Kliatt articles from May 2004

Kliatt archives from May 2004

The sound of story.
May 1, 2004... Viewed from the outside, it was probably a fairly daffy career move. Why would someone with a thriving career as an author of childrens' books suddenly decide to become an audiobook publisher and try to build a whole new company from the ground...

Avi & Vail, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... AVI & VAIL, Rachel. Never mind!; a twin novel. HarperCollins. 208p. c2004. 0-06054314-0. $15.99. J Meg and Edward are twins, but as different as night and day. Meg looks almost grown-up and is a star athlete. Edward is small, uncoordinated...

Bone, Ian. The song of an innocent bystander.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... BONE, Ian. The song of an innocent bystander. Penguin, Dutton. 262p. c2002. 0-525-47282-7. $16.99. JS This novel has been quite successful in Australia where it was first published. Bolinda Audiobooks has released an audiobook version,...

Bryant, Jen. The trial, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... BRYANT, Jen. The trial, a novel. Random House, Knopf. 169p. c2004. 0-375-82752-8. $14.95. JS This is Bryant's first novel for YAs; she chooses the verse format to tell how one girl and one town are transformed by the event of the trial of...

Butcher, A.J. Spy High; mission one.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... BUTCHER, A.J. Spy High; mission one. Little, Brown. 224p. c2004. 0-316-73759-3. $15.95. (Also avail. in paperback: 0-316-73760-7. $6.99.) J Six teenagers are selected to attend prestigious Deveraux Academy, known by the students as Spy...

Cadnum, Michael. Blood gold.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CADNUM, Michael. Blood gold. Penguin Putnam, Viking. 224p. c2004. 0-670-05884-X. $16.99. JS The gold rush is on, and Will, age 18, sets out from Philadelphia to California via the dangerous jungle route through the Isthmus of Panama,...

Caletti, Deb. Honey, baby, sweetheart.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CALETTI, Deb. Honey, baby, sweetheart. Simon & Schuster. 308p. c2004. 0-689-86765-4. c2004. $15.95. JS Sometimes we are all susceptible to the honey, baby, sweetheart lure--weak even though part of us knows a particular romance is...

Chibbaro, Julie. Redemption.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CHIBBARO, Julie. Redemption. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 262p. bibliog. c2004. 0-689-85736-5. $16.95. JS This is serious historical fiction written by a first-time novelist, who immerses her readers in 16th-century English religious wars...

Colfer, Eoin. The Supernaturalist.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... COLFER, Eoin. The Supernaturalist. Hyperion, Miramax Books. 268p. c2004. 0-78685148-1. $16.95. J Abandoned by his parents as an infant, Cosmo Hill grows up in the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, a ghastly...

Dessen, Sarah. The truth about forever.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... DESSEN, Sarah. The truth about forever. Random House, Viking. 382p. c2004. 0-670-03639-0. $16.99. JS* Each one of Dessen's previous YA novels has been named an ALA Best Book for YAs, and this one probably will be as well. I reviewed This...

DeVillers, Julia. How my private, personal journal became a bestseller.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... DeVILLERS, Julia. How my private, personal journal became a bestseller. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2004. 0-525-47283-5. $15.99. JS Jaime Bartlett is your typical 14-year-old girl, obsessed with the teen stars whose glossies cover her walls,...

Hautman, Pete. Godless.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... HAUTMAN, Pete. Godless. Simon & Schuster. 198p. c2004. 0-689-86278-4. $15.95 JS Hautman is the author of Sweet Blood, an ALA Best Book for YAs and a KLIATT Outstanding Book of 2003. The main character in Godless is a 15-year-old boy named...

Johnson, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... JOHNSON, Maureen. The key to the golden Firebird, a novel. HarperCollins. c2004. 296p. 0-06-541385. $15.99. JS Three teenage sisters reel after the sudden death of their beloved father, with their equally devastated mother barely coping....

Kantor, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... KANTOR, Melissa. Confessions of a Not It Girl. Hyperion. 247p. c2004. 0-7868-1837-9. $15.95. JS Kantor is a teacher and this is her first novel. Her strengths are understanding the lives of smart YAs as they are preparing to leave high...

Lawrence, Iain. B is for Buster.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... LAWRENCE, Iain. B is for Buster. Random House, Delacorte. 320p. c2004. 0-385-73086-1. $15.95. (Lib. bdg.: 0-385-90108-9. $17.95.) JS* A 16-year-old boy nicknamed "Kak," after his hometown of Kakabeka, lies about his age and enlists in the...

Leonard, Elmore. A coyote's in the house.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... LEONARD, Elmore. A coyote's in the house. HarperCollins. 160p. illus. c2004. 0-06-072335. $15.95. J The best-selling author of mystery and western novels tries his hand at literature for younger readers in this humorous tale about a...

Lynch, Chris. The Gravedigger's Cottage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... LYNCH, Chris. The Gravedigger's Cottage. HarperCollins. 208p. c2004. 0-06-623940-0-8. $15.99. J The McLuckie family isn't. In fact, they have been plagued by tragedy, but as a family have decided not to dwell on it. Fourteen-year-old...

Meyer, L.A. Curse of the Blue Tattoo; being an account of the misadventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman and fine lady.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MEYER, L.A. Curse of the Blue Tattoo; being an account of the misadventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman and fine lady. (A Bloody Jack Adventure). Harcourt. 488p. c2004. 0-15-205115-5. $17.00. JS* Nearly 500 more pages of Jacky Faber (aka...

Myers, Walter Dean. Shooter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MYERS, Walter Dean. Shooter. HarperCollins. 240p. c2004. 0-06-029529-8. $15.99. (Library ed.: 0-06-029520-1. $16.89.) JS The acclaimed author of Monster and many other books for YAs turns his attention to a school shooting in this...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Including Alice. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 288p. c2004. 0-689-82637-0. $15.95. J At long last, Alice's father is marrying her former teacher, Sylvia. Alice is wildly excited, but now that the wedding is about to...

Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... OPPEL, Kenneth. Airborn. HarperCollins. 368p. c2004. 0-06-053180-0. $16.99. (Library ed.: 0-06-053181-9. $17.89.) J* Oppel, the author of the Silverwing series about bats, turns his attention here to other things that fly: blimp-like...

Peters, Julie Anne. Luna.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... PETERS, Julie Anne. Luna. Little, Brown. 256p. c2004. 0-316-73369-5. $16.95. S Regan has a secret. Frequently in the dark of the night, she is awakened by a stunning figure standing at the foot of her bed, all flash and femininity,...

Pratchett, Terry. A hat full of sky; the continuing adventures of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... PRATCHETT, Terry. A hat full of sky; the continuing adventures of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men. HarperCollins. 288p. 0-06-058660-5. $16.99. (Library ed. 0-06-058661-3. $17.89.) JSA* Comic fantasist Pratchett, a Carnegie Medallist and...

Prue, Sally. The devil's toenail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... PRUE, Sally. The devil's toenail. Scholastic. 224p. c2002, 2004. 0-439-48634-3. $16.95. J* When 13-year-old Stevie finds a shellfish fossil on the beach, called a "devil's toenail" for its shape, he fantasizes that it has the power to make...

Qualey, Marsha. Too big a storm.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... QUALEY, Marsha. Too big a storm. Penguin, Dial. 246p. c2004. 0-8037-2839-5. $16.99. S Coming of age in 1969 in America had to be "too big a storm" for most young people. 18-year-old Brady's older brother has gone off to Vietnam to fight,...

Shinn, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper's secret.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SHINN, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper's secret. Penguin, Viking. 240p. c2004. 0-670-05910-2. $16.99. JS* The village of Tambleham, like most villages, has a Safe-Keeper, the person to whom all secrets can be told and kept in confidence forever....

Sones, Sonya. One of those hideous books where the mother dies.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SONES, Sonya. One of those hideous books where the mother dies. Simon & Schuster. 268p. c2004. 0-689-85820-5. $15.95. JS* Sones is a gifted writer of novels in poetry. (Her novel What My Mother Doesn't Know was selected as an ALA Best Book...

Springer, Nancy. Wild boy: A Tale of Rowan Hood.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SPRINGER, Nancy. Wild boy. (A Tale of Rowan Hood), Penguin Putnam, Philomel. 128p. c2004. 0-399-24015-2. $16.99. J* Springer continues her lively action-adventure series about the members of a band led by Rowan Hood, the daughter of Robin...

Triana, Gaby. Backstage pass.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... TRIANA, Gaby. Backstage pass. HarperCollins. 221p. c2004. 0-06-056017-7. $15.99. JS This is an entertaining book that will appeal to all YAs who love celebrity (all of them?) The main character, Desert, is the daughter of a rock star icon...

Tunnell, Michael O. Wishing moon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... TUNNELL, Michael O. Wishing moon. Penguin, Dutton. 268p. c2004. 0-525-4719-36. $16.99. JS This book, set in the Moslem world, returns to the classic story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, to tell what might happen after Aladdin loses...

Updale, Eleanor. Montmorency; thief, liar, gentleman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... UPDALE, Eleanor. Montmorency; thief, liar, gentleman. Scholastic. 240p. c2004. 0-439-58035-8. $16.95. JS Badly injured while running away from the police, a thief in Victorian London is saved by a doctor interested in trying out new...

Vizzini, Ned. Be more chill.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... VIZZINI, Ned. Be more chill. Hyperion. 320p. c2004. 0-7868-0995-7. $16.95. S Nerdy Jeremy longs to be cool and win Christine, the girl of his dreams. He passes his time in high school pining for her, carefully noting down all the daily...

Weeks, Sarah. So B. It, a novel.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WEEKS, Sarah. So B. It, a novel. HarperCollins, 246p. c2004. 0-06-523622-3. $15.99. J Heidi has had a most unusual childhood. She lives with her mother, who is severely mentally handicapped, in Rend, Nevada. Next door in the apartment...

Whitesel, Cheryl Aylward. Blue Fingers; a ninja's tale.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WHITESEL, Cheryl Aylward. Blue Fingers; a ninja's tale. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion, 256p. bibliog. c2004. 0-618-38139-2. $15.00. J Koji, a poor farm boy in feudal Japan, is kidnapped by a secret clan of ninjas who live in the forest, and...

Wild, Margaret. One night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WILD, Margaret. One night. Random House, Knopf. 236p. c2003. 0-375-82920-2. $15.95. JS Like the author's Jinx (reviewed in paperback in this issue of KLIATT), One Night is a story told in short poems, from the point of view of several...

Woodson, Jacqueline. Behind you.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WOODSON, Jacqueline. Behind you. Penguin Putnam. 176p. c2004. 0-399-23988-X. $15.99. J In If You Come Softly (an ALA Best Book for YAs, reviewed in KLIATT in January 1999). Woodson sensitively chronicles the relationship between Ellie, a...

Auch, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... AUCH, Mary Jane. Ashes of Roses. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 250p. c2002. 0-440-23851-X. $5.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2002: This begins as a rather standard coming-to-America story, featuring the...

Baker, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... BAKER, Julia. Up Molasses Mountain. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 209p. c2002. 0-440-22903-0. $5.50. JS A 1956 mining dispute in Clay, West Virginia not only divides the community but pits father against son. In the Braxton home,...

Booth, Teena. Falling from fire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... BOOTH, Teena. Falling from fire. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 201p. c2002. 0-440-22960-X. $5.50. JS* To quote from the review in hardcover in KLIATT, July 2002: Teri, a high school freshman in a small town in northern California, thinks...

Cabot, Meg. Princess in waiting.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CABOT, Meg. Princess in waiting. (The Princess Diaries, Volume IV). HerperTrophy. 259p. c2003. 0-06-009609-8. $6.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2003: Fourteen-year-old Mia attends a fancy prep school in New...

Cann, Kate. Shacked up.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CANN, Kate. Shacked up. (Sequel to Hard Cash). Simon & Schuster. 345p. c2000. 0-689-85906-6. $5.99. S Shacked Up is the second book in a trilogy about the lives of London teens. (The first book, Hard Cash, received a favorable review in...

Cann, Kate. Speeding.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CANN, Kate. Speeding. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 384p. c2002. 0-689-85907-4. $5.99. S Speeding, the sequel to Hard Cash and Shacked Up, finds Rich Steele reuniting romantically with Bonny, his former roommate. Bonny has always loved Rich but...

Cheaney, J.B. The true prince.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... CHEANEY, J.B. The true prince. Random House, Dell Yearling. 340p. c2002. 0-440-41940-9. $5.99. JS* To quote from the KLIATT review of the hardcover in November 2002: The flags are flying, the groundlings are streaming in, and the new play...

Dean, Zoey. Girls on film.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... DEAN, Zoey. Girls on film. (An A-List Novel). Little, Brown. 252p. c2004. 0-316-00079-s. $8.99. S Zoey Dean has her finger on the pulse of pop culture in this second installment of the A-List series, following The A-List. Fans of Gossip...

Durbin, William. Song of Sampo Lake.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... DURBIN, William. Song of Sampo Lake. Random House, Dell Yearling. 217p. c2002. 0-440-22899-9. $5.50. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Fifteen-year-old Matti comes to Minnesota with his Finnish family in...

Ehrenhaft, Daniel. Tog it to Naomi.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... EHRENHAFT, Daniel. Tog it to Naomi. Random House, Delacorte. 200p. c2004. 0-385-73129-9. $7.95. JS This light tale will entertain all those YAs who love to gossip and use the computer to communicate with other teenagers hiding behind false...

Ferris, Jean. Of sound mind.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... FERRIS, Jean. Of sound mind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 215p. c2001. 0-374-45584-8. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2001: Thee is a senior in high school, the son of a famous sculptor, the...

Hawke, Simon. Much ado about murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... HAWKE, Simon. Much ado about murder. Tor, Forge. 237p. c2002. 0-765-30836-3. $6.99. SA The fourth in an engaging mystery series featuring Symington "Tuck" Smythe and Will Shakespeare finds the young thespians investigating the murder of a...

Herrick, Steven. The simple gift.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... HERRICK, Steven. The simple gift. Simon & Schuster, Simon Pulse. 192p. c2004 0-689-86867-7. $6.99. JS* In the powerful style of Met Glenn, Sonya Series, Virginia Euwer Wolff, and David Levithan, Australian poet Herrick has etched a...

Hobbs, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... HOBBS, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle. HarperTrophy. 200p. c2003. 0-360-73311-0. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the hard cover in KLIATT, March 2003: There is a Web site for SarveyWildlife.org--the organization that inspired Hobbs to...

Hunt, Angela Elwell. The shadow women.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... HUNT, Angela Elwell. The shadow women. Warner. 390p. c2002. 0-446-69232-8. $12.95. S Fans of Anita Diament's The Red Tent will love this retelling of the story of Moses through the eyes of the three women in his life: his adoptive mother,...

Jeans, Peter. Stoker's Bay.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... JEANS, Peter. Stoker's Bay. International Specialized Book Services (920 NE 58th Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786). 222p. c2003. 1-876268-97-2. $13.50. JS "A philosopher once said that there were as many sorrows in love as there...

Klass, David. Home of the Braves.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... KLASS, David. Home of the Braves. HarperTempest. 355p. c2002. 0-06-053171-1. $6.99. S* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Joe starts his senior year anticipating yet another not-so-hot season as captain of...

Koertge, Ron. Stoner & Spaz.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... KOERTGE, Ron. Stoner & Spaz. Candlewick Press. 169p. c2002. 0-7636-2150-1. $6.99. S* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2002: Ben, age 16, is so embarrassed by his cerebral palsy that he spends much of his time hiding...

Maynard, Joyce. The usual rules, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MAYNARD, Joyce. The usual rules, a novel. St. Martin's Griffin. 386p. c2003. 0-312-28369-5. $13.95. JSA Maynard writes about being 13 as if she were hiding inside the mind of a 13-year-old, seeing the world through 13-year-old eyes. She...

McLaren, Clemence. Waiting for Odysseus.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... McLAREN, Clemence. Waiting for Odysseus. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 176p. c2000. 0-689-86705-0. $5.99. JS Four silent women from the original epic are finally given a voice in this simplified modern retelling of the fabled travels of...

Miller, Risa. Welcome to Heavenly Heights; a novel of Israel today.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MILLER, Risa. Welcome to Heavenly Heights; a novel of Israel today. St. Martin's Griffin. 230p. c2003. 0-312-32615-7. $12.95. SA This debut novel tells the story of an American Jewish family--Mike and Tova and their children Esther OIL Yoni...

Min, Anchee. Wild ginger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MIN, Anchee. Wild ginger. Houghton Mifflin, Mariner. 217p. c2002. 0-618-38043-4. $13.00. SA The Cultural Revolution in China of the late 1960s and 1970s may seem like a distant time and place to most American readers, but Min's book makes...

Murray, Kirsty. Walking home with Marie-Claire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... MURRAY, Kirsty. Walking home with Marie-Claire. Allen & Unwin. 191p. c2002. 1-86508-546-4. $795. J From the day Margaret Tierney walks into Class 6B at Wellington Street Primary, Pauline McArdle admires her moxie. If Margaret can be...

Namioka, Lensey. An ocean apart, a world away.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... NAMIOKA, Lensey. An ocean apart, a world away. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 197p. c2002. 0-440-22973-1. $5.50. JS Sixteen-year-old Yanyan lives in Nanjing, China, ten years after revolution tore her homeland apart in 1911. Strong and...

Nash, Naomi. You are So cursed!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... NASH, Naomi. You are SO cursed! Dorchester (200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016; www.dorchesterpub.com). 198p. c2004. 0-8439-5310-1. $5.99. JS This book perfectly describes an alienated teenager in the hostile environment of high school....

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Blizzard's wake.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Blizzad's wake. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 231p. c2002. 0-689-85221-5. $5.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: Fifteen-year-old Kate Sterling lives outside of Grand Forks, North...

Newth, Mette. The dark light.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... NEWTH, Mette. The dark light. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 245p. c1995. 0-374-41688-5. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 1998: This is a novel of true horror, with gruesome details that will...

O'Carroll, Brendan. The young Wan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... O'CARROLL, Brendan. The young Wan. Penguin, Plume. 208p. c2003. 0-452-28484-8. $13.00. SA O'Carroll has written a series of books about his character Agnes Browne, as a mother and grandmother; this latest book fills in the blanks about her...

O'Connor, Barbara. Moonpie and Ivy.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... O'CONNOR, Barbara. Moonpie and Ivy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 152p. c2001. 0-37445320-9. $5.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2001: An irresponsible mother drops Pearl off at her Aunt Ivy's place, and...

Olsen, Sylvia. The girl with a baby.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... OLSEN, Sylvia. The girl with a baby. Sono Nis Press, dist. by Orca. 203p. c2003. 1-55039-142-9. $7.95. JS 14-year-old Jane, a Native American girl living in British Columbia, has a baby and is forced to make some major changes in her life....

Paterson, Katherine. The same stuff as stars.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... PATERSON, Katherine. The same stuff as stars. HarperTrophy. 270p. c2002. 0-06055712-5. $5.99. J* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2002: It's difficult to decide what is a YA novel, but in the end I feel that...

Rennison, Louise. Knocked out by my nunga-nungas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... RENNISON, Louise. Knocked out by my nungas-nungas. HarperCollins, Avon, 172p. c2001.0-06-058991-4. $6.99. JS From KLIATT's May 2002 review of the hardcover edition: The irrepressible Georgia is back, and fans of her previous adventures,...

Sandoval, Victor M. Roll over, Big Toben.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SANDOVAL, Victor M. Roll over, Big Toben. Arte Publico Press, Pinata Books (Univ. of Houston, 452 Cullen Performance Hall, Houston, TX 77204-2174; www.arte.uh.et/ pinata). 160p. c2003. 1-558-85401-0. $9.95. J A bright and alluring cover...

Scott, Sophfronia. All I need to get by, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SCOTT, Sophfronia. All I need to get by, a novel. St. Martin's Griffin. 357p. c2004.0-312-31856-1. $13.95. SA The modern working class African American family with adult professional children is the basis for this first novel by Scott. When...

Singer, Nicky. Feather boy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... SINGER, Nicky. Feather boy. Random House, Dell Yearling. 282p. c2001. 0-440-41858-5. $4.99. J* "Norbert is the class squit. He's thin and gangly, his arms and legs like white string loosely knotted at the elbows and knees. His head is too...

Ursu, Anne. The disapparation of James, a novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... URSU, Anne. The disapparation of James, a novel. Hyperion. 278p. c2003.0-7868-8663-3. $13.95. SA This is a story of the fragility of love and the mystery and magic that surround families. When Justin and Hannah take their shy five-year-old...

Weatherly, Lee. Child X.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WEATHERLY, Lee. Child X. Random House, Dell Yearling. 211p. c2002. 0-440-41904-2. $5.50. J Thirteen-year-old Jules Cheney is a red-haired, enthusiastic British teen with lots of plans for the future. She is uncomfortable with all the...

Whelan, Gloria. The impossible journey.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WHELAN, Gloria. The impossible journey. (A companion to Angel on the Square). HarperTrophy. 248p. c2003. 0-06-441083-8. $5.99. J To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2003: Rather unsophisticated younger YAs in the...

Wild, Margaret. Jinx.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WILD, Margaret. Jinx. Simon & Schuster. 215p. c2002.0-689-86541-4. $6.99. S To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2002: Jinx is an excellent example of how a talented writer can use the format of many short poems...

Withers, Pam. Raging river.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WITHERS, Pam. Raging river. (Take it to the Extreme series). Whitecap, Walrus (351 Lynn Ave., N. Vancouver, BC, Canada V7J 2C4; www.whitecap.ca). 174p. c2003.1-55285-510-4. $8.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Jake Evans, who lives in British...

Wooding, Chris. Crashing.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WOODING, Chris. Crashing. Scholastic, PUSH. 142p. c1998. 0-439-09012-1. $6.99. S Jay is a typical teenager--his parents go on a trip and he decides to throw a party to celebrate the beginning of the summer. Who can blame him? He has had his eye...

Woods, Ron. The hero.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WOODS, Ron. The hero. Random House, Dell Yearling. 215p. c2002. 0-440-22978-2. $4.99. JS Fourteen-year-old Jamie west lives on a 17-acre farm near the Payette River in Idaho. He loves summer and has about 18 days left to enjoy it. He and...

Woodson, Jacqueline. The dear one.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... WOODSON, Jacqueline. The dear one. Penguin Putnam, Speak. 144p. c1991.0-14250190-5. $6.99. JS* Woodson's second novel, previously published in 1991, has been attractively packaged by Speak/Penguin, with an enticing photo of an infant's...

Yumato, Kazumi. The letters.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... YUMATO, Kazumi. The letters. Tr. by Cathy Hirono. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 145p. c1997. 0-440-23822-6. $5.50. JS* Young Chiaki is haunted by her father's sudden death and mystified by her mother's refusal to grieve. The world has...

Zeises, Lara M. Bringing up the bones.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... ZEISES, Lara M. Bringing up the bones. Random House, Dell Laurel-Leaf. 224p. c2002. 0-440-22974-X. $5.99. S* From KLIATT's November 2002 review of the hardcover edition: This is an unusually powerful coming-of-age story, an Honor Book in...

Anderson, Douglas A. Tales before Tolkien.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... ANDERSON, Douglas A. Tales before Tolkien. Random House, Ballantine, Del Rey. 432p. c2003. 0345458559. $14.95. SA The purpose of this book is to dispel the notion that "fantasy begins with J.R.R. Tolkien." Anderson, editor of The Annotated...

Anderson, M.T. Feed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... ANDERSON, M.T. Feed. Candlewick Press. 299p. c2002. 0-7636-2259-1. $7.99. S* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2002: It's spring break, and Titus and his teenage friends are partying on the moon when he spots a...

Armstrong, Jennifer & Butcher, Nancy. The kiln.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... ARMSTRONG, Jennifer & BUTCHER, Nancy. The kiln. (Fire-Us Trilogy, Book 3). HarperCollins, Eos. 244p. 0-06-447271-X. $5.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2003: Following The Kindling (reviewed in KLIATT in...