Kliatt articles from September 2004

Kliatt archives from September 2004

Cable in the Classroom's Project Cam.
September 1, 2004... Broadband technology, the high-speed gateway to the Internet, is giving library media specialists amazing new powers, and a host of new tools from Cable in the Classroom, the cable industry's education foundation. Among these is Project Cam,...

Alvarez, Julia. Finding miracles.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ALVAREZ, Julia. Finding miracles. Random House, Knopf. 264p. c2004. 0-375-82760-9. $15.95. JS* Alvarez has written about families enduring the tyranny in the Dominican Republic in several novels for adults and children, and her own family...

Barker, Clive. Abarat II: days of magic, nights of war.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BARKER, Clive. Abarat II: days of magic, nights of war. (Sequel to Abarat.) HarperCollins, Joanna Coffer Books. 512p. illus. 0-06-029170-2. $24.99. SA* Second in a projected series of four books, this dark fantasy continues the adventures...

Barron, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon: child of the dark prophecy.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BARRON, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon: child of the dark prophecy. Penguin, Philomel. 444p. map. c2004. 0-399-23763-1. $19.99. JS In book one of what is sure to be an epic series, Barron introduces readers to his fantasy world of Avalon,...

Cadnum, Michael. Starfall; Phaeton and the chariot of the sun (Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CADNUM, Michael. Starfall; Phaeton and the chariot of the sun. Scholastic, Orchard Books. 128p. c2004. 0-439-54533-1. $16.95. JS Cadnum, author of a number of notable historical novels and other fiction for YAs, turns to mythology here in...

The chase.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CORDER, Zizou. Lionboy: the chase. (The Lionboy Trilogy, Book 2.) Penguin Putnam, Dial. 272p. maps. c2004. 0-8037-2984-7. $15.99. J In the prequel, Lionboy (reviewed in KLIATT in January 2004), young Charlie set out to find his kidnapped...

Crist-Evans, Craig. North of everything.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CRIST-EVANS, Craig. North of everything. Candlewick. 80p. c2004. 0-7636-2098-X. $15.99. J In a series of prose poems, an unnamed boy relates how his family moves from Miami to a farm in Vermont and starts a new life there. His mother...

King of the Middle March.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin. King of Middle March. (ArthurTrilogy, Book 3.) Scholastic. 432p. c2004. 0-439-26600-9. $1795. J* After two and half years, the final installment of Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy is complete. Picking up after...

Cummings, Priscilla. Red kayak.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CUMMINGS, Priscilla. Red kayak. Penguin, Dutton. 209p. c2004. 0-525-47317-3. $15.99. J Cummings has written for slightly younger readers in her previous books, Saving Grace, Autumn Journey, and A Face First. This is a solid YA novel,...

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge. Random House, Wendy Lamb Books. 240p. c2004. 0-385-32307-7 $15.95. JS* Two women dominate the life of Luther T. Farrell, age 15. He's in love with his beautiful classmate Shayla, though she is...

Dickinson, John. The cup of the world.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DICKINSON, John. The cup of the world. Random House, David Fickling Books. 419p. map. c2004. 0-385-75025-0. $15.95. JS Dickinson never fails to give readers challenging, complex fantasies; this is such a one. It is set in a world of feudal...

Dodd, Quentin. The princess of Neptune.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DODD, Quentin. The princess of Neptune. Farrar Straus and Giroux. 212p. c2004. 0-374-36119-3. $17.00. JS Giant cockroaches, an off-the-wall scientist, and a beauty pageant that includes creatures from throughout the galaxy pepper Dodd's...

Dorros, Arthur. Under the sun.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DORROS, Arthur. Under the sun. Abrams, Amulet. 217p. map. c2004. 0-8109-4933-4. $16.95. J It's hard to realize that the war in Bosnia is ancient history now for YAs. Dorros returns to that conflict to create a story of survival, as his...

Ellis, Deborah. The Heaven Shop.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ELLIS, Deborah. The Heaven Shop. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 186p. c2004. 1-55041-908-0. $16.95. J The Heaven Shop sells coffins that will "take you swiftly to heaven." And coffins are much needed in Malawi, because AIDS is killing so many...

Farmer, Nancy. The sea of trolls.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... FARMER, Nancy. The sea of trolls. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 480p. maps. bibliog. c2004. 0-689-86744-1. $17.95. JS* Jack, a Saxon farm boy, feels lucky to be apprenticed to a druid bard who teaches him how to open his mind to the power of...

Snow-Walker.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... FISHER, Catherine. Snow, Walker. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 503p. c2003. 0-06-072474-9. $17.99. JS Fisher's newest novel weaves a story from both Celtic and Norse mythology in a feudal world terrorized by Gundrun, a Snow-Walker from the...

Frank, Hillary. I can't tell you.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... FRANK, Hillary. I can't tell you. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 208p. c2004. 0-618-41202-6. $16.00. (Paperback: 0-619-49491-X. $6.99). SA Jake decides that "talking + me = trouble" after he has a fight with his best friend and says something...

Gaarder, Jostein. The Orange Girl.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... GAARDER, Jostein. The Orange Girl. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, dist. by Trafalgar Square. 151p. c2004. 0-297-84904-2. $1795. S Fifteen-year-old Georg is more than surprised when his grandparents bring him a manuscript from his father, who died...

Harrison, Mette Ivie. Mira, mirror.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HARRISON, Mette Ivie. Mira, mirror. Penguin Putnam, Viking. 320p. c2004. 0-670-05923-4. $16.99. JS There is nothing pretty about Grimm's fairy tales, and Harrison's story begins in that same world of evil witches and grotesque magic. But...

Hawes, Louise. The vanishing point, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HAWES, Louise. The vanishing point, a novel. Houghton Mifflin. 226p. c2004. 0-619-43423-2. $17.00. JS This fine historical fiction falls into the category of a well-written novel that might not find many readers. It is based on the life of...

Holmes, Victoria. Rider in the dark; an epic horse story.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HOLMES, Victoria. Rider in the dark; an epic horse story. HarperCollins. 305p. c2004. 0-06-052025-6. $15.99. J This IS an epic horse story and will thrill readers who yearn for another Black Stallion. The setting is the southern coast of...

Johnson, Angela. Bird.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... JOHNSON, Angela. Bird. Penguin, Dial Books. 144p. c2004. 0-8037-2847-6. $15.99. J In such novels as Heaven and Songs of Faith, Angela Johnson has created a store of poignant characters with spare, poetic narratives. Bird is another novel...

Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... JOHNSON, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. Penguin, Razor Bill. 368p. c2004. 1-59514-019-0. $16.99. S The protagonists of Maureen Johnson's novel are high school seniors dealing with relationships and planning on their futures. Mel, Avery...

Kass, Pnina Moed. Real time.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KASS, Pnina Noed. Real time. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 192p. c2004. 0-618-44203-0. $15.00. JS This novel is set in contemporary Israel and looks at terrorism from multiple perspectives influenced by old abuses and modern animosity. The...

Koertge, Ron. Margaux with an x.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KOERTGE, Ron. Margaux with an x. Candlewick Press. 176p. c2004. 0-7636-2401-2. $16.99. SA Koertge, author of Stoner & Spaz (reviewed in KLIATT in May 2002) and other YA novels, presents another unlikely high school pair here: popular,...

Le Guin, Ursula K. Gifts.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... LE GUIN, Ursula K. Gifts. Harcourt. 288p. c2004. 0-15-205123-6. $1700. JS* In the Uplands, feuding families fight each other using their strange "gifts"--the ability to strike someone blind or deaf, to set a fire just by pointing to a...

Lupica, Mike. Travel team.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... LUPICA, Mike. Travel team. Penguin, Philomel. 274p. c2004. 0-399-24150-7. $16.99. J This is Lupica's first YA novel; he is well known for his sports novels for adults and as a sports writer for The New York Daily News. He has four children...

Mac, Carrie. The beckoners.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MAC, Carrie. The beckoners. Orca. 217p. c2004. 1-55143-309-5. $16.95. S Zoe Anderson does not want to hear that her mother is moving the family--again. At 15 she has already moved nine times. But Alice packs up Zoe and her baby sister,...

Marchetta, Melina. Saving Francesca.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MARCHETTA, Melina. Saving Francesca. Random House, Knopf. 245p. c2003. 0-375-82982-2. $15.95. JS* The author, a teacher in Sydney, Australia who wrote the successful YA novel Looking for Alibrandi, continues with the same milieu, a...

McDonald, Janet. Brother hood.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... McDONALD, Janet. Brother hood. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 176p. c2004. 0-374-30995-7. $16.00. S Nate lives in two very different worlds--he comes from Harlem but attends a prep school in upstate New York. At home, his older brother Eli is...

McWilliams, Kelly. Doormat.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... McWILLIAMS, Kelly. Doormat. Random House, Delacorte. 132p. c2004. 0-385-73168-X. $15.95. J McWilliams is 15 years old and tells a believable story about 14 year olds. She nails the relationships her narrator. "the doormat" Jaime,...

Peck, Richard. The teacher's funeral: a comedy in three parts.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... PECK, Richard. The teacher's funeral: a comedy in three parts. Penguin, Dial. 190p. c2004. 0-8037-2736-4. $16.99. JS* Over the past few years, Richard Peck has left the realm of realistic fiction and ventured into the historical realms of...

Pierce, Tamora. Trickster's queen.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... PIERCE, Tamora. Trickster's queen. (Sequel to Trickster's Choice.) Random House. 432p. maps. c2004. 0-375-81467-1. $17.95. (Lib. bdg.: 0-375-91467-6. $19.99.) JSA Pierce continues the story of brave and clever Aly, daughter of Alanna (from...

Rapp, Adam. Under the wolf, under the dog.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... RAPP, Adam. Under the wolf, under the dog. Candlewick. 320p. c2004. 0-7636-1818-7. $16.99. SA Steve is in a resident treatment facility for junkies and suicidal teens, and in order to figure out how he ended up there he keeps a journal,...

Reeve, Philip. Predator's gold.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... REEVE, Philip. Predator's gold. (The Hungry City Chronicles.) HarperCollins, Eos. 336p. c2003.0-06-072193-6. $16.99. (Lib. bdg.: 0-06-072194-4. $17.89.) JSA* In this sequel to the wonderful British fantasy Mortal Engines (an ALA Best Book...

Rottman, S.L. Slalom.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ROTTMAN, S.L. Slalom. Viking, Penguin. 256p. c2004. 0-670-05913-7. $16.99. JS Seventeen years ago. Sandro's mother Tiffany met a handsome young Italian man named Alessandro while on vacation at a fancy Colorado ski resort. Their brief love...

Shaw, Susan. The boy from the basement.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... SHAW, Susan. The boy from the basement. Penguin, Dutton. 208p. c2004. 0-525-47223-1. $16.99. JS In her second novel, Susan Shaw has created a haunting study of an abused boy and the journey he makes toward a normal life. Told from the...

Shusterman, Neal. The Schwa was here.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... SHUSTERMAN, Neal. The Schwa was here. Penguin Putnam, Dutton. 276p. c2004. 0-525-47182-0. $16.99. J A schwa is "a diacritic marking silence instead of a vowel sound," according to Webster's, and the name is appropriate for Calvin Schwa,...

Taylor, G.P. Wormwood.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... TAYLOR, G.P. Wormwood. Penguin, Putnam. 256p. c2004. 0-399-24257-0. $17.99. S Taylor's newest novel takes readers back to the 19th-century London of Shadowmancer where fantasy and fact intertwine, creating a dark world where both angels...

Trueman, Terry. Cruise control.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... TRUEMAN, Terry. Cruise control. HarperCollins. 160p. c2004. 0-06-623960-5. $15.99. (Lib. ed.: 0-06-623961-3. $16.89). JS* This is a companion to Trueman's acclaimed Stuck in Neutral (reviewed in KLIATT in May 2000), which was told from the...

Westerfeld, Scott. So yesterday.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WESTERFELD, Scott. So yesterday. Penguin, Razorbill. 246p. c2004. 1-59514-000-X. $16.99. JS Cool is cool, and what's cool today is tomorrow's old news. But who decides what's cool? Marketing executives? Big name celebrities? Or is cool...

Whelan, Gloria. Burying the sun.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WHELAN, Gloria. Burying the sun. (A companion to The Impossible Journey and Angel in the Square.) HarperCollins. 205p. bibliog. c2004.0-06-054112-1. $15.99. J The same Russian family is featured in all three of these novels that span the...

Wrede, Particle C. & Stevermer, Caroline. The grand tour.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WREDE, Particle C. & STEVERMER, Caroline. The grand tour. (Sequel to Sorcery and Cecilia.) Harcourt. 469p. c2004. 0-15-204616-X. $17.00. JS Kate and Cecilia are still writing in this sequel to Sorcery and Cecilia (an ALA Best Book for...

Whytock, Cherry. My scrumptious Scottish dumplings; the life of Angelica Cookson Potts.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WHYTOCK, Cherry. My scrumptious Scottish dumplings; the life of Angelica Cookson Potts. Simon & Schuster. 176p. illus. c2003. 0-689-86549-X. $14.95. JS In this sequel to My Cup Runneth Over (reviewed in KLIATT in September 2003), the...

Abbott, Hailey. Summer boys.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ABBOTT, Hailey. Summer boys. Scholastic. 214p. c2004. 0-439-54020-8. $8.99. S Lighthearted and fun, this boor chronicles the summer holiday of three cousins, Beth, Jamie and Ella. Each has a distinctive style and personality, so it's easy...

Ammaniti, Niccolo. I'm not scared.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... AMMANITI, Niccolo. I'm not scared. Tr. by Jonathan Hunt, Random House, Anchor Books. 200p, c2003, 1-4000-7563-7 $10.00. A Italian author Ammaniti paints a picture of Southern Italy that is sweltering, claustrophobic, and rife with...

AVI. Crispin; the cross of lead.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... AVI. Crispin; the cross of lead. Hyperion, 310p. c2002. 0-7868-1658-9, $6.99. J* To quote from the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, November 2002: Following his mother's death, Asta's son finds out his name is Crispin. The 13-year-old...

Beale, Fleur. I am not Esther.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BEALE, Fleur. I am not Esther. Hyperion. 250p. c2002. 0-7868-1673-2. $6.99. JS Fourteen-year-old Kirby is used to being the one in charge. She takes care of her flaky mother, manages the house, pays the bills, and does the shopping. But...

Breslin, Theresa. Whispers in the graveyard.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BRESLIN, Theresa. Whispers in the graveyard. Egmont Books, dist. by Trafalgar Square. 169p. c2004. 0-7497-4480-4. $7.95. J Deep within a Scottish cemetery lies evil, and as engineers work to relocate the river that runs nearby, the evil is...

Brown, Amanda. Family trust.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BROWN, Amanda. Family trust. Penguin, Plume. 319p. c2003. 0-452-28553-4. $14.00. SA Two worlds collide in the elite society of New York City. Becca Reinhart, successful, high-energy financier, has no time for marriage and no ambition...

Carey, Jacqueline. The Crossley baby.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CAREY, Jacqueline. The Crossley baby. Random House, Ballantine, 304p, c2003. 0-345-45991-1. $13.95. SA Three sisters grow up together and then take very separate paths as adults. While they love each other, they also find plenty to disagree...

Clark, Catherine. Maine squeeze.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CLARK, Catherine. Maine squeeze. HarperCollins. 349p. c2004. 9-06-056725-2. $5.99. JS As they say, "it ain't Shakespeare!" But this is a pleasant read for teens. Colleen is working at a restaurant on a small island off the coast of Maine...

Deem, James M. 3 NBs of Julian Drew.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DEEM, James M. 3 NBs of Julian Drew. Houghton Mifflin, Graphia. 201p. c1994. 0-618-43907-2. $6.99. J* Julian Drew is an abused 16-year-old boy, kept locked in a garage bedroom when not in school, forced to do all the household chores, and...

Disher, Garry. The divine wind.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DISHER, Garry. The divine wind. Scholastic, Point. 153p. c1998. 0-439-36916-9. $5.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2002: This is an Australian novel that won the 1999 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award....

Fleischman, Sid. Disappearing act.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... FLEISCHMAN, Sid. Disappearing act. HarperCollins. 132p. c2003. 0-06-051964-9. $5.99. J KLIATT has reviewed this in hardcover in March 2003 and also in audiobook (in this issue). To quote the hardcover review: This is for the youngest of...

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... GIFF, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. Random House, Dell Yearling. 166p. c2002.0-440-41578-0, $6.50. J* Twelve-year-old Hollis Woods was found abandoned as an infant. Since then, she has shuttled from one foster home to another,...

Grant, Vicki. The puppet wrangler.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... GRANT, Vicki. The puppet wrangler, Orca. 212p. c2004. 1-55143-304-4. $7.95. J* Twelve-year-old Telly is quiet and tries to be unobtrusive, in contrast to her older sister Bess for whom trouble is a way of life. When Bess' antics veer way...

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Leaving Fishers.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Leaving Fishers. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 262p. c1997. 0-689-86793-X. $5.99. JS Dorry is the new kid on the block--but moving to a new place to complete her last two years of high school is less than ideal. After...

Harrison, Lisi. The clique.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HARRISON, Lisi. The clique. Little Brown, 17th Street Productions. 220p. c2004. 0-316-70128-7. $799. J Massie Block has the perfect life: she has three best friends, dubbed "The Clique," who worship her; the latest fall fashions; and a...

Hassinger, Amy. Nina: adolescence (a novel).(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HASSINGER, Amy. Nina: adolescence (a novel). Penguin. 304p. c2003. 0-425-19720-4. $14.00. A An engaging coming-of-age novel, Nina: Adolescence relates the story of 15-year-old Nina Begley, who agrees to pose in the nude for her artist...

Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HAUTMAN, Pete. Sweetblood. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 242p. c2003. 0-689-87324-7. $5.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2003: This is quite an amazing novel. I remember when many YA novels featured a disease and...

Hawthorne, Rachel. Caribbean Cruising.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HAWTHORNE, Rachel. Caribbean cruising. HarperCollins. 314p. c2004. 0-06-056507-1. $5.99. S Lindsay is accompanying her mother on a fantastic cruise ship voyage. Her mom is marrying a wealthy man on board and doesn't want to leave her only...

Henley, Patricia. In the river sweet, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HENLEY, Patricia. In the river sweet, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 291p. c2002. 0-385-72132-3. $14.00. SA Nothing from the past ever really goes away. When Ruth Anne hits 50, she seems to have all the parts of her life nicely organized....

Holman, Shed. The mammoth cheese.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HOLMAN, Shed. The mammoth cheese. Grove. 442p. c2003. 0-6021-4135-8. $13.00. A This wonderfully complex novel is set in Three Chimneys, a rural community in Virginia. a state that has been intrinsically involved in the history of the...

Hopkins, Ellen. Crank.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HOPKINS, Ellen. Crank. Simon & Schuster. 539p. c2004. 0-689-86519-8. $8.99. SA This devastating story, told in poetry, is even more frightening because it is based on the author's own experiences with her addicted daughter. As the author...

Karr, Kathleen. The boxer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KARR, Kathleen. The boxer. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sunburst. 169p. c2000. 0-374-40886-6. $6.95. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover edition in KLIATT, September 2000: Johnny Woods, age 15, has been supporting his mother and...

Kasper, Vancy. Escape to freedom.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KASPER, Vancy. Escape to freedom. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 218p, c1991. 0-7737-54520. $8.95. J Set against the backdrop of post-WW II, the story of Herr Hoffer and his family highlights the plight of many Austrians under the control of the...

Kemp, Kristen. The dating diaries.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KEMP, Kristen. The dating diaries. Scholastic, Push. 265p. c2004. 0-439-62298-0. $6.99. JS What's a girl to do when her boyfriend of nearly five years breaks up with her? High school senior Katie James decides the only way to get over Paul...

Koertge, Ron. The Brimstone journals.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KOERTGE, Ron. The Brimstone journals. Candlewick. 113p. c2061. 6-7636-1742-3. $6.99. JS * To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2001: The Fat Kid, the Anorexic, the Slut, the Jock... and, most alarmingly, the Angry...

Kricorian, Nancy. Dreams of bread and fire.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... KRICORIAN, Nancy. Dreams of bread and fire. Grove Press. 231p. c2003. 0-8021-4123-4. $13.00. SA "Ani had harbored the idea that when she left for college she could make herself into a new person." But Ani can't escape her heritage, nor, in...

LaZebnik, Claim Scovell. Same as it never was, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... LaZEBNIK, Claim Scovell. Same as it never was, a novel. St. Martin's, Griffin. 341p. c2003. 0-312-31250-4. $13.95. SA Twenty-one-year-old Olivia Martin is the ultimate cynic. She never gives a straight response to anything and sees the...

le, thi diem thuy. The gangster we are all looking for, a novel.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... le, thi diem thuy. The gangster we are all looking for, a novel. Random House, Anchor. 176p. c2003. 0-375-700021, $11.05. JSA * In five chapters, le brings a fictionalized version of herself from arrival in southern California as a little...

Llywelyn, Morgan. 1949; a novel of the Irish free state.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... LLYWELYN, Morgan. 1949; a novel of the Irish free state. Tot, Forge. 485p. notes. bibliog, c2003. 0-812-57080-4. $7.99. SA This novel follows 1916 and 1921 and continues the story of the Halloran and Mooney families with Ned Halloran's...

London, Joan. Gilgamesh, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... LONDON, Joan. Gilgamesh, a novel. Grove. 256p. c2001. 0-8021-4121-8. $13.00. SA This is a tale of isolated people who meet, are separated, and struggle to meet again. Set in 1937, two young girls are raised by their widowed mother in rural...

Marshall, Leslie. A girl could stand up, a novel.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MARSHALL, Leslie. A girl could stand up, a novel. Grove. 372p. c2003. 0-8021-4139-0. $14.00. SA As an adult reflecting back, Elray Mayhew narrates the tale of her unusual childhood in this touching, well-written novel. Elray's life changes...

Martin, Nora. A perfect snow.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MARTIN, Nora. A perfect snow. Bloomsbury. 144p. c2002. 1-58234-925-8. $6.95. JS Benjamin Campbell is 17 years old; his brother David is 16. By his own admission, Ben has always looked out for David, and we meet this big brother as he...

Mullins, Norman D. Mountain boy: the adventures of Orion Saddler.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MULLINS, Norman D. Mountain boy: the adventures of Orion Saddler. Woodland Press (118 Woodland Drive, Chapmanville, WV 25508). 103p. c2004. 0-9724867-4-7. $9.95. J A summer with grandparents at an isolated West Virginia farm, far from his...

Murray, Martine. The slightly true story of Cedar B. Hartley (who planned to live an unusual life).(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MURRAY, Martine. The sightly true story of Cedar B. Hartley (who planned to live an unusual life). Scholastic. 233p. illus. c2002. 0-439-48623-8. $4.99. J* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2003: This is a first...

Neale, Jonathan. Lost at sea, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... NEALE, Jonathan. Lost at sea, a novel. Houghton Mifflin. 101p. c2002. 0-618-43236-1. $5.95. J When Jack and Orrie board the sailboat owned by their mother's boyfriend, life looks quite promising. Skip seems to be a great guy, and their...

Newbery, Linda. The shell house.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... NEWBERY, Linda. The shell house. Randora House. 335p. c2002. 0-4440-23786-6. $6.50. SA A shell house represents a ruined estate in the English countryside, the tissue of lies and self-deceptions people use to sustain their daily activity,...

Norman, Diana. Taking liberties.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... NORMAN, Diana. Taking liberties. Penguin, Berkley. 448p. c2003. 0-425-19815-4. $14.00. SA A continuation of the story begun in A Catch of Consequence, this features two women of similar temperaments but drastically different backgrounds...

Oness, Elizabeth. Departures.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ONESS, Elizabeth. Departures. Penguin, Berkley. 341p. c2004. 0-425-19590-2. $14.00. SA Departures explores the unique and intricate relationships between a mother and each of her three grown daughters, as well as the relationships among...

Oren, Michael B. Reunion, a novel.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... OREN, Michael B. Reunion, a novel. Penguin, Plume. 353p. c2003. 0-452-28514-3. $15.00. SA "On this ridge, in December 1944, we, the men of B Company of the 138th Infantry Battalion of the United States Army, fought for six days and nights...

Parkhurst, Carolyn. The dogs of Babel, a novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... PARKHURST, Carolyn. The dogs of Babel, a novel. Little, Brown, Back Bay. 264p. c2003. 0-316-77850-8. $13.95. SA When the narrator's wife, Lexy, dies in a fall from a backyard apple tree, the only witness is their dog, Lorelei. In his grief,...