Kliatt articles from September 2006

Kliatt archives from September 2006

Risking the better story.(christian literature)(Column)
September 1, 2006... "Things could change, Gabe. Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. And grandparents... and everybody would have the memories... there could be love." Jonas,...

Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, vol. 1.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ANDERSON, M.T. The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation; vol. 1; the pox party. Candlewick. 368p. c2006.0-7636-2402-0. $17.99. SA This dark, ambitious novel by the author of Feed and other books for YAs is set...

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Wolfcry.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Wolfcry. (Kiesha' ra, vol. 4.) Random House, Delacorte. 192p. c2006. 0-385-73195-7. $14.95. (Library ed. 0-385-90354-5. $16.99.) JS Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy series follows the world of shapeshifters, where...

Avi. Crispin at the edge of the world.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... Avi. Crispin at the edge of the world. (Sequel to Crispin. The Cross of Lead.) Hyperion. 234p. c2006.0-7868-5152-X. $16.99. J * Avi won the Newbery Award for the first book in the projected trilogy, Crispin: The Cross of Lead. This second...

Barron, T.A. The eternal flame.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BARRON, T.A. The eternal flame. (The Great Tree of Avalon, Book III.) Penguin, Philomel. 377p. c2006.0-399-24213-9. $19.99. JS This final book in The Great Tree of Avalon series finds the friends in all kinds of difficulties. Tamwyn,...

Beddor, Frank. The looking glass wars.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BEDDOR, Frank. The looking glass wars. Penguin, Dial. 358p. illus. c2006. 0-8037-3153-1. $17.99. JS Beddor's take on Alice in Wonderland debuts in the US two years after both horrifying and delighting readers in the United Kingdom....

Block, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BLOCK, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a dress. HarperCollins. 128p. c2006. 0-06-076372-8. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-076373-6. $16.89.) SA Block, author of Weezie Bat and many other YA novels, turns to free verse to recount a modern version of Greek...

Bloor, Edward. London calling.(Brief article)(Children's Review)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BLOOR, Edward. London calling. Random House. 304p. c2006. 0-375-83635-7. $16.95. J Martin is an unhappy 8th-grade student at a snobbish New Jersey prep school that reveres the memory of such famous graduates as General "Hollerin' Hank"...

Boyne, John. The boy in the striped pajamas.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
September 1, 2006... BOYNE, John. The boy in the striped pajamas. Random House, David Fickling. 224p. c2006. 0-385-75107-9. $15.95. J* The publisher doesn't want reviewers to reveal too much of the plot so readers can bring a fresh eye to the reading experience...

Buckley-Archer, Linda. Gideon the Cutpurse: Being the First Part of the Gideon Trilogy (Book)
September 1, 2006... BUCKLEY-ARCHER, Linda. Gideon glut cutpurse. (The GideonTrilogy, book 1.) Simon & Schuster. 400p. c2006. 1-4169-1525-7.$17.95. J Modern-day 12-year-olds Peter and Kate suddenly are transported to England in 1763, courtesy of an accident...

Buffie, Margaret. Out of focus.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BUFFIE, Margaret. Out of focus. Kids Can Press. 239p. c2006. 1-55337-955-1. $16.95. (Also available in paperback: 1-55337-956-X. $6.95.) JS Out of Focus is an old, too-true sounding story about a teenager with extra burdens, looking after...

Clements, Andrew. Things hoped for.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... CLEMENTS, Andrew. Things hoped for. Penguin, Philomel. 176p. c2006. 0-399-24350-X. $16.99. JS Gwen, age 17, has come to live with her grandfather in Manhattan so she can prepare for violin auditions at the top music schools there. Then her...

Croggon, Alison. The riddle: The Second Book.(Brief article)(Book review) of Pellinor
September 1, 2006... CROGGON, Alison. The riddle. (The Second Book of Pellinor.) Candlewick Press. 490p. map. c2004.0-7636-3015-2. $17.99. JS The second in the Pellinor fantasy epic, the riddle is the protagonist herself: Maerad, a 16-year-old Bard who is...

Darrow, Sharon. Trash.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... DARROW, Sharon. Trash. Candlewick Press. 148p. 2006. c2006.0-7636-2624-2. $16.99. JSA Trash is a narrative in poems, a novel in poetry format. Darrow is on the faculty of the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College, and her skill as a...

Delaney, Joseph. Curse of the bane.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... DELANEY, Joseph. Curse of the bane. (The Last Apprentice, Book 2.) HarperCollins, Greenwillow. illus. 465p. c2006. 0-06-076621-2. $16.99. J Following the acclaimed first volume of The Last Apprentice, Revenge of the Witch, this second book...

Elliot, L.M. Give me liberty.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ELLIOT, L.M. Give me liberty. HarperCollins. 384p. c2006. bibliog. 0-06-074421-9. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-074422-7. $17.89.) J Nathaniel, age 13, has had a difficult life as an indentured servant in colonial Virginia, but his luck changes...

Ferguson, Alane. The angel of death, a forensic mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... FERGUSON, Alane. The angel of death, a forensic mystery. Penguin, Sleuth/Viking. 263p. c2006.0-670-06055-0. $15.99. JS Move over, Patricia Cornwell--Alane Ferguson and her 17-year-old heroine Cameryn are also delivering scary, detailed...

Fiedler, Lisa. Romeo's ex; Rosaline's story.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... FIEDLER, Lisa. Romeo's ex; Rosaline's story. Henry Holt. 246p. c2006. 0-8050-7500-3. $16.95. JS In essence, Romeo and Juliet is a story about impulsive teenagers, and Fiedler's retelling of the story just emphasizes that aspect. (She has...

Fisher, Catherine. Corbenic.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... FISHER, Catherine. Corbenic. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 281 p. c2002.0-06-072470-6. $16.99. JS* First published several years ago in the UK, this dark journey by a troubled teenager, Cal, is in a genre that can be interpreted as fantasy,...

Flinn, Alex. Diva.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... FLINN, Alex. Diva. HarperCollins. 272p. c2006. 0-06-056843-7 $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-056845-3. $16.89.) S Diva picks up where Breathing Underwater leaves off, but this time, it is Caitlin's turn to tell the story, relating her life...

Fletcher, Susan. Alphabet of dreams.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... FLETCHER, Susan. Alphabet of dreams. Simon & Schuster. 304p. c2006. 0-689-85042-5. $16.95. JS Fletcher brings a carefully developed "what if" to fruition in Alphabet of Dreams. Mitra used to live a highborn life in ancient Persia, but her...

Giles, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride?(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GILES, Gail. What happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown. 212p. c2006.0-316-16638-3. $16.99. S* Through the voices of three key characters, Giles creates a truly suspenseful story of suicide and revenge. Cass is a popular high school...

Green, John. An abundance of Katherines.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GREEN, John. An abundance of Katherines. Penguin, Dutton. 240p. c2006.0-525-47688-1. $16.99. SA Dumped by the latest in a series of girlfriends named Katherine, 17-year-old Colin, a former child prodigy, heads out on a recuperative road...

Grey, Christopher. Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GREY, Christopher. Leonardo's shadow: or, my astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. 400p. c2006. 1-4169-0543-X. $16.95. JS Although Leonardo da Vinci and the Duke of Milan figure prominently in this...

Haarsma, PJ. The softwire.(The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... HAARSMA, PJ. The softwire. (Virus on Orbis 1.) Candlewick Press. 262p. c2006. 0-7636-2709-7 $15.99. J Looking for a better life in the rings of Orbis, hundreds of Earthlings left their home planet. They also produced children, who were...

Hale, Marian. Dark water rising.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... HALE, Marian. Dark water rising. Henry Holt. 256p. c2006. 0-8050-7585-2. $16.95. JS It is summer of 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Sixteen-year-old Seth Braeden and his family have just recently left mainland Texas to live nearer his Uncle Nate...

Hartnett, Sonya. The silver donkey.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... HARTNETT, Sonya. The silver donkey. Candlewick Press. 272p. c2006.0-7636-2937-5. $15.99. J This novel is a gentle tale of two young children who find an emotionally wounded soldier in the French woods and seek to help him return to...

Hoffman, Alice. Incantation.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult reader)
September 1, 2006... HOFFMAN, Alice. Incantation. Little, Brown. 166p. c2006.0-316-01019-7. $16.99. JS* Alice Hoffman's books of magical realism and even more magical language have great appeal to teens. Here, she deliberately focuses on a YA audience to...

Holt, Kimberly Willis. Part of me: Stories of a Louisiana Family (Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... HOLT, Kimberly Willis. Part of me. Henry Holt. 208p. c2006. 0-8050-6360-9. $16.95. JS Holt is an acclaimed writer, and her novels My Louisiana Sky, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, and Keeper of the Night are probably known to most...

Jacques, Brian. Voyage of slaves; a tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... JACQUES, Brian. Voyage of slaves; a tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Penguin, Philomel. 384p. c2006. 0-399-224549-9. $23.99. JS Brian Jacques takes a vacation at sea from his Redwall series (only one talking animal!) in this...

Johnson, Maureen. Devilish.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... JOHNSON, Maureen. Devilish. Penguin, Razorbill. 272p. c2006. 1-59514-060-3. $16.99. JS Jane and Allison are best friends, beginning their senior year of high school and looking forward to the Big-Little Day at their all-girls Catholic...

Key, Watt. Alabama moon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... KEY, Watt. Alabama moon. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. 294p. c2006.0-374-30184-0. $17.00. JS* Moon Blake, the ten-year-old protagonist of this novel, is like an idiot savant. He's always lived in the wilderness with his antigovernment,...

Klass, David. Firestorm.(Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy, Book 1)(Brief article)(Book review)(Young Adult Review)
September 1, 2006... KLASS, David. Firestorm. (The Caretaker Trilogy, book 1.) Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 290p. c2006. 0-374-32307-0. $17.00. JS Who is Jack? The 18-year-old abruptly learns he isn't who he always thought he was: his whole life so far has been a...

Larson, Kirby. Hattie big sky.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... LARSON, Kirby. Hattie big sky. Random House, Delacorte. 289p. c2006. 0-385-73313-5. $15.95. JS Imagine Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie being all alone, a teenager, trying to establish a homestead in Montana. Larson has a...

Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... LEVINE, Gail Carson. Fairest. HarperCollins. 328p. c2006. 0-06-073408-6. $16.99. JS Over 300 pages of rather challenging fantasy, with motifs we all recognize: a mirror that reflects beauty and talks; gnomes who live in caves; a king, a...

Lockhart, E. The boy book.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... LOCKHART, E. The boy book. Random House, Delacorte. 208p. c2006. 0-385-73208-2. $15,95. (0-385-90238-7 $17.99). J In this sequel to The Boyfriend List, Lockhart continues to expertly capture the sentiments and voice of a teenage girl. Main...

Lynch, Chris. Sins of the fathers.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... LYNCH, Chris. Sins of the fathers. HarperCollins. 240p. c2006. 0-06-074037-X. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-074038-8. $17.89.) JS Three Boston boys--our narrator, Andrew; goofy Skitz; and pious tough guy Hector--have been together since they all...

Mass, Wendy. Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... MASS, Wendy. Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life. Little, Brown. 290p. c2006. 0-316-05829-7 $15.99. J Quirky and endearing, Jeremy Fink is about to turn 13 and has just been presented with the opportunity for a wonderful adventure. His...

McCormick, Patricia. Sold.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... McCORMICK, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion. 264p. c2006. 0-7868-5171-6. $15.99. JSA To prepare to write this novel (in poetry format), McCormick traveled to Nepal and India to interview prostitutes in brothels and also girls who have been rescued...

McNab, Andy & Rigby, Robert. Payback.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... McNAB, Andy & RIGBY, Robert. Payback. (Sequel to Traitor.) Penguin, Putnam. 268p. c2006. 0-399-24465-4. $16.99. JS McNab (a highly decorated British soldier) and Rigby (a writer for children's theater) have teamed up again in another...

Meyer, Stephenie. New moon.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... MEYER, Stephenie. New moon. (sequel to Twilight.) Little, Brown. 563p. c2006. 0-316-01694-2. $1799. JS* Twilight was selected as a Top Ten Fantasy Book for YAs by Booklist: it is also an ALA Best Book for YAs and Quick Pick for Reluctant...

Moriarty, Jaclyn. The murder of Bindy Mackenzie.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... MORIARTY, Jaclyn. The murder of Bindy Mackenzie. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 494p. c2005. 0-439-74051-7. $16.99. JS Like The Year of Secret Assignments, Moriarty's previous story set in Ashbury High School, near Sydney, Australia,...

Morris, Gerard. The quest of the fair unknown.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... MORRIS, Gerard. The quest of the fair unknown. (The Squire's Tales.) Houghton Mifflin. 264p. c2006. 0-618-63152-0. $16.00. JS Back to the Arthurian legends, this time one about Beaufils (fair son), who is a kind of holy fool determined to...

Myers, Walter Dean. Street love.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... MYERS, Walter Dean. Street love. HarperCollins. 144p. c2006.0-06-028079-4. $15.99. (Lib. bdg: 0-06-028080-8. $16.89.) JS* Myers employs the novel-in-free-verse format to tell a wrenching but ultimately hopeful story of teenage love set in...

Nelson, Blake. Paranoid Park.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... NELSON, Blake. Paranoid Park. Penguin, Viking. 176p. c2006.0-670-06118-2. $15.99. S Paranoid Park is a skateboard park in Portland, Oregon, a tough, rough place where hardcore skaters and street kids hang out. Our unnamed narrator, a...

Ostow, Micol. Emily Goldberg learns to salsa.(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... OSTOW, Micol. Emily Goldberg learns to salsa. Penguin, Razorbill. 200p. c2006. 1-59514-081-6. $16.99. JS Since Ostow is half-Jewish, half-Puerto Rican, just like Emily Goldberg in this novel, we can surmise she understands this cultural mix...

Owen, James A. Here, There Be Dragons.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... OWEN, James A. Here, there be dragons. (The Chronicles of the Imaginatium Geographica.) Simon & Schuster. 326p. c2006. 1-4169-1227-9. $17.95. JSA On a rainy night in 1917 London, three young men meet for the first time on the doorstep of a...

Paterson, Katherine. Bread and roses, too.(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... PATERSON, Katherine. Bread and roses, too. Houghton Mifflin, Clarion. 275p. c2006. 0-618-65479-8. $16.00. J* Everything Paterson writes is excellent. This historical novel is about the strike by workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912....

Paul, Dominique. The Possibility of Fireflies.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... PAUL, Dominique. The possibility of fireflies. Simon & Schuster. 223p. c2006. 1-4169-1310-8. $15.95. S Ellie is 14 years old as this narrative begins. Her older sister Gwen has pretty much gone wild. Nobody is looking after the girls...

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... PRATCHETT, Terry. Wintersmith. (ATiffany Aching Adventure.) HarperCollins. 336p. c2006.0-06-0890312. $16.99 (Lib. bdg: 0-06-0890320. $17.89.) JSA* When young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching joins in the dance of the seasons, despite being...

Resau, Laura. What the Moon Saw.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... RESAU, Laura. What the moon saw. Random House, Delacorte. 272p. c2006. 0-385-73343-7. $15.95. (Library ed. 0-385-90360-X. $17.99.) J Clara Luna is a 14-year-old Mexican American girl. As the full moon rises in the spring, she is restless,...

Schreck, Karen Halvorsen. Dream journal.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... SCHRECK, Karen Halvorsen. Dream journal. Hyperion. 250p. c2006. 1-4231-0105-7. $15.99. JS A mother lying in the home dying, a teenager isolated and frightened, a distracted, grieving father--this is the essence of the novel, Dream Journal....

Shreve, Susan. Kiss Me Tomorrow.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... SHREVE, Susan. Kiss me tomorrow. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 211p. c2006.0-439-68047-6. $16.99. J Blister and Jonah (two characters from other books by Shreve) are no longer children; they are 13 years old and starting 7th grade in...

Shusterman, Neal. Everlost.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... SHUSTERMAN, Neal. Evelost. Simon & Schuster. 318p. c2006. 0-689-87237-2. $16.95. JS When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash they find themselves in a kind of limbo called Everlost, superimposed on but invisible to the world of the...

Slade, Arthur. Megiddo's Shadow.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... SLADE, Arthur. Megiddo's shadow. Random House, Wendy Lamb. 304p. c2006. 0-385-7470-2. $15.95. JS WW I and horses, an old-fashioned war story with a young hero who evolves from a enthusiastic warrior to a more reflective person who hates...

Sleator, William. Hell Phone.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... SLEATOR, William. Hell phone. Abrams, Amulet. 256p. c2006. 0-8109-5479-6. $16.95. S When Nick buys a used cell phone to call his girlfriend Jen, he starts to get frightening calls from strange people; some cry for assistance, others order...

Sutherland, Tui T. So this is how it ends.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... SUTHERLAND, Tui T. So this is how it ends. (Avatars, Book One.) HarperCollins. 353p. c2006. 0-06-0750243. $16.99. S* It's the end of the world as we know it, and five teenagers are feeling anything but fine. They've been plucked from their...

Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. Haters.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... VALDES-RODRIGUEZ, Alisa. Haters. Little, Brown. 352p. c2006.0-316-01307-2. $16.99. S* This is chick-lit for high school girls, or more accurately, chica-lit. The names may be Hispanic, but the themes are familiar. Outsider girl Pasquala,...

van Draanen, Wendelin. Runaway.(Brief article)(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... van DRAANEN, Wendelin. Runaway. Random House, Knopf. 160p. c2006. 0-375-83522-9. $15.95. JS Think Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, only 12-year-old Holly has no family at all to take care of, just herself, and no place to run to except a...

Werlin, Nancy. The rules of survival.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
September 1, 2006... WERLIN, Nancy. The rules of survival. Penguin, Dial. 260p. c2006. 0-8037-3001-2. $16.99. JS* Child abuse, and the courage of children trying to protect one another and survive: these are the themes of The Rules of Survival. The novel is...

Westerfeld, Scott. The Last Days.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... WESTERFIELD, Scott. The last days. (Sequel to Peeps.) Penguin, Razorbill. 289p. c2006. 1-59514-062-X. $16.99. S* Westerfield's tone changes from humorous satire to one more like Apocalypse Now! Giant worms are rumbling up through the subway...

Wooding, Chris. Storm thief.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... WOODING, Chris. Storm thief. Scholastic. 320p. c2006.0-439-86513-1. $16.99. JS* Young thieves Rail and Moa are in serious trouble when they steal a mysterious artifact created by a more advanced past civilization, a device that has the...

Wulf, Linda Press. The night of the burning: Devorah's story.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... WULF, Linda Press. The night of the burning: Devorah's story. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 224p. c2006.0-374-36419-2. $16.00. J As the novel opens, 11-year-old Devorah and her little sister Nechama are in an orphanage in Poland. It is 1920 and...

Beard, Philip. Dear Zoe.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BEARD, Philip. Dear Zoe. Penguin, Plume. 196p. c2005.0-452-28740-5. $13.00. S The narrator of this epistolary novel, 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio, recounts her life story to her little sister Zoe, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run...

Brian, Kate. Private, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... BRIAN, Kate. Private, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 227p. c2006. 978-1-4169-1873-8. $8.99. S Fifteen-year-old Reed Brennan manages to earn a scholarship to Easton Academy, a posh co-ed boarding school where the motto is "Tradition, Honor,...

Campbell, Bebe Moore. 72 Hour Hold.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... CAMPBELL, Bebe Moore. 72 hour hold. Random House, Anchor. 319p. c2005. 1-4000-3361-6. $12.95. SA To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, March 2006: When Keri's teenage daughter, Trina, starts showing signs of erratic behavior and...

Chandler, Elizabeth. Summer in the city.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... CHANDLER, Elizabeth. Summer in the city. HarperCollins. 358p. c2006. 0-06-084734-4. $5.99. S Recent high school graduate Jamie opts to spend the summer in Baltimore with her mother, an eccentric romance writer, rather than stay in Michigan...

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge. Random House, Laurel Leaf. 259p. 2004. 0-440-41331-1. $6.50. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2004: Two women dominate the life of Luther T. Farrell, age 15. He's in...

De la Cruz, Melissa. Fresh off the boat.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... de la CRUZ, Melissa. Fresh off the boat, HarperCollins. 243p. c2005. 0-06-054542-9. $7.99. JS Vicneza, known as V, is troubled by normal 14-year-old issues. She worries about her popularity or lack thereof, she has a crush on the cutest...

Ehrenhaft, Daniel. 10 Things to Do before I Die: A Novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... EHRENHAFT, Daniel. 10 things to do before I die, a novel. Random House, Delacorte. 219p. c2004. 0-385-73406-9. $7.95. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2004: "Have you ever really lived, Burger?" Ted Burger's best...

Elkeles, Simone. How to ruin a summer vacation.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ELKELES, Simone. How to ruin a summer vacation. Llewelyn, Flux. 234p. c2006. 0-738-70961-1. $8.95. S Amy Nelson, a spoiled 16-year-old who refers to her biological father (Ron) as "Sperm Donor" because he rarely calls and is never around,...

Elliot, Jessie. Girls dinner club, a story of laughter, heartbreak, and dessert.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ELLIOT, Jessie. Girls dinner club, a story of laughter, heartbreak, and dessert. HarperCollins. 246p. c2005. 0-06-059541-8. $7.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2005: This entry in the YA chick-lit genre is both...

Feinstein, John. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)(Children's review)
September 1, 2006... FEINSTEIN, John. Last shot; a Final Four mystery. Random House, Yearling. 251p. c2005. 0-553-49460-0. $6.50. JS To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, September 2005: Steve Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are teenagers who win a...

Ferrer, Caridad. Adios to My Old Life.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... FERRER, Caridad. Adios to my old life. Simon & Schuster, MTV Pocket Books. 246p. c2006. 1-4165-2473-1. $9.95. S Performing is in Ali Montero's blood. She is only 17, but she is sure she can make it onto Oye Mi Canto, the new music reality...

Goodman, Hannah R. My summer vacation, a novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GOODMAN, Hannah R. My summer vacation, a novel. (Sequel to My Sister's Wedding.) iUniverse. 131p. c2006. 0-595-39430-2. $11.95. JS What starts out as a chick-lit summer camp story about who is hooking up with whom and who has hurt feelings...

Gordon, Mary. Pearl.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GORDON, Mary. Pearl. Random House, Anchor. 354p. c2005. 1-4000-7807-5. $14.00. SA When 20-year-old Pearl Meyers chains herself to a post outside the American Embassy in Dublin, she has already starved herself for six weeks and is prepared...

Guene, Faiza. Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... GUENE, Faiza. Kiffe Kiffe tomorrow, a novel. Tr. by Sarah Adams. Harcourt. 156p. c2006. 0-15-603048-9. $13.00. SA Doria is a 15-year-old girl whose story is a familiar one in many ways. Her parents are divorced, and Doria lives with her...

Hacker, Randi. Life as I Knew It.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... HACKER, Randi. Life as I knew it. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 231p. c2006. 1-4169-0995-8. $6.99. JS 16-year-old Angelina Rossini thinks she has life pretty well figured out. Her tiny town in Vermont is populated by a bevy of unconventional...

Hall, John. Is he or isn't he?(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... HALL, John. Is he or isn't he? HarperCollins. 294p. c2006. 0-06-078747-9. $8.99. JS Best friends Paige and Anthony have vowed to find boyfriends before the end of the school year. They both had their hearts broken during the summer,...

Ingold, Jeanette. Hitch.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... INGOLD, Jeanette. Hitch. Harcourt. 274p. bibliog. c2005. 0-15-205619-X. $6.95. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: When Moss Trawnley, age 17, loses his job at an airfield in Texas in the depths of the Depression,...

Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never let me go.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... ISHIGUR0, Kazuo. Never let me go. Random House, Vintage International. 288p. c2005. 1-400-07877-6. $14.00. SA Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up together as children at exclusive Hailsham, a remote boarding school secluded in the English...

Killian, Beth. The 310; everything she wants.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... KILLIAN, Beth. The 310; everything she wants. Simon & Schuster, MTV. 226p. c2006. 1-4165-2168-2. $9.99. S Eva Cordes is desperately trying to make it in the Hollywood modeling scene and with her hot boyfriend Danny. She is a virgin living...

Lasky, Kathryn. Blood secret.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... LASKY, Kathryn. Blood secret. HarperCollins. 293p. bibliog, c2004. 0-06-000063-5. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: This is a fascinating story told somewhat awkwardly--not because of the language, but...

Lee, Jamie. Washaka--the bear dreamer.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... LEE, Jamie. Washaka--the bear dreamer. Many Kites Press (3907 Minnekahta Dr., Rapid City SD 57702). 228p. c2006. 0-9729002-4-1. $12.95. JSA * Lee's story begins with Little Chief, a young Lakota boy who becomes obsessed with the Others,...