Kliatt articles from November 2007

Kliatt archives from November 2007

In memory of Doris Hiatt: co-founder of KLIATT.(Obituary)
November 1, 2007... Doris died peacefully, at home, at the age of 83, on October 2, 2007. Over the years, many people have asked about the name KLIATT, and we've explained that Doris Hiatt founded the magazine with another librarian, Celeste Klein, and they...

A "compass" for life: thoughts on The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.(Book review)
November 1, 2007... The innocence of childhood is a wonderful gift. But somewhere along the line, everyone has to grow up. It is a difficult process, wrought with beauty and pain, propelled by questions and defined by change. To grow up means to confront morality...

Anderson, John David. Standard hero behavior.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ANDERSON, John David. Standard hero behavior. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 288p. c2007. 978-0-618-75920-0. $16.00. J Mason is a teenaged bard, the son of a hero who set off on a quest years ago and never returned. Which is too bad, since it...

Applegate, Katherine. Home of the brave.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... APPLEGATE, Katherine. Home of the brave. Holtzbrinck, Feiwel and Friends. 250p. c2007. 0-312-36765-7. $16.95. J With the help of Dave from the Refugee Resettlement Center, fifth grader Kek finds his aunt and cousin and settles into their...

Asher, Jay. Thirteen reasons why, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ASHER, Jay. Thirteen reasons why, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 288p. c2007. 978-1-59514-171-2. $16.99. JS Suicide is a leading cause of death in teens. Some leave notes to explain. Others exit leaving only their bodies behind. The suicide...

Brian, Kate. Fake boyfriend.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BRIAN, Kate. Fake boyfriend. Simon & Schuster. 262p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1367-2. $16.99. S Competently written, this book provides a heavy dollop of romantic escapism for readers, a paginated "safe place" for teens stuck in a less glare...

Card, Orson Scott. A war of gifts; an Ender story.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CARD, Orson Scott. A war of gifts; an Ender story. Tor. 128p. c2007. 978-0-7653-1282-2. $12.95. JSA * This slim tale packs quite a punch. Set in the universe of Card's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ender's Game, it tells of the son of a...

Cassidy, Anne. Looking for JJ.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CASSIDY, Anne. Looking for JJ. Harcourt. 319p. c2004. 978-0-15-206190-6. $1700. S * Occasionally horrific stories appear in the newspapers about children who kill other children. Perhaps society assumes that they are locked away forever,...

Chappell, Crissa-Jean. Total constant order.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CHAPPELL, Crissa-Jean. Total constant order. HarperCollins. 280p. c2007. 978-0-06-088605-9. $16.99. JS Obsessive-compulsive behavior seems to be on the rise, or is more recognizable among today's troubled individuals, including teens. They...

Clement-Davies, David. Fell.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CLEMENT-DAVIES, David. Fell. (Sequel to The Sight.) Abrams, Amulet. 544p. c2007. 978-0-8109-1185-7. $19.95. JS In The Sight, set in Transylvania in the Middle Ages, brave wolves battle an evil, ambitious outcast wolf named Morgra, as...

Croggon, Alison. The crow.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CROGGON, Alison. The crow. (The Third Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick. 511p. map. notes, c2006. 978-0-7636-3409-4. $18.99. JS The third (but not last) book of Pellinor, this volume focuses on the heroine Maerad's younger brother Hem. Under...

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic. 352p. c2007. 978-0-439-02344-3. $16.99. J * "Let freedom ring!" The Liberty Bell of Buxton tolls to welcome newly arrived former slaves to this supportive Canadian community. Elijah,...

Ellis, Deborah. Sacred leaf.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ELLIS, Deborah. Sacred leaf. (The Cocalero novels.) Groundwood. 207p. c2007. 978-0-88899-751-7 $16.95. JS Known as a journalist and as an author of children's books that tell of the plight of children in difficult circumstances, Ellis here...

Ellis, Deborah & Walters, Eric. Bifocal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ELLIS, Deborah & WALTERS, Eric. Bifocal. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 280p. c2007. 978-1-55455-036-4. $17.95. JS Ellis and Waiters are familiar writers of YA stories and they successfully create a dramatic high school situation that brings...

Ferris, Jean. Underground.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FERRIS, Jean. Underground. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 168p. c2007. 978-0-374-37243-9. $16.00. JS The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky was privately owned in the 19th century, and the owners used slaves as guides for visitors and as servants in the...

Fogelin, Adrian. The sorta sisters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FOGELIN, Adrian. The sorta sisters. Peachtree. 279p. illus. c2007. 978-1-56145-424-2. $15.95. J Mica and Anna, extremely intelligent, unusual girls, become pen pals. Neither one has siblings, so they become to each other a "sorta sister."...

Funke, Cornelia. Igraine the brave.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FUNKE, Cornelia. Igraine the brave. Scholastic, Chicken House. 224p. c2007. 978-0-439-90379-0. $16.99. J Young Igraine is the daughter of medieval magicians, but she wants nothing to do with magic. Her parents are the keepers of three books...

Henderson, J.A. Bunker 10.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... HENDERSON, J.A. Bunker 10. Harcourt. 272p. c2007. 978-0-15-206240-8. $1700. JS Seven teenage geniuses are hidden away at a secret military installation, working on cutting-edge projects. When one of them discovers the secret to time travel...

Higgins, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... HIGGINS, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets. Holtzbrinck, Feiwel and Friends. 273p. c2007. 978-0-312-36844-9. $14.95. J This first novel by a graduate of the University of Dublin is set in an isolated village sometime in the past. It reads a...

Horowitz, Anthony. Snakehead.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... HOROWITZ, Anthony. Snakehead. (Alex Rider Adventures.) Penguin, Philomel. 320p. c2007. 978-0-399-24161-1. $17.99. JS * The seventh in Horowitz's popular series featuring a teenage British spy, this volume begins with Alex parachuting down...

Juby, Susan. Another kind of cowboy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... JUBY, Susan. Another kind of cowboy. HarperCollins. 352p. c2007. 0-060-76517-8. $16.99. S Alex Ford has always dreamed of riding horses. From the time he was a small child, he rode his bicycle as if it were a horse, provoking strange...

Knowles, Jo. Lessons from a dead girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... KNOWLES, Jo. Lessons from a dead girl. Candlewick. 224p. c2007. 978-0-7636-3279-3. JS Laine and Leah were friends, sort of. The novel opens with the tragic death of Leah, and Laine is able to think back over their years as friends and...

Lawrence, Iain. The castaways.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... LAWRENCE, Iain. The castaways. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2007. 978-0-385-73090-7. $1799. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90112-3. $18.99.) J The thrilling adventures of Tom Tin continue in this third volume. In the first, The Convicts, set in...

Mankell, Henning. A bridge to the stars.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MANKELL, Henning. A bridge to the stars. Trans. by Laurie Thompson. Random House, Delacorte. 176p. c2007. 978-0-385-73495-0. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-385-90489-6. $18.99.) J Joel, age 11, lives with his woodcutter father in northern Sweden...

Matthews, LS. The outcasts.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MATTHEWS, LS. The outcasts. Random House, Delacorte. 259p. c2007. 078-0-385-73367-0. $15.99. J Every school has them: the jocks, the preps, the rebels, the freaks, and the geeks. At Briarwood School, those castes are represented by Joe,...

McDonald, Janet. Off-color.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... McDONALD, Janet. Off-color. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 163p. c2007. 978-0-374-37196-8. $16.00. S Enter a world of novelty tees (Happy to be Nappy), text messages (YG2BKM. PU. CMON. PLS.), blaring music (Avril Lavigne), and slang (4 never),...

McMullan, Margaret. When I crossed No-Bob.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... McMULLAN, Margaret. When I crossed No-Bob. Houghton Mifflin. 206p. c2007. 978-0-618-71715-6. $16.00. JS * Probably a reader will appreciate this book more if he or she has read the prequel, How I Found the Strong, which features many of the...

Meyer, Stephanie. Eclipse.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MEYER, Stephanie. Eclipse. Little, Brown. 629p. c2007. 978-0-316-16020-9. $18.99. S For those already bitten by this vampire saga, Eclipse is the eagerly awaited third installment in the story of Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan. Picking up...

Nelson, R.A. Breathe my name.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... NELSON, R.A. Breathe my name. Penguin, Razorbill. 320p. c2007. 978-1-59514-094-4. $16.99. S Frances has had a childhood from the tabloids. Her mother lost touch with reality and on one quiet morning, smothered Frances's younger sisters....

Plummer, Louise. Finding Daddy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... PLUMMER, Louise. Finding Daddy. Random House, Delacorte. 165p. c2007. 978-0-385-73092-1. $15.99. JS Sixteen-year-old Mira Kent lives with her mother and her grandmother, but she knows nothing about her father except for a few vague...

Randall, David. Sorrel; in the shadow of the bear.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... RANDALL, David. Sorrel; in the shadow of the bear. Simon & Schuster. 290p. c2007. 0-689-87872-9. $16.99. JS In this third volume of the Shadow of the Bear series, Clovermead Wickward must represent her powerful mother, Lady Cintertallow, in...

Reynolds, Marilyn. No more sad goodbyes, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... REYNOLDS, Marilyn. No more sad goodbyes, a novel. Morning Glory Press. 223p. c2008. 978-1-932538-71-7. $9.95. S Morning Glory Press specializes in providing literature for teenage mothers, both fiction and nonfiction. This is a true-to-life...

Rinaldi, Ann. The Ever-After Bird.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... RINALDI, Ann. The Ever-After Bird. Harcourt. 240p. c2007, 978-0-15-202620-2. $17.00. J Rinaldi takes her historical fiction fans into the pre-Civil War South with Cecelia McGill and her uncle, Dr. Alex McGill. Cece's father ran a stop on...

Schusterman, Neal. Unwind.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... SCHUSTERMAN, Neal. Unwind. Simon & Schuster. 352p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1204-0. $16.99. JS In a near-future society, a compromise has been reached to end a war between pro-life and pro-choice factions: abortion has been outlawed, but between...

Sinykin, Sheri. Giving up the ghost.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... SINYKIN, Sheri. Giving up the ghost. Peachtree. 240p. c2007. 978-1-56145-423-5. J It's a hot, steamy day as Davia and her parents arrive at Great-Aunt Mari's house in the Louisiana bayou outside of New Orleans. Davia's mother is in...

Sternberg, Libby. The case against my brother.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... STERNBERG, Libby. The case against my brother. Bancroft Press. 224p. c2007. 1-890862-51-7. $19.95. J Older middle-school audiences will be drawn into the story of Carl and Adam Matuski. Recently orphaned, the boys leave their home in the...

Tomlinson, Theresa. Voyage of the Snake Lady.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... TOMLINSON, Theresa. Voyage of the Snake Lady. (Sequel to The Moon Riders.) HarperCollins, Eos. 385p. c2004. 978-0-06-084739-5. $16.99. JS After the end of the Trojan War, the Moon Riders (Amazon women warriors) are devastated. In this...

Vande Velde, Vivian. Remembering Raquel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... VANDE VELDE, Vivian. Remembering Raquel. Harcourt. 160p. c2007. 978-0-15-205976-7. $16.00. JS At the unexpected death of Raquel Falcone, classmates, teachers, acquaintances, police, and eyewitnesses each have something to say about Raquel...

Voelkel, Jon & Pam. Middleworld.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... VOELKEL, Jon & Pam. Middleworld. (The Jaguar Stones, Book One.) Smith and Kraus. 391p. illus. c2007. 978-1-57525-561-3. $17.95. J Max is a classic 14-year-old garner in Boston. His parents are always on the go as dig-happy archeologists....

Westerfeld, Scott. Extras.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... WESTERFELD, Scott. Extras. Simon & Schuster. 432p. c2007. 978-1-4169-5117-9. $16.99. JS Westerfeld expands the deservedly popular Uglies trilogy into a quartet with this entertaining but ultimately less satisfying sequel. Years after...

Whyman, Matt. Icecore.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... WHYMAN, Matt. Icecore. (A Carl Hobbes Thriller.) Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 320p. c2007. 978-1-4169-4907-7. $16.99. JS Carl, a 17-year-old British computer hacker, breaks through security firewalls at Fort Knox, just for fun--only to find...

Zuckerman, Linda. A taste for rabbit.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ZUCKERMAN, Linda. A taste for rabbit. Scholastic, 310p. c2007. 0-439-86977-3. $16.99. J It is the middle of winter, and the foxes of Foxboro are starving. One fox who is not feeling the pinch is Harry's unsavory brother Isaac, whose...

Alvarez, Julia. Saving the world, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ALVAREZ, Julia. Saving the world, a novel. Algonquin. 376p. c2006. 978-1-56512-558-2. $13.95. SA To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, January 2007: There are two stories here, which cross time seamlessly. One is set in today's...

Bennett, Veronica. Angelmonster; the haunting story of Mary Shelley.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BENNETT, Veronica. Angelmonster; the haunting story of Mary Shelley. Candlewick. 234p. c2005. 978-0-7636-3407-0. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in May 2006: Most of us vaguely know about Mary Shelley, the author of...

Buchanan, Paul W. Snapshots.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BUCHANAN, Paul W. Snapshots. Llewellyn, Flux. 215p. c2007. 0-7387-1073-3. $8.95. JS Jimmy and Jen, both 15, are unlikely best friends. Jimmy is small for his age, yet to hit puberty, and always picked on by his peers. Jen is beautiful,...

Budhos, Marina. Ask me no questions.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BUDHOS, Marina. Ask me no questions. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 162p. c2006. 978-1-4169-4920-6. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: There are thousands of illegal residents in the US, and those from Muslim...

Castellucci, Cecil. The queen of cool.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. The queen of cool. Candlewick. 166p. c2006. 978-0-7636-3413-1. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2006: What if the pinnacle of social success in high school was actually boring?. This is...

Daswani, Kavita. Indie girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... DASWANI, Kavita. Indie girl. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 232p. c2007. 978-1-4169-4892-6. $8.99. JS Indira (Indie) wants to get an internship with a style magazine near LA where she lives. The closest she comes to this dream (she is only 15...

Dines, Carol. The queen's soprano.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... DINES, Carol. The queen's soprano. Harcourt. 318p. c2006. 978-0-15-206102-9. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Fans of historical fiction featuring plucky heroines in peril will enjoy this novel....

Fogelin, Adrian. Sister Spider knows all.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FOGELIN, Adrian. Sister Spider knows all. Peachtree. 209p. c2003. 978-1-56145-386-3. $6.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: Americans tend to avoid discussing class differences, and this charming story...

Freymann-Weyr, Garret. Stay with me, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FREYMANN-WEYR, Garret. Stay with me, a novel. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 308p. 978-0-618-88404-9. $8.99. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Freymann-Weyr writes about privileged New York teenagers; she makes all...

Fuqua, Jonathon Scott. King of the pygmies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... FUQUA, Jonathon Scott. King of the pygmies. Candlewick. 248p. c2005. 978-0-7636-3412-4. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2005: This is an engrossing story about a teen who is starting to hear voices, which...

Geras, Adele. Ithanka.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... GERAS, Adele. Ithanka. Harcourt. 360p. c2005. 9780-15-206104-3. $6.95. JS The accompanying novel Troy by Geras is an ALA Best Book for YAs. Ithaka retells the story of the family left behind while Odysseus is journeying home from the...

Gruen, Sara. Water for elephants, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... GRUEN, Sara. Water for elephants, a novel. Algonquin. 335p. c2006. 978-1-56512-560-5. $13.95. SA To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, January 2007: After Jacob Jankowski's parents are killed in a car crash, he's unable to...

Harvey, Sarah. Bull's eye.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... HARVEY, Sarah. Bull's eye. Orca, Soundings. 104p. c2007. 978-1-55143-681-4. $8.95. JS High school senior Emily has her life turned upside down when she opens a rather large package. This arrives soon after the death of her beloved aunt,...

Hawes, Louise. The vanishing point.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... HAWES, Louise. The vanishing point. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 226p. c2004. 978-0-618-74788-7. $799. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: This fine historical fiction falls into the category of a well-written...

Jackson, Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... JACKSON, Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery. Orca. 204p. c2007 978-1-55143-660-9. $795. JS The last time Dinah Galloway saw Ardle Bean was just before her dad died, when Ardle had dropped in to make sure that Dinah's...

Kidd, Ronald. Monkey Town; the summer of the Scopes trial.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... KIDD, Ronald. Monkey Town; the summer of the Scopes trial. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 250p. c2006. 978-1-4169-4921-3. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: What with the current debate in our culture about...

Linker, Julie. Disenchanted princess.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... LINKER, Julie. Disenchanted princess. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 224p. c2007. 978-1-4169-3472-1. $8.99. S West Deschanel is used to the good life. She lives in a ten-million-dollar home in Los Angeles and enjoys a full staff always at her...

Mathews, Ellie. The linden tree.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MATHEWS, Ellie. The linden tree. Milkweed. 195p. c2007. 978-1-57131-674-5. $6.95. J Mathews tells a story that reflects the natural world, full of everyday beauty but offset by gut-wrenching sorrow. Katy Sue Hanson lives a quiet, normal...

McMahen, Chris. Klutzhood.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... McMAHEN, Chris. Klutzhood. Orca. 154p. c2007. 978-1-55143-710-1. $795. J When Arlo's mother gets a new job, he is initially thrilled. Finally, they will have more money, allowing them luxuries like take-out pizza and new clothes. When she...

Morgan, Robert. Brave Enemies; a novel of the American Revolution.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MORGAN, Robert. Brave enemies; a novel of the American Revolution. Algonquin. 320p. c2003. 978-1-56512-578-0. $13.95. SA * To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: Josie is a 16-year-old girl living in the Carolinas...

Mowll, Joshua. Operation Red Jericho.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... MOWLL, Joshua. Operation Red Jericho. (The Guide Trilogy, Book One.) Candlewick. 266p. illus. c2005. 978-0-7636-3475-9. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2005: Clever in both its conception and format,...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice in the know.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice in the know. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 277p. c2006. 978-0-689-87093-4. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Here we are again in Alice's life, this time in the...

Oates, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... OATES, Joyce Carol. After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away. HarperCollins. 292p. c2006. 978-0-06-073527-2. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Joyce Carol Oates continues her...

Orlev, Uri. Run, boy, run.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ORLEV, Uri. Run, boy, run. Trans. by Hillel Halkin. Houghton Mifflin. 186p. c2003. 978-0-618-95706-4. $6.95. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2003: Srulik, an eight-year-old Jewish boy, manages to escape the Warsaw...

Orner, Peter. The second coming of Mavala Shikongo, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ORNER, Peter. The second coming of Mavala Shikongo, a novel. Back Bay Books. 311p. c2006. 0-316-06633-8. $13.99. SA Set at a boys' school in the Nambian desert in 1991, this story is related in episodes that are part of a bigger picture,...

Peterson, Shelley. Sundancer.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... PETERSON, Shelley. Sundancer. Key Porter. 312p. c2006. 978-1-55263-842-2. $9.95. JS Bird has not spoken since she was six. Now 13, she has been labeled by some as autistic and by others as suffering from selective mutism. Aunt Hannah, who...

Priestley, Chris. Death and the arrow.(The White Rider)(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... PRIESTLEY, Chris. Death and the arrow. (A Tom Marlowe Adventure, Vol. 1.) Random House. 229p. c2003. 0-552-55475-8. $9.99. JS PRIESTLEY, Chris. The white rider. (A Tom Marlowe Adventure, Vol 2.) Random House. 246p. c2004. 0-552-55474-X....

Rahlens, Holly-Jane. Prince William, Maximilian Minsky, and me.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... RAHLENS, Holly-Jane. Prince William, Maximilian Minsky, and me. Candlewick. 310p. c2002.978-0-7636-3299-1. $7.99. J 13-year-old Nelly Sue Edelmeister's life in Berlin is fairly uneventful. She always has her nose in a book--she refers to...

Reiss, Kathryn. Blackthorn winter, a murder mystery.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... REISS, Kathryn. Blackthorn winter, a murder mystery. Harcourt. 335p. c2006. 978-0-15206109-8. $6.95. J Juliana reluctantly leaves California and comes to England, to the small coastal town of Blackthorn, with her mother and her younger...

Ripslinger, Jon. Last kiss.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... RIPSLINGER, Jon. Last kiss. Llewellyn, Flux. 268p. c2007 978-0-7387-1072-3. $9.95. S It's hard for Billy to keep a secret from his parents, who have always been fair and supportive of him, but he has to. He's been secretly dating Lisa...

Rosen, Michael. Don't shoot!(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... ROSEN, Michael. Don't shoot! (orig. published as ChaseR: A Novel in E-mails.) Candlewick. 152p. c2002.978-0-7636-2088-2. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2002: Chase, age 14, has just moved to rural Ohio with...

Russell, Nancy L.M. So long, Jackie Robinson.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... RUSSELL, Nancy L.M. So long, Jackie Robinson. Key Porter. 223p. c2007 1-55263-863-7 $7.95. J Twelve-year-old Matthew Parker seems like the luckiest boy in Canada. He has a summer job that allows him to see all the Montreal Royals' home...

Scrimger, Richard. Into the ravine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... SCRIMGER, Richard. Into the ravine. Tundra. 258p. c2007 867-0-88776-822-4. $9.95. J Jules, Chris, and Cory are lifelong friends ready for adventure. The boys live very different lives but are connected by a shared need to survive life's...

Selvadurai, Shyam. Swimming in the monsoon sea.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... SELVADURAI, Shyam. Swimming in the monsoon sea. Tundra. 274p. c2005. 978-0-88776-834-7. $9.95. SA * In this lyrical novel (an ALA Best Book for YAs and winner of the CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award), a family feud from the past almost...

Spencer, Katherine. Saving Grace.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... SPENCER, Katherine. Saving Grace. Harcourt. 246p. c2006. 978-0-15-206096-1. $6.95. JS Holly Hunter has starred in a summer TV show called Saving Grace, and what her show has in common with this YA novel is that in both, the protagonist...

Testa, Maria. Something about America.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... TESTA, Maria. Something about America. Candlewick. 84p. c2005. 978-0-7636-3415-5. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2005: This is a brief story told in poetry about an immigrant family from Kosova. The...

Trembath, Don. Emville confidential.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... TREMBATH, Don. Emville confidential. Orca. 188p. c2007. 978-1-55143-671-5. $8.95. J Baron and Myles run a detective agency from Baron's backyard. Although not slick or fancy, it is a place where creative imaginings flow freely. Amid all...

Watts, Irene N. When the bough breaks.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... WATTS, Irene N. When the bough breaks. Tundra. 145p. c2007. 978-0-88776-821-7 $9.95. JS Life is already difficult for Millie's family during the Great Depression, but she has no idea that so much more will change when her mother announces...

White, Ellen Emerson. Long may she reign.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... WHITE, Ellen Emerson. Long may she reign. Holtzbrinck, Feiwel and Friends. 708p. c2007. 978-0-312-36767-1. $17.95. S The character Meg Cabot was created by White 25 years ago in a trilogy about the family of a woman president of the US--a...

Bell, Hilari. The prophecy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BELL, Hilari. The prophecy. HarperCollins. 191p. c2006. 978-0-06-059945-4. $6.50. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Scholarly, spectacle-wearing Prince Perryn, age 14, is an unlikely hero, but when he reads about...

Buckley-Archer, Linda. The time travelers.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... BUCKLEY-ARCHER, Linda. The time travelers. (The Gideon Trilogy, Book One.) Previously published as Gideon the Cutpurse. Simon & Schuster, Aladdin. 404p. c2006. 978-1-4169-1526-3. $7.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT,...

Cabot, Meg. Avalon High.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... CABOT, Meg. Avalon High. HarperCollins. 288p. c2006. 978-0-06-075588-1. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: Ellie (named for Elaine, the Lady of Shalott of Tennyson's poem) is starting her junior year at...