aunt Tamsyn, a theatrical agent, she...

Mitchell, Jack. The Roman Conspiracy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... MITCHELL, Jack. The Roman conspiracy. Tundra. 164p. c2005.0-88776-713-3. $8.95. JS In the waning days of the Roman Empire young Aulus Lucinus Spurinna fights to save his family estate from Manlius and a gang of former soldiers. Following...

Moses, Sheila P. The Legend of Buddy Bush: A Novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... MOSES, Sheila P. The legend of Buddy Bush, a novel. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 211p. illus, c2004. 1-4169-0716-5. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2004: Moses has written poetry and plays; she is co-author of...

Muchamore, Robert. Maximum Security.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... MUCHAMORE, Robert. Maximum security. (CHERUB: Mission 3.) Simon & Schuster. 295p. c2005.0-689-87781-1. $5.99. J The third book, or third mission, in the CHERUB series features the return of James Adams, hero of The Recruit and The Dealer,...

Napoli, Donna Jo. North.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... NAPOLI, Donna Jo. North. HarperCollins, Green-willow. 354p. 0-06-057989-7. $6.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: Alvin, age 12, lives with his overprotective mother and grandmother in Washington, DC. At...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
March 1, 2006... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 277p. c2004. 0-689-87074-4. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: At long last, Alice's father is marrying her former...

Oates, Joyce Carol. Sexy.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... OATES, Joyce Carol. Sexy. HarperCollins. 263p. c2005.0-06-054151-2. $7.99. S To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Darren Flynn is 16, a star swimmer, and sexy. Not just sexy on the outside, but sexy on the...

O'Connell, Jenny. Plan B.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... O'CONNELL, Jenny. Plan B. Simon & Schuster, MTV. 274p. c2006. 10-4165-2033-3. $9.95. S 16-year-old Vanessa has her foreseeable future neatly planned--finish her senior year, ace her SATs, spend the summer in Europe, then join her boyfriend...

Rivers, Karen. The Cure for Crushes (And Other Deadly Plagues).(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... RIVERS, Karen. The cure for crushes (and other deadly plagues). Raincoast, Polestar. 300p. c2005. 1-55192-779-9. $6.95. JS This sequel to The Healing Time of Hickeys brings readers back into the mind and life of Haley Andromeda Harmony. Now...

Strasser, Todd. Can't Get There from Here.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... STRASSER, Todd. Can't get there from here. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 208p. c2004. 0-68984170-1. $5.99. JS Maybe, a homeless "throwaway" teen who narrates this short novel, lives with her tribe of fellow street kids in Manhattan, sleeping...