Kliatt articles from November 2008

Kliatt archives from November 2008

The children's literature comprehensive database.(www.childrenslit.com)
November 1, 2008... Special Offer to KLIAT Subscribers Once upon a time librarians could only dream of a resource that brings together multiple review sources, provides powerful search capabilities, allows the user to determine the search options, links the...

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Persistence of memory.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Persistence of memory. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2008. 978-0-385-73437-0. $15.99. (Library bdg: 978-0-385-90443 -8. $18.99.) S Erin is a high school student with an abnormal problem: she often finds herself in...

Ayarbe, Heidi. Freeze frame.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... AYARBE, Heidi. Freeze frame. HarperCollins, Laura Geringer. 384p. c2008. 978-0-06-135173-0. $16.99. S Kyle thinks of his life through the eyes of a movie director--but the scene he's directing is the most important moment in his life and...

Beam, Matt. Can you spell revolution?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... BEAM, Matt. Can you spell revolution? Penguin, Dutton. 272p. c2008. 978-0-525-47998-7. $1799. J Chris, an 8th-grader, hates all the rules of middle school, but not nearly as much as the mysterious new student, Clouds McFadden. Determined...

Blundell, Judy. What I saw and how I lied.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... BLUNDELL, Judy. What I saw and how I lied. Scholastic. 288p. c2008. 978-0-439-903462. $16.99. S Judy Blundell has crafted a hair novel for YAs set just after WW II. Evie is a sweet, naive young teen being raised by her mother and her...

Booraem, Ellen. The unnameables.(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... BOORAEM, Ellen. The unnameables. Harcourt. 318p. c2008. 978-0-15-206368-9. $16.00. JSA* Medford Runyuin lives on an island named, prosaically enough, Island. The lives of the people on Island have changed very little since the first Island...

Cashore, Kristin. Graceling.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... CASHORE, Kristin. Graceling. Harcourt. 480p. c2008. 978-0-15-206396-2. $17.00. SA This stunning debut novel introduces a world in which certain individuals are born with supernatural abilities, or Graces. Some are benign, but Katsa's is...

Collins, Suzanne. The hunger games.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... COLLINS, Suzanne. The hunger games. Scholastic. 374p. c2008. 978-0-439-02348-3. $17.99. JS* This is an amazingly suspenseful story, combining the familiar ("Survivor"-type TV shows) with details of a horrific future. Once again, an author...

Crabtree, Julie. Discovering pig magic.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... CRABTREE, Julie. Discovering pig magic. Milkweed. 200p. c2008. 978-1-57131-683-7. $16.95. J Mattie, known by friends and family as M, adventures through the age of 13 with hopes, fears, and two best friends, Ariel and Nicki. While M is...

Easton, Kelly. To be Mona.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... EASTON, Kelly. To be Mona. Simon & Schuster, Margaret K. McElderry Books. 224p. c2008. 978-1-4169-0054-2. $16.00. S Sage would love to reinvent herself and her entire life. She's dieting, trying to figure out how to juggle her mother's...

Erdrich, Louise. The porcupine year.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... ERDRICH, Louise. The porcupine year. Harper Collins. 208p. c2008. 978-0-0602-9787-9. $15.99. (Library bdg: 978-0-0602-9788-6. $16.99.) J* Readers of Louise Erdrich's books The Birchbark House and The Game of Silence will be thrilled to once...

Finn, Mary. Anila's journey.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FINN, Mary. Anila's journey. Candlewick. 309p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3916-7.$16.99. JSA* Finn saw a painting that hangs in The National Gallery of Ireland called An Indian Lady, painted by Thomas Hickey, and the painting was the inspiration...

Ford, Michael Thomas. Suicide notes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FORD, Michael Thomas. Suicide notes. HarperCollins, HarperTeen. 304p. c2008. 978-0-06073755-9. $16.99. A It's New Year's Day, and 15-year-old Jeff wakes up to find that he's in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Even with bandages on...

Golding, Julia. Cat among the pigeons.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... GOLDING, Julia. Cat among the pigeons. (Sequel to The Diamond of Drury Lane.) Roaring Brook. c2006. 368p. 978-1-59643-352-6. $16.95. J* We missed reviewing the first in this fine series, but it would be easy for younger YA readers who love...

Hartnett, Sonya. The ghost's child.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HARTNETT, Sonya. The ghost's child. Candlewick. 176p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3964-8. $16.99. SA* A blond boy with gray eyes was the last person Matilda expected to see on her settee when she returned from walking her dog. She suspects she knows...

Heath, Jack. The Lab.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HEATH, Jack. The Lab. Scholastic. 352p. c2008. 978-0-545-06860-4. $17.99. JS In a dystopian City controlled by a greedy corporation called ChaoSonic, a vigilante group known as the Deck that tries to fight the powers that be has a secret...

Hoffmann, Kerry Cohen. The good girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HOFFMANN, Kerry Cohen. The good girl. Random House, Delacorte. 176p. c2008. 978-0-38590609. $15.99. S Hoffmann introduces us to Lindsey, whose life has recently unraveled. Her older brother Mark died tragically and her family isn't dealing...

Ives, David, Voss; how I come to America and am hero, mostly.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... IVES, David, Voss; how I come to America and am hero, mostly. Penguin, Putnam. 200p. c2008. 978-0-399-24722-4. $17.99. JS* In a world where Borat was a popular movie, based on the idea of a clueless foreigner encountering American cynicism,...

Jinks, Catherine. Babylonne.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... JINKS, Catherine. Babylonne. Candlewick. 400p. c2008.978-0-7626-2650-0. $18.99. JS Catherine Jinks has crafted a story set in medieval France about a feisty protagonist, Babylonne, the daughter of Pagan, featured hero in four previous...

Kanell, Beth. The darkness under the water.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KANELL, Beth. The darkness under the water. Candlewick. 320p. c2008. 978-0-76363719-4. $18.99. JS Molly Ballou lives with the constant memory of her older sister, who was swept away by the river when she was only five years old. It is...

Klages, Ellen. White sands, red menace.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KLAGES, Ellen. White sands, red menace. Penguin, Viking. 352p. c2008. 978-0-670-06235-5. $16.99. J This is the sequel to Ellen Klages's award-winning novel, The Green Glass Sea. Suze Gordon and Dewey Kerrigan have moved to Alamagordo, New...

Koertge, Ron. Deadville.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KOERTGE, Ron. Deadville. Candlewick. 224p. c2008. 978-0-7836-3580-0. $16.99. S Ryan Glazier is dead--not literally, but figuratively dead to the world of responsibility, schoolwork, and anything that might imply a normal life. The only...

Koja, Kathe. Headlong, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KOJA, Kathe. Headlong, a novel. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 195p. c2008, 978-0-374-32912-9. $16.95. JS* Deviating from the formula of outsider-girl-trying-to-break-into-popular-circle, Koja comes up with a plot that asks: what if one of the...

Levine, Anna. Freefall.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... LEVINE, Anna. Freefall. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 251p. c2008. 978-0-06-157654-6. $16.99. JS Anna Levine lives in Israel, and this story is about Aggie, an Israeli teenager about to enter the army. She and her friends are leaving high...

Mancusi, Mari. Gamer girl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MANCUSI, Mari. Gamer girl. Penguin, Dutton. 248p. c2008. 978-0-525-47995-6. $16.99. JS The charm of this story is that it is about a teenage girl who loves manga and creates her own. As the story begins, Maddy is miserable, trying to...

Mass, Wendy. Every soul a star.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MASS, Wendy. Every soul a star. Little, Brown. 326p. c2008. 978-0-318-00256-1. $16.99. J Moon Shadow Campground is in the right spot to view a total eclipse of the sun. That means that eclipse chasers from all over the country are going to...

Matthews, Andrew. The way of the warrior.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MATTHEWS, Andrew. The way of the warrior. Penguin, Dutton. 192p. c2008, 978-0-52542063-7. $15.99. JS In 16th-century Japan, a war-torn era when warlords fought each other for supremacy, ten-year-old Jimmu is suddenly without parents and...

Medina, Meg. Meligros; girl from away.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MEDINA, Meg. Meligros; girl from away. Henry Holt. 299p. c2008. 978-0-8050-8231-2. $17.95. J Meg Medina has crafted a beautiful tale of a brave young girl from a paradise that now is lost but once thrived in the Caribbean. Milagros de la...

Michaelis, Antonio. Tiger moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MICHAELIS, Antonio. Tiger moon. Abrams, Amulet. 384p. c2008. 978-0-8109-9481-2. $18.95. S This story within a story bears all the soulful qualities of great Indian storytelling. A young bride, Raka, is awaiting her fate at the hands of her...

Mlynowski, Sarah. Parties & potions.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MLYNOWSKI, Sarah. Parties & potions. (Magic in Manhattan, Book 4.) Random House, Delacorte. 340p. c2008. 978-0-385-73645-9. $16.99. JS In the fourth installment of the Magic in Manhattan series, sisters Rachel and Miri learn about a special...

Owens, James A. The indigo king.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... OWENS, James A. The indigo king. (The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica.) Simon & Schuster. 375p. illus, c2008. 978-1-4169-8053-2. $17.99. JS* Jack and John, Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, are in trouble up to their...

Papademetriou, Lisa. Drop.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PAPADEMETRIOU, Lisa. Drop. Random House, Knopf. c2008. 978-0-375-84244-3. $15.99. S Perhaps this could be called "a caper story." It's about three teens, each with a problematic family life, who try to beat the system in the casinos in Las...

Phillips, Suzanne. Burn.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PHILLIPS, Suzanne. Burn. Little, Brown. 288p. c2008. 978-0-316-00165-6. $18.99. JS "In high school there were no second chances," Cameron learns in his very first week. The coach at sports orientation publicly mistakes the slight,...

Pierce, Tamora. Melting stones.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PIERCE, Tamora. Melting stones. (Circle of Magic.) Scholastic. 312p. c2008. 978-0-545-05264-1. $17.99. JS Stone mage Evumeimei, better known as Evvy, knew she should have tried harder to get out of this trip. She dislikes foreigners, she...

Powell, Randy. Swiss mist.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... POWELL, Randy. Swiss mist. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 224p. c2008. 978-0-374-37356-6. $16.95. JS Coping with change and searching for one's identity and destiny are the themes of this coming-of-age story about Milo, who we first meet at the...

Prevost, Guillaume. The gate of days.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PREVOST, Guillaume. The gate of days. (The Book of Time II.)Tr. by William Rodarmor. Scholastic. 249p. c2007. 978-0-439-88376-4. $16.99. JS It's been a few weeks since Sam Faulkner discovered his missing father was a time traveler, and a...

Reed, Kit. The night children.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... REED, Kit. The night children. Tor, Starscape. 235p. c2008. 978-0-7653-2038-X. $17.95. JS In this novel, gangs of children and teenagers secretly live in a giant mall that resembles, oh, say, Mall of America, a giant complex of consumerism...

Reeve, Philip. Here lies Arthur.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... REEVE, Philip. Here lies Arthur. Scholastic. 340p. c2008. 978-0-545-09334-7. $16.99. JS* Reeve, the author of the excellent Mortal Engines quartet and the Larklight series, turns his attention here to a different fantasy, the legend of...

Rinaldi, Ann. The letter writer.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... RINALDI, Ann. The letter writer. Harcourt. 224p. c2008. 978-015-206402-0. $17.00. JS Ann Rinaldi, well known for her historical fiction, has taken on the fascinating history of the Nat Turner Rebellion in Southhampton County, Virginia in...

Ruby, Laura. Play me.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... RUBY, Laura. Play me. HarperCollins. 311p. 2008. 978-0-06-124327-1. $16.99. S Ruby indicates that this book is a response to a girl's request for a plot "about a player who gets his heart crushed/ smashed/totally annihilated." Ruby fills...

Ryan, Amy Kathleen. Vibes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... RYAN, Amy Kathleen. Vibes. Houghton Mifflin. 256p. c2008. 978-0-618-99530-1. $16.00. JS Ryan has crafted an honest and endearing look at the inner life of an extremely likeable teenager who seems to have psychic tendencies. Kristi has a...

Singleton, Sarah. Out of the shadows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... SINGLETON, Sarah. Out of the shadows. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 256p. c2006. 978-0-618-92722-7. $16.00. JS* Elizabeth Dyer, the daughter of a Catholic family in Elizabethan times, is already living under the suspicion of treason when she...

Stolarz, Laurie Fara. Deadly little secret.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... STOLARZ, Laurie Fara. Deadly little secret. Hyperion. 288p. c2008.978-1-4231-1144-3. $15.99. JS It all begins with a near-death accident. A mysterious boy saves Camelia from an out-of-control car in the school parking lot, and then speeds...

Todd, Pamela. The Blind Faith Hotel.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... TODD, Pamela. The blind faith hotel, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 312p. c2008. 978-1-4169-5494-1. $16.99. J* There is much that is wonderful about this novel, first and foremost the main character, Zoe. And Todd absolutely captures the...

Van Etten, David. All that glitters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... VAN ETTEN, David. All that glitters. (A Likely Story Novel.) Random House, Knopf. 295p. c2008. 978-0-375-94678-3. $15.99. JS When last we tuned into Mallory's story (in Likely Story, Book One), she had just been given the chance to produce...

van de Ruit, John. Spud--the madness continues.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... van de RUIT, John. Spud--the madness continues. Penguin, Razorbill. 340p. c2008. 978-1-59514-190-3. $16.99. JS Spud, aka John Milton, is back at boarding school for his second year. His balls have still not dropped and before long, his...

Wallace, Rich. Dishes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... WALLACE, Rich. Dishes. Penguin, Viking. 145p. c2008. 978-0-670-01139-1. $16.99. SA It's summertime in Ogunquit, Maine, but the living isn't so easy for Danny, age 19. He's come to the oceanfront resort town to spend the season trying to...

Westerfeld, Scott. The Risen Empire.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... WESTERFELD, Scott. The risen empire. (Succession, Book One.)Tor. 349p. c2003. 978-0-76531998-2. $14.95. SA* A line has been drawn in the stars. The undead Emperor's sister, Anastasia, is a hostage of the Rix, machine-enhanced humans who...

Alt, Carol. This year's model, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... ALT, Carol. This year's model, a novel. HarperCollins, Avon. 255p. c2008. 978-0-06-136624-6. $13.95. SA You may not recognize Alt's name, but you will recognize her face. She has been a successful model and has appeared on the cover of...

Arslan, Antonia. Skylark Farm, a novel.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... ARSLAN, Antonia. Skylark Farm, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 275p. c2007. 978-1-4000-9567-4. $14.95. SA With the Armenian genocide still a controversy in 21st-century headlines, readers will find Antonia Arslan's Skylark Farm a...

Barth-Grozinger, Inge. Something remains, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... BARTH-GROZINGER, Inge. Something remains, a novel. Hyperion. 390p. c2004. 9780-7868-3881-3. $8.99. JS Unlike many books about the Holocaust, this novel focuses on the time period of 1933-1938 and is based on the lives of real people living...

Brown, Carrie. The rope walk, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... BROWN, Carrie. The rope walk, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 321 p. c2007. 978-0-307-27809-8. $13.95. JSA Alice is the only daughter of a widower with four sons. Her mother died when she was very young, and Alice is living a protected and...

Collins, Yvonne & Rideout, Sandy. The black sheep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... COLLINS, Yvonne & RIDEOUT, Sandy. The black sheep. Hyperion. 348p. c2007. 978-142310160-4. $8.99. S Fifteen-year-old Kendra's life in Manhattan is rigidly controlled. Her parents keep their apartment looking like a museum, have a thick...

Cooney, Caroline B. A friend at midnight.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... COONEY, Caroline B. A friend at midnight. Random House. 183p. c2006. 978-0-385-73327-4. $8.99. JS* I've always considered Cooney's stories entertaining and good additions to YA collections to attract reluctant readers. This one surprised...

Deuker, Carl. Gym candy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... DEUKER, Carl. Gym candy. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 313p. c2007. 978-0-547-07631-7. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2007: Football is in Mick's blood; his father made it to the NFL, and he longs to be a...

Ellis, Deborah & Walters, Eric. Bifocal.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... ELLIS, Deborah & WALTERS, Eric. Bifocal. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 280p. c2007. 978-1-55455-062-3. $12.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2007: Ellis and Walters are familiar writers of YA stories and they...

Fraiberg, Jordanna. In your room.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FRAIBERG, Jordanna. In your room. Penguin, Razorbill. 203p. c2008. 978-1-59514-193-4. $8.99. JS This love story will please all who like love stories. It all sounds so sexy--In Your Room--but the catch is that the boy and the girl aren't...

Fullerton, Alma. Libertad.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FULLERTON, Alma. Libertad. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 215p. c2008. 978-1-55455-106-4. $11.95. JS Libertad and his little brother Julio live on the outskirts of Guatemala City near the city dump. With their mother, they make a living by...

Franklin, Emily. At face value.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FRANKLIN, Emily. At face value. Llewellyn, Flux. 262p. c2008. 978-0-7387-1307-6. $9.95. JS Cyrie Bergerac is a smart, funny 17-year-old high school student with several outstanding qualities and one outstanding (as in hard-to-miss) feature--her...

Green, John, JOHNSON, Maureen & Myracle, Lauren. Let it snow; three holiday romances.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... GREEN, John, JOHNSON, Maureen & MYRACLE, Lauren. Let it snow; three holiday romances. Penguin, Speak. 352p. c2008. 978-0-14-241214-5. $9.99. SA* This is a unique foray into a format in which three different authors tell a story. Maureen...

Hart, Christine. Watching July.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HART, Christine. Watching July. Sumach. 205p. c2008. 978-1-894549-71-4. $12.95. SA This novel is definitely for the more mature reader--the subject matter is emotionally challenging, but high school readers who enjoy psychological...

Harvey, Sarah N. The lit report.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HARVEY, Sarah N. The lit report. Orca. 197p. c2008. 978-1-55143-905-1. $12.95. S Edgy, earthy--and filled with literary references--perhaps a strange mix. Julia is telling the story of her best friend Ruth's pregnancy and childbirth. They...

Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Sister wife.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... HRDLITSCHKA, Shelley. Sister wife. Orca. 269p. c2008. 978-1-55143-927-3. $12.95. JSA This novel is a version of a dystopian story in science fiction, except that the society it tells of could be one that exists today. (The story of the Texas...

Key, Watt. Alabama moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KEY, Watt. Alabama moon. Macmillan, Square Fish. 298p. e2006. 978-0-312-38428-9. $6.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2006: Moon Blake, the ten-year-old protagonist of this novel, is like an idiot savant....

Khadra, Yasmina. The Attack, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... KHADRA, Yasmina. The attack, a novel. Tr. from the French by John Cullen. Random House, Anchor. 257p. c2006. 978-0-307-27570-7. $13.95. SA* Within relatively few pages, The Attack tells us so much about the complex realities of life in...

Lachtman, Ofelia Duman. The truth about Las Mariposas.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... LACHTMAN, Ofelia Duman. The truth about Las Mariposas. Arte Publico, Pinata. 171p. c2007. 978-1-55885-494-9. $9.95. JS This is a good choice for librarians serving Mexican American teenagers because it is a YA mystery story featuring young...

Lieberman, Leanne. Gravity.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... LIEBERMAN, Leanne. Gravity. Orca. 245p. c2008. 978-1-55469-049-7 $12.95. JS Ellie Gold comes from an ultra-conservative Jewish family. This involves adhering to stringent social mores and a modest style of dress. Ellie and her older sister...

Mason, Daniel. A far country, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... MASON, Daniel. A far country, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 268p. c2007. 978-1-4000-3039-2. $13.95. SA Isabel, her brother Isaac and their parents live in a primitive village in the backlands of a fictional far country. Mainly sugarcane...

Napoli, Donna Jo. Hush; an Irish princess' tale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... NAPOLI, Donna Jo. Hush; an Irish princess' tale. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 340p. map. c2007. 978-0-689-86179-6. $6.99. JS We can always trust Napoli (Head of the Linguistics Department at Swarthmore College) to give us a well-researched,...

Nuzum, K.A. A small white scar.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... NUZUM, K.A. A small white scar. HarperCollins. 180p. c2006. 978-0-06-075641-3. $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2006: Will, age 15, has always been responsible for looking after his twin brother Denny, who has...

Olmstead, Robert. Coal black horse.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... OLMSTEAD, Robert. Coal black horse. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. 229p. c2007. 978-1-56512-601-5. $13.95. JSA In this beautifully written coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Robey Childs, Olmstead captures the agony of war, the strength...

Pearson, Mary E. A room on Lorelei Street.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PEARSON, Mary E. A room on Lorelei Street. Macmillan, Square Fish. 270p. c2005. 978-0-312-38019-9. $7.99. SA* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2005: In a small town in Texas, Zoe, a nearly lost 17-year-old daughter of an...

Peet, Mal. Tamar.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... PEET, Mal. Tamar. Candlewick. 424p. c2007. 978-0-7636-4063-7. $8.99. SA* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2007: This lengthy novel tells how the horrors of WW II terrorism (aka resistance fighting) affect three...

Sones, Sonya. What my girlfriend doesn't know.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... SONES, Sonya. What my girlfriend doesn't know. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 291p. c2007. 978-0-689-87603-5. $7.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2007: This is a sequel to What My Mother Doesn't Know, telling the story...

Spencer, Katherine. More Than Friends; a Saving Grace novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... SPENCER, Katherine. More than friends; a Saving Grace novel. Harcourt. 215p. c2008. 978-0-15-205746-6. $6.95. JS Saving Grace is the title of the first novel by Spencer about a 16-year-old girl named Grace whose behavior has been erratic...

Stevenson, Robin. A thousand shades of blue.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... STEVENSON, Robin. A thousand shades of blue. Orca. 231p. c2008. 978-1-55143-921-1. $12.95. S An unhappy family is the stuff of story. Here said unhappy family is on a sailboat, claustrophobically together for months. The narrator is the...

Sunga, Paul S. Red dust, red sky.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... SUNGA, Paul S. Red dust, red sky. Coteau. 289p. c2008. 978-1-5505037-0-8. $21.00. A Koko is a young Indian girl coming of age in Lesotho, a small country just north of South Africa, during apartheid. Born to parents who were...

Tilly, Meg. First time.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... TILLY, Meg. First time. Orca, Soundings. 108p. c2008. 978-1-55143-944-0. $9.95. S Haley can't quite put her finger on it, but for some reason her mother's new boyfriend Larry makes her uncomfortable. She keeps her feelings to herself, not...

Underdahl, S.T. Remember this.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... UNDERDAHL, S.T. Remember this. Llewellyn, Flux. 294p. c2008. 978-0-7387-1401-1. $9.95. JS Seventeen-year-old Lucy has always had a close relationship with her grandmother, Nana Lucy. Lucy has turned to her namesake for advice and admired...

Walters, Eric. Northern exposures.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... WALTERS, Eric. Northern exposures. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 298p. c2008. 978-1-55455-107-1. $11.95. J The only child of two busy professionals in Toronto, Kevin at 13 is starting to slack off at school and drop his activities; his parents are...

Williams, Susan. Wind rider.(Young adult review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... WILLIAMS, Susan. Wind rider. HarperCollins. 309p. c2006. 978-0-06-087238-0. $6.99. JSA* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2006: How were horses first tamed? Williams says this novel telling of a prehistoric girl...

Young, Janet Ruth. The opposite of music.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... YOUNG, Janet Ruth. The opposite of music. Simon & Schuster. 346p. c2007. 978-1-4169-5823-1. $8.99. JS Billy and his father have always been close, but gradually his father becomes distant. One day when Billy brings home a new friend, Billy...

Duey, Kathleen. Skin hunger.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... DUEY, Kathleen. Skin hunger. (A Resurrection of Magic, Book One.) Simon & Schuster. 368p. illus, c2007 978-0-689-84094-4. $8.99. SA To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2007: Sadima has always been able to understand...

Flinn, Alex. Beastly.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FLINN, Alex. Beastly. HarperCollins. 304p. c2007. 978-0-06-087418-6. $6.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2007: In this updated retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," handsome, spoiled 16-year-old Kyle is cursed...