Kliatt articles from March 2008

Kliatt archives from March 2008

A modern valediction Forbidding mourning.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2008... Eleven famous writers, among them some of the most influential literary voices in contemporary America, died recently. David Halberstam, Mark Harris, Robert Jordan, Madeline L'Engle, Ira Levin, Norman Mailer, Diane Middlebrook, Grace Paley,...

Abrahams, Peter. Into the dark.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ABRAHAMS, Peter. Into the dark. (An Echo Fails Mystery.) HarperCollins. c2008. 300p. c2008. 978-0-06-073708-5. $15.99. J * I've read the two previous Echo Falls mysteries featuring Ingrid (Down the Rabbit Hole and Behind the Curtain) and...

Adler, David A.: Don't Talk to Me about the War.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ADLER, David A. Don't talk to me about the war. Penguin, Viking. 176p. c2008. 978-0-670-063079. $15.99. J Thirteen-year-old Tommy lives in the Bronx, NY, and he's a huge Dodgers fan. But the year is 1940, and there's more going on in the...

Editors' choice: best of the year's hardcover YA fiction.(young adult)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2008... Here are some outstanding YA novels reviewed in KLIATT over the last year, which we hope you didn't miss. Abdel-Fattah, Randa. Does my head look big in this? Scholastic, Orchard. Alexander, Lloyd. The golden dream of Carlo Chuchio....

Alexander, Alma. Spellspam.(Worldweavers: Spellspam)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ALEXANDER, Alma. Spellspam. (Worldweavers, BookTwo.) HarperCollins. 448p. c2008. 978-0-06083958-1. $17.99, JS * During Thea's first year at school, she discovered she could create other worlds using computers; she then saved human magic...

Avi. The seer of shadows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... AVI. The seer of shadows. HarperCollins. 208p. c2008. 978-0-000015-8. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0000016-5. $17.89.) J Horace is a 14-year-old photographer's apprentice in New York City in 1872, and his ambitious and dishonest boss has just...

Beaufrand, Mary Jane. Primavera.(Young adult review)(Book review)(Brief review)
March 1, 2008... BEAUFRAND, Mary Jane. Primavera. Little, Brown. 256p. c2008.0-312-01644-6. $16.99. S This historical fiction is set in the italian Renaissance, in the Medici stronghold of Florence. After years of being held in check, there are those who...

Bunce, Elizabeth C.: A curse dark as gold.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... BUNCE, Elizabeth C. A curse dark as gold. Scholastic, Levine Books. 422p. c2008. 978-0-43989576-7. $17.99. JS In this retelling of "Rumplestilskin," readers are taken into the life of a young maiden and her reasons for accepting help from...

Caletti, Deb. The fortunes of Indigo Skye.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CALETTI, Deb. The fortunes of Indigo Skye. Simon & Schuster. 300p. c2008, 978-1-4169-1007-7. $15.99. SA I'm a great fan of Caletti's YA novels and this one didn't disappoint me. You may remember her from Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, which was...

Caveney, Philip. Sebastian Darke; prince of fools.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CAVENEY, Philip. Sebastian Darke; prince of fools. Random House, Delacorte. 338p. c2008. 978-0-385-73467-7. $15.99. JS In the first part of the novel, Sebastian Darke is a down-on-his-luck, 17-year-old son of a successful but recently...

Crane, E.M.: Skin deep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CRANE, E.M. Skin deep. Random House, Delacorte. 288p. c2008. 978-0-385-73479-0. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90477-3. $19.99.) JS Andrea Anderson does not like to get involved. She sits on the edge of her high school environment and watches...

Delaney, Joseph. The last apprentice; attack of the fiend.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... DELANEY, Joseph. The last apprentice; attack of the fiend. HarperCollins. 532p. c2008. 978-0-06-089127-5. $16.99. J The newest volume of The Last Apprentice finds Tom Ward up to his rowan branch in witches who are attracted to him--or to...

Dessen, Sarah. Lock and key.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... DESSEN, Sarah. Lock and key. Penguin, Viking. 430p. c2008. 078-0-670-010882. $18.99. SA Lock and Key is a quiet, moving dramatic family story such as we expect from Sarah Dessen, one of the fine authors of YA fiction. It is long, and could...

Doyle, Marissa. Bewitching season.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... DOYLE, Marissa. Bewitching season. Henry Holt. 346p. c2006. 978-0-8050-8251-7. $16.95. JS This is a story of twins coming out as debutantes in England, presented to the court just as Princess Victoria is turning 18. The twins, Persy and...

Enthoven, Sam. Tim, Defender of the Earth.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ENTHOVEN, Sam. Tim, Defender of the Earth. Penguin, Razorbill. 288p. c2008. 978-159514-184-2. $19.99. J He's green, he's 100 meters tall, and he's humanity's best hope when a swarm of nanobots created by a mad scientist threatens to take...

Fischer, Debbie Reed. Braless in wonderland.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... FISCHER, Debbie Reed. Braless in wonderland. Penguin, Dutton. c2008. 978-0-525-47954-3. $15.99. JS Fischer has worked for many years as a booker for a modeling agency in Miami, Florida, so she really knows the business, which is a good...

Friesner, Esther. Nobody's prize.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... FRIESNER, Esther. Nobody's prize. (Sequel to Nobody's Princess.) Random House. 306p. c2008. 978-0-375-87531-1. $16.99. JS The princess is Helen. It's the Bronze Age, and Helen is having another adventure before she has to settle down and...

Fukui, Isamu. Truancy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... FUKUI, Isamu. Truancy. Tor. 432p. c2008. 978-07653-1767-4. $17.95. JS * "Perfect control through education": that's the goal of a despotic Mayor who rules an unnamed City where students are punished for the least infraction. The "Zero...

Gehrman, Jody. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... GEHRMAN, Jody. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty. Penguin, Dial. 256p. c2008. 978-08037-3247-6. $16.99. S Geena Sloane works at a popular drive-through caffeine joint. Her dream for her 16th summer involves boys, lattes, and hanging out...

Gonzalez, Julie. Imaginary enemy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... GONZALEZ, Julie. Imaginary enemy. Random House, Delacorte. 336p. c2008. 978-0-385-73552-0. $15.99. JS * This book reads a bit more like a memoir than a novel. Loosely plotted and somewhat episodic, it traces the maturation of Jane...

Green, Tim. Football hero.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... GREEN, Tim. Football hero. HarperCollins. 304p. c2008. 976-0-06-112274-3. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-006-112275-0. $1789.) J * In this Cinderfella story of sorts, Ty, age 12, has lived with his nasty uncle and aunt (they make him use an outdoor...

Gutman, Dan. Jim & me.(Jim & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... GUTMAN, Dan. Jim & me. (A Baseball Card Adventure.) HarperCollins. 208p. illus, bibliog. c2008. 978-0-06-069494-7. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-006-059495-4. $16.89.) J * Stosh and Bobby have always been enemies, so Stosh is surprised when his...

Harmon, Michael. The last exit to normal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HARMON, Michael. The last exit to normal. Random House, Knopf. 275p. c2008. 978-0-37584098-2. $15.99. JSA * Harmon is the author of Skate, a highly praised first novel. In The Last Exit to Normal, the narrator is Ben, an angry young man....

Hautman, Pete & Logue, Mary. Doppelganger.(The bloodwater Mysteries: Doppelganger)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HAUTMAN, Pete & LOGUE, Mary. Doppelganger. (The Bloodwater Mysteries.) Penguin, Putnam. 176p. c2008. 978-0-399-24,379-0. $16.99. J * Would-be investigative reporter Roni, dreaming of a big break, scans a missing-children website and is...

Hobbs, Will. Go big or go home.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HOBBS, Will. Go big or go home. HarperCollins. 192p. c2008. 978-0-06-074141-9. $15.99. J It's lucky 14-year-old Brady is outside stargazing just at the moment when a meteorite crashes through the roof of his home in the Black Hills of...

Hogan, Mary. Perfect face.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HOGAN, Mary. Perfect face. HarperCollins. 224p. c2008. 978-0060841119. $16.99. S High school junior Hayley struggles with her weight. She wants to be thin, but she can't quite summon up the discipline to exercise and stick to good...

ones, Carrie. Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape).(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... JONES, Carrie. Love (and other uses for duct tape). Llewellyn, Flux. 296p. c2008. 978-0-7387-1257-4. $16.95. S This is a sequel to Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend, and it ends rather abruptly, so perhaps book three will be coming along...

Kasischke, Laura. Feathered.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... KASISCHKE, Laura. Feathered. HarperCollins. 272p. c2008. 978-0060813178. $16.00. S * This occult mystery involving Quetzalcoatl, the feathered god, and ancient Mayan ruins is mixed in with elements of the Natalee Holloway case and the...

Klass, David. Whirlwind.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... KLASS, David. Whirlwind. (The Caretaker Trilogy, Bk. 2.) Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 304p. c2008. 978-0374-32308-0. $1795. JS * In this action-packed ecological thriller, Jack, our hero, has been gone from his hometown for six months, off...

Kluger, Steve. My most excellent year; a novel of love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Kluger, Steve. My most excellent year; a novel of love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park. Penguin, Dial. 398p. c2008. 978-0-8037-3227-8. $15.99. JS Charming, complex, with three enormously talented narrators plus many other fully realized...

Lupica, Mike. The big field.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... LUPICA, Mike. The big field. Penguin, Philomel. 288p. c2008. 978-0-399-24625-8. $17.99. J * Skilled sportswriter Lupica, author of such YA novels as Travel Team and Heat, provides yet another strong tale about a young teen learning life...

Mac, Carrie. Pain and Wastings.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... MAC, Carrie. Pain and Wastings. Orca Soundings. 122p. c2008. 978-155143-906-8. $16.95. JS This is the third novel that Canadian author Carrie Mac has written for the Orca series of high interest/low reading level books for young adults....

Marriott, Zoe. The swan kingdom.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... MARRIOTT, Zoe. The swan kingdom. Candlewick. 253p. c2007. 978-0-7636-3481-0. $16.99. JS Inspired by one of the darkest of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, "The Wild Swans," this has enormous gothic appeal for YA readers. It is...

Park, Linda Sue. Keeping score.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... PARK, Linda Sue. Keeping score. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion Books. 208p. c2008. 978-0-818-92799-9. $16.00. J This is a book to share with younger teens who love baseball. Following the same time period as Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir, Wait...

Pearson, Mary E.: The adoration of Jenna Fox.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... PEARSON, Mary E. The adoration of Jenna Fox. Henry Holt. 272p. c2008. 0-8050-7668-9. $16.95. JS Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox wakes from a coma and doesn't know who she is. She has been involved in a horrific accident and is brought home to...

Runholt, Susan. The mystery of the third Lucretia.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... RUNHOLT, Susan. The mystery of the third Lucretia. Penguin, Viking. 278p. c2008. 978-0-670-06252-2. $16.99. J * An exciting mystery, featuring two smart 9th-grade girls and their travel to Paris, Amsterdam, and London. Lucretia is the Roman...

Sanders, Scott Loring. The hanging woods.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SANDERS, Scott Loring. The hanging woods. Houghton Mifflin. 325p. c2008. 978-0-618-88125-3. $16.00. S Why do people crane their necks and slow down to get a better look when they pass a grisly motor accident? According to Walter, the...

Schmidt, Gary D.: Trouble.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SCHMIDT, Gary D. Trouble. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 336p. c2008. 978-0-618-92766-1. $16.00. JS * Henry Smith thought Trouble would never find him and his family, as they snuggled into their New England coastal mansion. Somehow,...

Selzer, Adam. Pirates of the retail wasteland.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SELZER, Adam. Pirates of the retail wasteland. Random House, Delacorte. 208p. c2008. 978-0-385-73482. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90480-3. $18.99.) J Leon and his would-be rebel friends from the 8th-grade gifted pool (first encountered in...

Sleator, William. Test.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SLEATOR, William. Test. Abrams, Amulet. 298p. c2008. 978-0-8109-9356-3. $16.95. JS In Massachusetts, where Sleator lives part of the year, we have MCAS exams in the school system, which determine whether a student advances or graduates. In...

Smith, Jennifer E.: The comeback season.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SMITH, Jennifer E. The comeback season. Simon & Schuster. 246p. c2008. 978-1-4169-3847-7. $15.99. JSA This is a story that touches difficult subjects the way we gingerly touch a sensitive tooth; and the difficult subjects are the biggest...

Sparrow, Rebecca. The year Nick McGowan came to stay.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SPARROW, Rebecca. The year Nick McGowan came to stay. Random House, Knopf. 196p. c2006. 978-0-375-84570-3. $15.99. JS The year in the title is 1989, just to get that out of the way, and most of the pop culture and fashion references are 20...

Staples, Suzanne Fisher. The house of djinn.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... STAPLES, Suzanne Fisher. The house of djinn. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 207p. c2008. 978-0-374-39936-8. $16.95. JS This is Staples's third novel about Shabanu's family in the tribal areas of Pakistan, following Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind...

Stratton, Allan. Chanda's wars, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... STRATTON, Allan. Chanda's wars, a novel. HarperCollins. 382p. c2008. 978-0-06-087262-5. $17.99. JS If readers were not impressed by Chanda Kabelo's resilience and courage in the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Chanda's Secrets, they certainly...

Trueman, Terry. Hurricane; a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... TRUEMAN, Terry. Hurricane; a novel. HarperCollins. 144p. c2008. 978-0-06-000018-9. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-000019-6. $16.89.) J When a storm unlike any other--1998's Hurricane Mitch--hits Honduras, the world of 13-year-old Jose and his...

Vivian, Siobhan. A little friendly advice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... VIVIAN, Siobhan. A little friendly advice. Scholastic, Push. 248p. c2008. 978-0-545-00404-6. $16.99. JS Ruby is turning 16, living with her mother, having been abandoned by her father without explanation ten years before. No discussion...

Walters, Eric. Sketches.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WALTERS, Eric. Sketches. Penguin, Viking. 226p. c2008. 978-0-670-06294-2. $15.99. S Homeless kids, throwaway teens living on the streets, are a growing problem in many big cities. In this novel, 15-year-old Dana is one of them, having fled...

Walters, Eric. Splat!(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WALTERS, Eric. Splat! Orca. 110p. c2008. 978-155143-988-4. $16.95. JS Alex and Keegan are two adventuresome teenagers who end up causing trouble in their small, tomato-growing town. With the tomato festival coming up, their fathers believe...

Weaver, Will. Saturday night dirt.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WEAVER, Will. Saturday night dirt. (A Motor Novel.) Farrar Straus Giroux. 164p. o2008. 978-0-374-35060-4. $14.95. JS * On a hot summer Saturday in northern Minnesota, the lives of local teens and adults converge at Headwaters Speedway, a...

Wein, Elizabeth E.: The empty kingdom.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WEIN, Elizabeth E. The empty kingdom. (The Mark of Solomon, Book Two.) Penguin, Viking. 208p. c2008. 978-0-670-06273-7 $16.99. JS This reminds me somewhat of the brilliant series by Megan Whalen Turner that starts with The Thief, about...

Wood, Maryrose. My life; the musical.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WOOD, Maryrose. My life; the musical. Random House, Delacorte. 240p. c2008. 978-0-385-73278-9. $15.99. JS * At first this book seems preposterous. Two 16-year-old best friends, Emily and Philip, spend everything they have and everything...

Young, E.L.: STORM; the infinity code.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... YOUNG, E.L. STORM; the infinity code. Penguin, Dial. 336p. illus. c2008. 978-0-8037-3265-0. $16.99. J Will, a 14-year-old student in a gifted program at a London school, has a knack for coming up with cool inventions like a Rapid Ascent...

Zaar, Sara. Sweethearts.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ZAAR, Sara. Sweethearts. Little, Brown. 224p. c2008. 0-316-01455-9. $16.99. JS Jennifer Harris was an overweight girl who was bullied all the time in elementary school. She wasn't the only one, though; a boy named Cameron Quick was also an...

Anderson, M. T.: The pox party.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ANDERSON, M. T. The pox party. (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1.) Candlewick. 353p. c2006. 978-0-7636-3679-1. $10.99. SA * To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, May 2007: This National Book...

Cooney, Caroline B.: Hit the road.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... COONEY, Caroline B. Hit the road. Random House, Laurel-Leaf. 183p. c2006. 978-0-440-22929-2. $6.50. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Brittany Anne Bowman is standing at her grandmother's house as her parents...

Eggers, Dave. What iI the what; the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... EGGERS, Dave. What is the what; the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 538p. map. c2006. 978-0-307-38590-1. $15.95. SA How can an autobiography be a novel whose author is not the subject of the book?...

Ferraro, Tina. How to hook a hottie.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... FERRARO, Tina. How to hook a hottie. Random House, Delacorte. 196p. c2008. 978-0-385-73438-7. $8.99. S Seventeen-year-old Kate has big plans for her life. She's the president of her school's Future Business Leaders of America club and is...

Fitzgerald, Dawn. Getting in the game.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... FITZGERALD, Dawn. Getting in the game. Macmillan, Square Fish. 140p. c2005. 978-0-312-37753-3. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Jo is a petite athlete who wants above all else to get on the ice hockey...

Grey, Christopher. Leonardo's shadow; or, my astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... GREY, Christopher. Leonardo's shadow; or, my astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 391p. c2006. 978-1-4169-0544-8. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: Although...

Hale, Marian. The truth about sparrows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HALE, Marian. The truth about sparrows. Macmillan, Square Fish. 280p. c2004. 978-0-312-37133-3. $6.99. JSA When Sadie and her family left their home in Missouri in July of 1933, she had just turned 12 and felt that her life had ended. She...

Houston, Julian. New boy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HOUSTON, Julian. New boy. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 282p. c2005. 978-0-618-88405-6. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2005: Rob, age 16, has left Virginia to come to Draper, a Connecticut boarding school,...

Hughes, Dan. Search and destroy.(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... HUGHES, Dan. Search and destroy. Simon & Schuster. 216p. notes, c2005. 1-4169-5371-X. $5.99 SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: Rick, just graduated from high school in 1969, doesn't know what to do with his...

Johnson, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... JOHNSON, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel. HarperCollins. 297p. c2004. 978-0-06-054140-8. $8.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Three teenage sisters reel after the sudden death of their...

Johnson, Varian. My life as a rhombus.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... JOHNSON, Varian. My life as a rhombus. Llewelyn, Flux. 293p. c2007. 978-0-7387-1150-7. $9.95. S When Rhonda, a senior, begins tutoring Sarah, a popular junior, she isn't happy with the arrangement. Rhonda prefers to tutor younger students,...

Larson, Kirby. Hattie big sky.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... LARSON, Kirby. Hattie big sky. Random House, Delacorte. 289p. c2006. 978-0-440-23941-3. $8.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: Imagine Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie being all alone, a...

Moses, Shelia P.: The return of Buddy Bush.(The Return of Buddy Bush)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... MOSES, Shelia P. The return of Buddy Bush. (Sequel to The Legend of Buddy Bush.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 148p. illus. c2006. 978-1-4169-3925-2. $5.99. J The Legend of Buddy Bush won praise as a National Book Award finalist and as a...

Rosoff, Meg. Just in case, a novel.(Just in Case, a Novel)(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ROSOFF, Meg. Just in case, a novel. Penguin, Plume. 246p. c2006. 978-0-452-28937-6. $14.00. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Rosoff's first YA novel, How I Live Now, has been highly praised since its...

Sachar, Louis. Small steps.(Small Steps)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SACHAR, Louis. Small steps. Random House, Delacorte. 257p. c2006. 978-0-385-73315-1. $8.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: Sachar's Holes won the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal, among other...

Sloan, Brian. A really nice prom mess.(A Really Nice Prom Mess)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... SLOAN, Brian. A really nice prom mess. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 297p. c2005.1-4169-6389-2. $8.99. S * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2005: Gay activists have looked forward to a YA novel where the protagonist's...

van Diepen, Allison. Snitch.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... van DIEPEN, Allison. Snitch. Simon & Schuster. 304p. c2007. 978-1-4169-5030-1. $6.99. S Julia DiVino lives in a rough part of Brooklyn and attends a school ruled by gangs. Most of her friends are affiliated with a gang, but Julia chooses...

Wiess, Laura. Leftovers.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WIESS, Laura. Leftovers. Simon & Schuster. 232p. c2008. 978-1-4165-4662-7 $12.00. S * This tale begins at the end. Taking turns, Blair and Ardith tell their story--their confession--to an unknown listener. Though they are only 15, it...

Adlington, L.J.: The diary of Pelly D.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... ADLINGTON, L.J. The diary of Pelly D. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 282p. c2005. 978-0-06-076617-7 $8.99. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: Toni V and Pelly D are as different as night and day. Toni V grew up in...

Baker, Kage. The machine's child; a Company novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... BAKER, Kage. The machine's child; a Company novel. Tor. 356p. c2006. 978-0-7653-5461-7. $799. SA The latest in the Company series, The Machine's Child follows the interrelationships of cyborg Alec and his two alter egos: Renaissance...

Chase, Clifford. Winkie.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Chase, Clifford. Winkie. Grove. 240p. c2006. 978-0-8021-4310-5. $12.00. SA This strange story of a teddy bear that comes alive is not a fairy tale but a political parable of our times. Winkie is a stuffed bear that suddenly comes to life...

Donohue, Keith. The stolen child, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... DONOHUE, Keith. The stolen child, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 320p. c2006. 978-1-4000-9653-4. $13.95. JSA Some might say this novel about changelings and fairies is a fantasy, but it is written in such a believable way that the reader...

Jones, Frewin. The faerie path.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... JONES, Frewin. The faerie path. HarperCollins, A Working Partners Book. 212p. map. c2007 978-0-06-087104-8. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2007: London teen Anita Palmer, on the brink of her 16th birthday,...

Knight, E.E.: Dragon outcast.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... KNIGHT, E.E. Dragon outcast. (The Age of Fire, Book Three.) Penguin, Roc. 354p. map. c2007 978-0-451-46185-8. $14.00. SA The third book in the Age of Fire cycle concerns Copper, the dragon hatchling maimed and expelled from the nest at the...

Langrish, Katherine. Troll mill.(Troll Mill)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... LANGRISH, Katherine. Troll mill. (Sequel to Troll Fell.) HarperCollins. 358p. c2006. 978-0-06-05830905. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: Readers of Langrish's Troll Fell will be eager to find out how...

Stanley, Diane. Bella at midnight.(Bella at Midnight)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... STANLEY, Diane. Bella at midnight. Harper-Collins. 278p. c2006. 978-0-060775759. $6.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2006: In true fairy-tale fashion, Stanley has crafted a story with a king, a castle, an...

Westerfeld, Scott. Blue noon.(Blue Noon)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WESTERFELD, Scott. Blue noon. (Midnighters, #3.) HarperCollins. 378p. c2005. 978-0-06-051959-9. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2006: The third book in this series brings the nightmares of the midnight hour...

Wright, Nina. Sensitive.(Sensitive)(Young adult review)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... WRIGHT, Nina. Sensitive. (Sequel to Home-free.) Llewellyn, Flux. 233p. c2007. 978-0-7387-1170-6. $9.95. JS Now living at Homefree, a school for people with paranormal abilities, 16-year-old Easter Hutton is just settling into her new life....

Amano, Kozue. Aria; volume one.(Aria, vol. 1yynr )(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... AMANO, Kozue. Aria; volume one. Tokyopop. 192p. illus. c2008. 978-1427805102. $9.99. JS Aria is set in the year 2301. Mars has been terraformed to support human life--in the process its icecaps melted and 90% of the planet is now under...

Crilley, Mark. Miki Falls; autumn.(Miki Falls: Autumn)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CRILLEY, Mark. Miki Falls; autumn. Illus. by the author. HarperTeen. 176p. illus, c2007. 978-0-00608-4618-3. $7.99. JS In the third volume of this seasonally themed quartet, the starry-eyed Miki and Hiro decide they must run away from...

Crilley, Mark. Miki Falls; winter.(Miki Falls: Winter)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... CRILLEY, Mark. Miki Falls; winter. (Vol. 4.) Illus. by the author. HarperTeen. c2008. 176p. illus. 978-0-0608-4619-0. $7.99. JS In the final volume of this quartet, young lovebirds Miki and Hiro are making their heart-pounding escape from...