Kliatt articles from November 2006

Kliatt archives from November 2006

Kids checking out online libraries.
November 1, 2006... Kids today are constantly plugged in. Raised on technology and familiar with music on computers, today's kids naturally look for books on computers. It started out with eBooks, books that could be downloaded and viewed on computer screens. But...

Barth-Grozinger, Inge. Something remains, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BARTH-GROZINGER, Inge. Something remains, a novel. Tr. from the German by Anthea Bell. Hyperion. 390p. c2006.0-7868-3880-9. $16.99. JS Set in Germany as Hitler comes to power, this story records how one Jewish family is pressured to...

Bell, Hilari. Forging the sword.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BELL, Hilari. Forging the sword. (The Farsala Trilogy, Book 3.) Simon & Schuster. 512p. c2006. 0-684-04664-4. $16.95. JSA Can three young people breathe life into the myth of a legendary hero and save their country? In this conclusion to an...

Cadnum, Michael. Nightsong; the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CADNUM, Michael. Nightsong; the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Scholastic, Orchard Books. 144p. c2006. 0-439-54535-8. $16.99. JS In this retelling of the myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, noted YA author Cadnum (Starfall, The Book of the...

Collard, Sneed B., III. Flash point.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... COLLARD, Sneed B., III. Flash point. Peachtree. 214p. c2006. 1-56145-385-4. $15.95. JS This solid story set in Montana should appeal to readers interested in ecological themes such as managing fires in forests and protecting raptors....

Collier, Kristi. Throwing stones, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... COLLIER, Kristi. Throwing stones, a novel. Henry Holt. 207p. c2006. 0-8050-7614-X. $16.95. J Back in the days when basketball was young, before every high school had a team, before professional sports had turned the game into big-time...

Collison, Linda. Star-crossed.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... COLLISON, Linda. Star-crossed. Random House, Knopf. 408p. bibliog. c2006.0-375-83363-3. $16.95. JS Sailing in the 18th century, in seas filled with pirates and other enemies, with a heroine who must at times pretend she is a male in order...

Conway, Celeste. The melting season.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CONWAY, Celeste. The melting season. Random House, Delacorte. 268p. c2006.0-385-73339-9. $16.95. JS The cover illustration of a ballet dancer, done in the style of the Impressionists, introduces this fine novel well. Giselle is a dancer,...

Cooley, Beth. Shelter.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... COOLEY, Beth. Shelter. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2006. 0-385-73330-6. $15.95. J Fifteen-year-old Beth is the protagonist of a reverse Cinderella story. One day she is living the life of a pampered, middle-class suburban teen,...

De Mari, Silvana. The Last Dragon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... de MARI, Silvana. The last dragon. Hyperion. 361 p. c2004. 0-7868-3636-9. $16.96. JS The difficulty with this quirky fantasy novel translated from the Italian is that its author hasn't quite decided whether it's a satire of the fantasy...

Douglas, Lola. More confessions of a Hollywood starlet, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... DOUGLAS, Lola. More confessions of a Hollywood starlet, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 217p. c2006. 1-59514-051-4. $16.99. JS More gossipy stuff for all those YA readers who love to think about celebrities and dream about their lives. Escape...

Enthoven, Sam. The black tattoo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ENTHOVEN, Sam. The black tattoo. Penguin, Razorbill. 512p. c2006. 1-59514-114-6. $19.99. JS What's it like when your best mate suddenly becomes a superhero? A demon named the Scourge has escaped confinement and plans to destroy the...

Ernst, Kathleen. Hearts of stone.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ERNST, Kathleen. Hearts of stone. Penguin, Dutton. 256p. 0-525-47686-5. $16.99. JS * Ernst has written a realistic, gritty novel about the Civil War, concentrating not on battles but on civilians who lose everything because of the war. It...

Fogelin, Adrian. The real question.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... FOGELIN, Adrian. The real question. Peachtree. 240p. c2006. 1-56145-383-8. $15.95. JS * Sixteen-year-old Fisher Brown has been studying for the SATs and college admission to Yale since sixth grade, when his mother left and the weight of...

Friend, Natasha. Lush.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... FRIEND, Natasha. Lush. Scholastic. 178p. c2006. 0-439-85346-X. $16.99. J The author of Perfect has turned to a dramatic story of a 13-year-old middle-class girl trying to cope with the fact that her father is an alcoholic. He is a...

Frost, Helen. The braid.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... FROST, Helen. The braid. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Frances Foster Books, 112p. c2006.0-37430962-0. $16.00. JS Helen Frost's novel in poetry form shares the lives of fictional sisters living in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland in 1850, when...

Gray, Dianne E. Tomorrow, the river.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... GRAY, Dianne E. Tomorrow, the river. Houghton Mifflin. 256p. c2006. 0-618-56329-6. $16.00. J Fourteen-year-old Megan climbs aboard an eastbound train leaving Nebraska and heads for an adventure on the Mississippi River. She is going to...

Hoffman, Nina Kiriki. Spirits That Walk in Shadow.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... HOFFMAN, Nina Kiriki. Spirits that walk in shadow. Penguin. 306p. c2006. 0-670-06071-2. $1799. JS* Kim Calloway and Jaimie Locke get off to a rough start as freshman college roommates: within ten minutes, Jaimie kicks Kim out of their room...

Johnston, Julie. A very fine line.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... JOHNSTON, Julie. A very fine line. Tundra Books. 198p. c2006. 0-88776-746-X. $18.95. J Do some people have the ability to see events that will happen in the future? Stories abound, as we know, and they are always riveting, because of the...

Jubert, Herve. Devil's tango.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... JUBERT, Herve. Devil's tango. (The Devil's Dances Trilogy, Book Two.) Tr. from the French by Anthea Bell. HarperCollins. 381p. c2006. 0-06-077720-6. $16.99. JSA The second novel in the trilogy, following Dance of the Assassins, may not...

Killgore, James. The passage.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KILLGORE, James. The passage. Peachtree. 248p. illus. maps. bibliog. c2006. 1-56145-384-6. $15.95. JS This is serious Civil War fiction based on Killgore's careful research about the Confederate ironclad ship, the CSS Arkansas, and the...

Klise, Kate. Far from Normal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KLISE, Kate. Far from Normal. Scholastic, 256p. c2006. 0-439-79447-1. $16.99. J The Harrisong family from Klise's previous novel, Deliver Us From Normal, returns with another wild adventure. They left the heartland of Illinois for the...

Koja, Kathe. Going under.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KOJA, Kathe. Going under. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 128p. c2006. 0-374-30393-2. $16.00. S* Sixteen-year-old Hilly and her older brother Ivan have always been extraordinarily close; both brilliant, they were home-schooled by their...

Leavitt, Martine. Keturah and Lord Death.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LEAVITT, Martine. Keturah and Lord Death. Front Street. 196p. c2006. 1-932425-29-2. $16.95. S Martine Leavitt has intertwined the Scheherazade legend of the Arabian Nights into an English legend of love and sacrifice. Keturah is a...

Lenhard, Elizabeth. Chicks with sticks: knit two together, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LENHARD, Elizabeth. Chicks with sticks: knit two together, a novel. Penguin, Dutton. 262p. c2006. 0-525-47764-0. $16.99. J This chick-lit entry is a sequel to Chicks with Sticks, and is best appreciated as a sequel, not as a stand-alone. It...

Lewis, Richard. The killing sea; a story of the tsunami that stunned the world.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LEWIS, Richard. The killing sea; a story of the tsunami that stunned the world. Simon & Schuster. 183p. maps. c2006. 104169-11650. $15.95. JSA * Sarah is an American teenager vacationing with her family in Indonesia. Ruslan is the teenaged...

Lupica, Mike. Miracle on 49th Street.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LUPICA, Mike. Miracle on 49th Street. Penguin, Philomel. 256p. c2006. 0-399-24488-3. $1799. J As the novel opens, Molly Parker is waiting outside a Boston Celtics' practice to meet Josh Cameron, the media darling and captain of the...

Lyga, Barry. The astonishing adventures of Fanboy and Goth girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LYGA, Barry. The astonishing adventures of Fanboy and Goth girl. Houghton Mifflin. 320p. c2006. 0-618-72392-7 $16.95. S It's hard to be a small, smart, geeky 15-year-old in a rural high school, and Don is bullied mercilessly. He carries a...

Manning, Sarra. Let's get lost.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... MANNING, Sarra. Let's get lost. Penguin, Dutton. 320p. 0-525-47666-0. $16.99. SA Isabel is a high school student in trouble. She has survived years of bullying by bullying back. She is caustic in her remarks and brutal in her verbal...

McKinty, Adrian. The lighthouse land.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... McKINTY, Adrian. The lighthouse land. Abrams, Amulet. 387p. c2006. 0-8109-5480-X. $16.95. JS Adrian McKinty, already well known for his crime novels, enters the realm of YA science fiction with this unusual and original novel, the first in...

Newbery, Linda. Set in stone.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... NEWBERY, Linda. Set in stone. Random House, David Fickling. 368p. 0-385-75102-8. $16.95. SA Like Newbery's previous novel, A Shell House, this is a story about YAs, not precisely adolescents, and would appeal to both YAs and adults. It is...

Pausewang, Gudrun. Traitor.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... PAUSEWANG, Gudrun. Traitor. Tr. from the German by Rachel Ward. Carolrhoda Books. 220p. c2006. 0-8225-6195-6. $16.95. JS This tale, first published in Germany in 1995, is the German equivalent of Betty Greene's classic YA novel, Summer of...

Shapiro, Laurie Gwen. Brand X: The Boyfriend Account.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SHAPIRO, Laurie Gwen. Brand x; the boy, friend account. Random House, Delacorte. 176p. c2006. 0-385-73288-0. $15.95. JS Jordie Popkin is a junior who reluctantly attends a prestigious public math-science high school in New York City because...

Smith, Gordon. The forest in the hallway.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SMITH, Gordon. The forest in the hallway. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 240p. c2006. 0-618-68847-1. $16.00. JS* When 14-year-old Beatriz's parents disappear without a single clue as to where they are, Beatriz goes to live with her uncle in New...

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes from the midnight driver.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SONNENBLICK, Jordan. Notes from the midnight driver. Scholastic. 272p. c2006. 0-439-75779-7. $16.99. JS* It seems like a good idea at the time, but that might have something to do with all the vodka Alex drank: he jumps into his mother's...

Stewart, Sean & Weisman, Jordan. Cathy's book.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... STEWART, Sean & WEISMAN, Jordan. Cathy's book. Perseus, Running Press. 143p. illus. c2006. 0-7624-2656-X. $17.95. S* The most immediately noticeable thing about this novel is its format: Cathy's "diary" includes separate photographs,...

Sweeney, Joyce. Headlock.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SWEENEY, Joyce. Headlock. Henry Holt. 192p. c2006. 0-8050-8018-X. $16.95. S* Kyle, a high school senior, dreams of becoming a WWE superstar. He secretly enrolls in a training school, knowing his beloved grandmother, who has raised him,...

Tomlinson, Theresa. The moon riders.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... TOMLINSON, Theresa. The moon riders. HarperCollins, Eos. 389p. c2003. 0-06-084736-0. $16.99. JS* Alice Hoffman wrote about Amazon warriors in The Foretelling, a YA novel published in 2005, which I reviewed and highly praised. Tomlinson,...

Wallace, Karen. The unrivalled Spangles.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... WALLACE, Karen. The unrivalled Spangles. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 240p. c2006. 1-4169-1503-6. $16.95. J What was circus life like in England in the 19th century for young women bareback riders? This novel suggests an answer. Rather than...

Williams, Susan. Wind rider.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... WILLIAMS, Susan. Wind rider. HarperCollins. 309p. c2006. 0-06-087236-5. $16.99. JSA* How were horses first tamed? Williams says this novel telling of a prehistoric girl capturing and taming a wild horse could be considered science fiction,...

Wolfson, Jill. Home, and other big, fat lies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... WOLFSON, Jill. Home, and other big, fat lies. Henry Holt. 281p. c2006. 0-8050-7670-0. $16.95. J* Quite a lot of YA fiction lately centers on the trials of foster children forced to live in strange and terrible families and adapt. This...

Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Peaches.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ANDERSON, Jodi Lynn. Peaches. HarperCollins. 311p. c2005. 0-06-073307-1. $8.99. JS The struggling Darlington Georgia Peach Orchard is the setting for this summer story of friendship and self-discovery. Three very different girls find...

Armistead, John. The $66 summer.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ARMISTEAD, John. The $66 summer. Milkweed. 213p. c2000. 1-57131-663-9. $6.95. J At 13, George Harrington wants nothing more than to earn the s65 he needs to buy a used motorcycle. As he spends the summer of 1955 working for his grandmother...

Baratz-Logsted, Laurel. Angel's choice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BARATZ-LOGSTED, Laurel. Angel's choice. Simon and Schuster. 248p. c2007. 1-4169-2524-4. $6.99. S Angel Hansen has had a thing for Danny Stanton for two years, but at a party near the end of summer before their senior year, Danny is with...

Butcher, Kristin. Chat room.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BUTCHER, Kristin. Chat room. Orca, Currents. 102p. c2006. 1-55143-485-7 $795. JS Linda, not known for being much of a social person, and her friend Janice, known as the class grump, normally agree on anti-school thoughts, but have come to...

Castellucci, Cecil. Boy proof.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. Boy proof. Candlewick Press. 203p. c2005. 076362796-8. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Castellucci is a filmmaker, an actress, and a singer-songwriter. She lives in Hollywood, and...

Creel, Ann Howard. CCall Me the Canyon: A Love Story.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CREEL, Ann Howard. Call me the canyon; a love story. Brown Barn. 211p. c2006. 978-09768126-4-7. $8.95. JS Madolen, whose mother is Native American, has been raised solely by her white father, who is cynical and bitter. The teenager is...

Crutcher, Chris. The sledding hill.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CRUTCHER, Chris. The sledding hill. Harper-Collins, Greenwillow. 230p. c2005.0-06-050245-2. $6.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: Another dead narrator! Billy Bartholomew dies when he is crushed in an accident....

Echols, Jennifer. Major crush.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ECHOLS, Jennifer. Major crush. Simon & Schuster. 287p. c2006. 1-4169-1830-2. $5.99. S Much to her delight, 16-year-old Virginia wins a spot as drum major of her high school band, a position she has coveted. But it turns out not to be...

Grant, Vicki. Pigboy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... GRANT, Vicki. Pigboy. Orca, Currents. 101p. c2006. 1-55143-643-4. $8.95. JS Fourteen-year-old Dan Hogg, aka Pigboy, must prepare for a school field trip to a working farm--with hogs. To say that Dan is not looking forward to an entire day...

Gray, Dianne E. Holding Up the Earth.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... GRAY, Dianne E. Holding up the Earth. Houghton Mifflin. 210p. c2000. 0-618-73747-2. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2000: This is Gray's first novel. She spent her childhood on a farm in Nebraska, which...

Heneghan, James. Safe house.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... HENEGHAN, James. Safe house. Orca. 151p. c2006. 1-55143-640-X. $795. JS Safe House tells an intriguing story of a murder that takes place in Ireland in 1999. In the opening pages, two masked men enter a house and shoot the husband and wife...

Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Stained.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... JACOBSON, Jennifer Richard. Stained. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 200p. c2005. 1-4169-1337-8. $6.99 S* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2005: Remember when The Chocolate War caused an outcry because Cormier wrote about...

Johnson, Maureen. 13 little blue envelopes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... JOHNSON, Maureen. 13 little blue envelopes. HarperCollins. 317p. c2005. 0060541431. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2005: Ginny begins an incredible summer journey with a package of little blue envelopes...

Kass, Pnina Moed. Real Time: A Novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KASS, Pnina Moed. Real time, a novel. Houghton Mifflin, Graphica. 186p. c2004. 0-618-69174-X. $7.99. SA* The lives of several characters from diverse backgrounds intersect in one violent encounter that will leave none of them unchanged. Set...

Koertge, Ron. Margaux with an X.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KOERTGE, Ron. Margaux with an X. Candlewick Press. 165p. c2004. 0-7636-2679-1. $6.99. SA To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: Koertge, author of Stoner & Spaz (reviewed in KLIATT in May 2002) and other YA novels,...

Koops, Sheena. Voice of the valley.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KOOPS, Sheena. Voice of the valley. Orca. 215p. c2006. 1-55143-514-4. $8.95. J In Palliser, Saskatchewan, population 119, Onja Claibourn desperately misses her best friend Stacy, who has recently moved away. As she and her horse are out...

Kogler, Jennifer Anne. Ruby Tuesday.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... KOSLER, Jennifer Anne. Ruby Tuesday. Harper Tempest. 310p. c2005. 0-06-073958-4. $7.99. S* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2005: Another excellent first novel, this one began as the author's senior thesis when she was...

Levine, Gail Carson. Dave at night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... LEVINE, Gail Carson. Dave at night. Harper-Trophy. 281p. c1999. 0-06-440747-0. $6.99. J* To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, January 2001: After the funeral of Dave's adored father, his stepmother announces that she can't keep...

Margolis, Leslie. Fix.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... MARGOLIS, Leslie. Fix. Simon & Schuster. 240p. c2006. 1-4169-2456-6. $6.99. S Allie is about to enter 10th grade and her parents have her present picked out for her: a new nose. Like her sister Cameron before her, Allie is to get a nose...

Martino, Alfred C. Pinned.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... MARTIN0, Alfred C. Pinned. Harcourt. 306p. c2005.0-13-205631-9. $6.95. S To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, July 2005: Two New Jersey high school wrestlers, in their senior year, hurl their energies at the 129-pound...

Maynard, Joyce. The cloud chamber.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... MAYNARD, doyce. The cloud chamber. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 274p. c2005. 1-4169-26992. $7.99. JS To quote the hardcover review in KLIATT, July 2005: The novel opens with 14-year-old Nate Chance and his little sister June being met at the...

McClintock, Norah. Tell.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... McCLINTOCK, Norah. Tell. Orca. 100p. c2006.155143-511-X. $8.95. JS In this elongated short story a lot is revealed and yet there is an abundance of information that is left untold. David's stepfather is murdered under suspicious...

Mechling, Lauren & Moser, Laura. All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... MECHLING, Lauren & MOSER, Laura. All Q, no A; more tales of a 10th grade social climber. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 277p. c2006. 0-618-66378-9. $7.99. S High school sophomore Mimi Schulman (The Rise and Fall of a 10th-Grade Social Climber)...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice on her way.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice on her way. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 322p. 0689-87091-4. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: Alice is an old friend to many readers now (there are more than 20...

Nicholas, Denise. Freshwater Road, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... NICHOLAS, Denise. Freshwater Road, a novel. Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books. 410p. c2005. 1-4165-2482-7. $14.00. SA* This is a story about Freedom Summer in Mississippi, 1964. It is based on the author's own experiences of that time. The...

O'Keefe, Susan Heyboer. My life and death by Alexandra Canarsie.(Young adult review)(Book review)(Brief review)
November 1, 2006... O'KEEFE, Susan Heyboer. My life and death by Alexandra Canarsie. Peachtree, Freestone. 255p. c2002.1-56145-367-0. $7.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2002: Headstrong, mouthy 14-year-old Alexandra and her mother...

Parsons, Alexander. In the shadows of the sun, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)(Brief review)
November 1, 2006... PARSONS, Alexander. In the shadows of the sun, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 262p. bibliog, c2005. 1-4000-7715-X. $13.95. SA Set alternately in the Philippines and New Mexico from 1941 to 1945, this novel tells of the effect of WW II on...

Powell, Randy. Three clams and an oyster.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... POWELL, Randy. Three clams and an oyster. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Sunburst. 216p. c2002. 0-374-40007-5. $6.95. JS * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2002: Flint, age 16, is the captain of a four-person Seattle...

Shull, Megan. Amazing Grace.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SHULL, Megan. Amazing Grace. Hyperion. 247p. c2005. 078685691-2. $6.99. JS For 15-year-old Grace "Ace" Kincaid, every day is full of bodyguards, photo opportunities, and constant attention. She hasn't even been to a real school since...

Sones, Sonya. Stop pretending; what happened when my big sister went crazy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SONES, Sonya. Stop pretending; what happened when my big sister went crazy. HarperCollins,Tempest. 149p. c1999.0-06-4462188. $6.99. JS * This revised edition of Sones's highly praised poetry/novel (her first publication) closely relates to...

Spafford-Fitz, Karen. Dog walker.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... SPAFFORD-FITZ, Karen. Dog walker. Orca, Currents. 110p. c2006. 1-55143-522-5. $7.95. J Turk and his friends are not the most popular guys with girls, but he has quite accidentally discovered a way to change that. While walking Gretzky, a...

Turnbull, Ann. No shame, no fear.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... TURNBULL, Ann. No shame, no fear. Candlewick Press. 293p. c2003.076363190-6. $8.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: First published in England, this historical fiction is set in small English towns in...

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Would I lie to you.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... V0N ZIEGESAR, Cecily. Would I lie to you. (Gossip Girl, #10.) Little, Brown. 208p. c2006. 0316011835. $10.99. S For the girls of the Gossip Girl series, summer appears to be infinite. The newest book takes place over a short period of the...

Waldorf, Heather. Grist, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... WALDORF, Heather. Grist, a novel. Red Deer Press. 228p. c2006, 0-88995-347-3. $9.95. S Char's creative writing teacher refers to facts, people, and events in life as grist: details that lend themselves to good creative writing. This summer...

Wray, John. Canaan's tongue, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... WRAY, John. Canaan's tongue, a novel. Random House, Vintage Books. 341p. c2005. 14000-3381-0. $14.95 A Wray's second novel (following The Right Hand of Sleep) opens on a desolate Southern plantation in 1863, a wasteland of wartorn, darkly...

Alten, Steve. Resurrection.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... ALTEN, Steve. Resurrection. (Domain series, Vol. 2.) Forge. 523p. c2006. 0-812-57957-7. $7.99. A This sequel to Domain follows the upbringing of twins Jacob and Immanuel, who are prophesied to save the world from the newest manifestation...

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. Golden.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BARNES, Jennifer Lynn. Golden. Random House, Delacorte. 247p. c2006. 0-385-73311-9. $7.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Barnes wrote Golden when she was 19 years old, a student at Yale. This first novel is...

Bennett, Holly. The bonemender's oath.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BENNETT, Holly. The bonemender's oath. Orca. 171p. c2006. 1-55143-443-1. $9.95. JS In this sequel to The Bonemender, readers are brought back to the Krylian Basin where people are recovering and regrouping from brutal battles that claimed...

Black, Holly. Valiant; a modern tale of faerie.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... BLACK, Holly. Valiant; a modern tale of faerie. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 314p. 0-68986823-5. $7.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2005: Readers of Black's previous novel, Tithe, know what the uninitiated don't:...

Campbell, Jack. The Lost Fleet: Dauntless.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CAMPBELL, Jack. The Lost Fleet: Dauntless. Penguin, Ace. 283p, c2006. 0-441-01418-6. $6.99. JSA In the first of what looks to be a new series, Campbell (a pseudonym of John G. Henry of the Stark's War trilogy), introduces legendary Captain...

Card, Orson Scott. Magic Street.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CARD, Orson Scott. Magic Street. Random House, Ballantine. c2005. 391p. 0-345-41690-2, $14.95. SA Cecil and Raymo find a naked newborn baby in a grocery bag while riding in the park in their semi-prosperous African American neighborhood in...

De Haven, Tom. It's Superman! a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... DE HAVEN, Tom. It's Superman! a novel. Random House, Ballantine. 417p. c2005.0-345-493923. $13.95. JSA Based on the often-retold story of Superman, this modern novel focuses on the adolescence and early manhood of Clark Kent as he first...

Dunkle, Clare B. The hollow kingdom.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... DUNKLE, Clare B. The hollow kingdom. (Book 1: The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy.) Henry Holt. 230p. c2003.0-8050-8108-9. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, July 2004: Girls especially will appreciate this first in a...