Kliatt articles from September 2008

Kliatt archives from September 2008

Meeting the challenge of his dark materials.(Philip Pullman)(Critical essay)
September 1, 2008... Especially since The Golden Compass made its debut on the big screen, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy has caused its share of controversy. In these complex fantasy volumes (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)...

Agell, Charlotte. Shift.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... AGELL, Charlotte. Shift. Henry Holt. 240p. c2008. 978-0-8050-7810-7 $16.95. JS Adrian and his family live in a world completely foreign yet imaginable. Shift explores a reality where Homestate agents patrol to check identification, where...

Ain, Beth Levin. The revolution of Sabine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... AIN, Beth Levin. The revolution of Sabine. Candlewick. 214p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3396-7 $16.99. JS Having just recovered from the long HBO series about John Adams, I was interested to see the period of the American Revolution from the point...

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... ANDERSON, Laurie Halse. Chains. Simon & Schuster. 297p. notes. bibliog. c2008. 978-1-4169-6949-5. $16.99. JS* Excellent historical fiction about a relatively unknown aspect of the American Revolution, especially how it affected slaves. (We...

Anderson, M.T. The kingdom on the waves.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... ANDERSON, M.T. The kingdom on the waves. (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II.) Candlewick. 592p. map. c2008. 978-0-7636-2950-2. $22.99. SA* Volume I, The Pox Party, which won the National Book Award,...

Antieau, Kim. Ruby's imagine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... ANTIEAU, Kim. Ruby's imagine. Houghton Mifflin. c2008. 208p. 978-0-618-99767-1. $16.00. JS Ruby lives with her grandmother in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina. She is an odd girl with her own names for things, with a love of nature and...

Avi. Hard gold; the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... AVI. Hard gold; the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859. (A Tale of The Old West.) Hyperion. 226p. illus. c2008. 978-14231-0519-0. $15.99. J Avi is the master of a good story that takes younger YA readers into another historical era. The publisher...

Barkley, Brad & Helper, Heather. Jars of glass.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BARKLEY, Brad & HELPER, Heather. Jars of glass. Penguin, Dutton. 208p. c2008. 978-0-525-47911-6. $16.99. JS The definition of family always included both a mother and a father for teenage sisters Shana and Chloe. They reminisce about the...

Barron, T.A. Merlin's dragon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BARRON, T.A. Merlin's dragon. (Merlin's Dragon trilogy, Book 1.) Penguin, Philomel. 313p. map. c2008. 978-0-399-24750-7. $19.99. J Just after the birth of the Great Tree of Avalon, a strange creature emerges from a tiny egg. This half-bat,...

Bavaro, Mark. Rough & tumble, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BAVARO, Mark. Rough & tumble, a novel. St. Martin's. 311p. c2008. 978-0-312-37574-4. $24.95. A Penned by a former NFL player, this book is presumably a roman a clef, or the real deal about what playing professional football is like. In...

Bosch, Pseudonymous. If you're reading this, it's too late.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BOSCH, Pseudonymous. If you're reading this, it's too late. Little, Brown. 400p. c2008. 978-0-316-113670. $16.99. J Max Ernest and Cass wait impatiently to be contacted by the Terces Society after their prior adventures (explored in the...

Brittney, L. Dangerous times.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BRITTNEY, L. Dangerous times. (The First Nathan Fox Mission.) Macmillan, Feiwel and Friends. 281p. c2008. 978-0-312-36962-0. $16,95. JS* This historial suspense novel, out of England, is special, and looks to be the first in a series. The...

Broach, Elise. Masterpiece.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BROACH, Elise. Masterpiece. Illus. by Kelly Murphy. Henry Holt. c2008, 304p. 978-0-8050-8270-8. $16.95. J Although some readers may be put off by a story about a beetle and a boy, this is a great mystery for young adolescents. The main...

Clements, Andrew. Things that are.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... CLEMENTS, Andrew. Things that are. Penguin, Philomel. 224p. c2008. 978-0-399-24691-3. $16.99. JS Alicia, blind for the past four years, prides herself on dealing "with things as they are," even things as bizarre as an invisible boy, Bobby,...

Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Crossing to Paradise.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin. Crossing to Paradise. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 365p, c2006. 978-0-545-05866-7. $17.99. JS* Within one week I have read two YA novels, written by British writers, about traveling from the British Isles to...

Dowd, Siobhan. Bog child.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... DOWD, Siobhan. Bog child. Random House, David Fickling. 322p. c2008. 978-0-385-75169-8. $16.99. S* Dowd's novel is a good one for teens interested in more than shopping malls and coffee shops; it's for those intrigued by social history....

Emerson, Kevin. Carlos is gonna get it.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... EMERSON, Kevin. Carlos is gonna get it. Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books. 288p. c2008. 978-0-439-93525-8. $16.99. J Carlos is undeniably weird: he scratches himself endlessly, he falls off chairs, he insists he's visited by aliens, and he...

Emperors of the Ice: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic 1910-13.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... FARR, Richard. Emperors of the ice; a true story of disaster and survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. c2008. 288p. 978-0374-31975-5. $19.95. JS Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard was a recent graduate of England's...

Ferraiolo, Jack D. The big splash, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... FERRAIOLO, Jack D. The big splash, a novel. Abrams, Amulet. 277p. c2008. 978-0-8109-7067-0. $15.95. J "Let me clue you into something, kid... Justice is a snack," I said. "You get justice, and five minutes later you realize you're still...

Fredericks, Mariah. In the cards; life.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... FREDERICKS, Mariah. In the cards; life. (In the Cards series.) Simon & Schuster. 262p. c2008. 978-0-689-87658-5. $16.99. J This is the third in the series about three friends consulting tarot cards to find out what their futures hold. The...

Gaiman, Neil. The graveyard book.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GAIMAN, Neil. The graveyard book. Illus. by Dave McKean, HarperCollins. 368p. illus, c2008. 978-0-06-053092-1. $17.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-0533093-8. $18.89.) JS* It takes a graveyard to raise a child in this engaging horror/fantasy tale...

Goodman, Allegra. The other side of the island, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GOODMAN, Allegra. The other side of the island, a novel. Penguin, Razorbill. 278p. c2008. 978-1-59514-195-8. $16.99. J Goodman turns to a future world setting to tell what might happen if the world as we know it is destroyed by...

Gratz, Alan. Something wicked.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GRATZ, Alan. Something wicked. (A Horatio Wilkes Mystery.) Penguin, Dial. 272p. c2008. 978-0-803-73666-5. $16.99. S In this new take on Macbeth, clever, sardonic teenage detective Horatio, who we first met in Something Rotten, attends a...

Green, John. Paper towns.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GREEN, John. Paper towns. Penguin, Dutton. 320p. c2008. 978-0-525-47818-8. $1799. S* Printz Award-winner John Green has crafted a story that explores the themes of honesty and image, of identity and friendship. Quentin is a high school...

Halpin, Brendan. Forever changes.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HALPIN, Brendan. Forever changes. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 161p. c2008. 978-0-374-32436-0. $16.95. S* Young people often think they are immortal, immune to the dangers of drug overdoses, speeding, or hitchhiking. Some become obsessed with...

Herlong, M.H. The great wide sea.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HERLONG, M.H. The great wide sea. Random House, Viking. 240p. c2008.978-0-06330-7. $16.99. JS Three boys and their father set out on a sailboat for a year-long cruise, attempting to outrun the pain and grief caused by the death of their...

Hesse, Karen. Brooklyn Bridge.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HESSE, Karen. Brooklyn Bridge. Macmillan, Feiwel and Friends. 231p. c2008. 978-0-312-37886-8. $16.95. JSA* Inspired by the true story of how the Teddy Bear was invented, Hesse writes of an extended family, the Michtoms, who live in...

Higgins, Jack, with Justin Richards. Death run.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HIGGINS, Jack, with Justin Richards. Death run. Penguin, Putnam. 272p. c2008. 978-0-399-25081-1. $16.99. JS In this sequel to Sure Fire, 15-year-old twins Rich and Jade are on holiday in Venice with their father, Chance, a British spy. But...

Hijuelos, Oscar. Dark dude.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HIJUELOS, Oscar. Dark dude. Simon & Schuster, Atheneum. c2008. 448p. 978-1-4169-4804-9. $16.99. S Rico Fuentes is a struggling New York City high school student. Although he is Latino, he is cursed with the fair skin and hair of an Irish...

Holt, Simon. The devouring; sorry night.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HOLT, Simon. The devouring; sorry night. Little, Brown, Hachette. 231p. c2008. 978-0-316-03318-3. $16.99. JS Regina Halloway, better known as Reggie, is a horror junkie. Her job shelving volumes at an eccentric local bookstore seemed like...

Jennewein, James & Parker, Tom S. Rune Warriors.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... JENNEWEIN, James & PARKER, Tom S. Rune Warriors. HarperCollins, Geringer. 311p. c2008. 978-0-06-1449369. $16.99. J Thirteen-year-old Dane has little to worry about in his sleepy Norse village except choosing a nickname and mooning over the...

Juby, Susan. Getting the girl; a guide to private investigation, surveillance, and cookery.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... JUBY, Susan. Getting the girl; a guide to private investigation, surveillance, and cookery. HarperCollins. 339p. c2008. 978-0-06-076525-5. $16.99. J* Fourteen-year-old Sherman Mack would normally be picked on in the cafeteria line or have...

Korman, Gordon. The juvie three.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... KORMAN, Gordon. The juvie three. Hyperion. 272p. c2008. 978-1-4231-0158-1. $15.99. JS* Gecko drove, and crashed, a getaway car for his thieving brother; Terence picked up his B & E skills running with a gang in Chicago; hulking Arjay...

Lester, Julius. Guardian.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... LESTER, Julius. Guardian. HarperCollins, HarperTeen. 144p. bibliog, c2008. 978-0-06-155890-0. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-155891-7. $17.89.) S* In the summer of 1946, in a small town in the deep South, the cruelty of racism abruptly...

LeZotte, Ann Clare. T4.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... LeZOTTE, Ann Clare. T4. Houghton Mifflin. 128p. c2008. 978-0-547-04684-6. $14.00. JS Tiergartenstrasse 4 was the address of the headquarters in Berlin where the Nazi program to exterminate children with disabilities was drafted. Just as...

Lyga, Barry. Hero-type.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... LYGA, Barry. Hero-type. Houghton Mifflin. 304p. c2008. 978-0-547-07663-8. $16.00. S* Everyone is lauding Kevin (Kross to his friends) for rescuing his classmate Leah from a notorious serial killer. What great luck that he happened to be in...

Lynch, Chris. The big game of everything.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... LYNCH, Chris. The big game of everything. HarperCollins, HarperTeen. 288p. c2008. 978-0-06-074034-4. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-074035-1. $17.89.) JS Jock is looking forward to two blissful summer months helping out at his grandfather's...

Mackel, Kathy. Boost.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MACKEL, Kathy. Boost. Penguin, Dial. 248p. c2008. 978-0-803-73240-7 $16.99. J* This is a sports story that has many aspects to it: it's about a family's difficult relocation; it's about sister rivalry; it's about a false accusation; it's...

Marillier, Juliet. Cybele's secret.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MARILLIER, Juliet. Cybele's secret. Random House, Knopf. 448p. c2008. 978-0-3758-3365-6. $16.99. JS* Marillier follows up on the sisters of Wildwood Dancing. Six years have passed since eldest sister Tatiana joined her true love Sorrow in...

Martin, C.K. Kelly. I know it's over.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MARTIN, C.K. Kelly. I know it's over. Random House. 244p. c2008. 978-0-375-84566-6. $16.99. SA Nick tells a story about his love for Sasha, their break-up, discovering she is pregnant with his child, and then, the abortion. The two of them...

McDonnell Margot. Torn to pieces.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... McDONNELL Margot. Torn to pieces. Random House, Delacorte. 258p. c2008. 978-0-38573559-9. $15.99. JS I kept trying to guess what was going to happen in this thriller and never was quite right, so kudos to McDonnell for a challenging story....

Meyer, LA. MMy Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MEYER, LA. My bonny light horseman; being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, in love and war. (A Bloody Jack Adventure.) Harcourt. 436p. c2008. 978-0-15-206187-6. $17.00. JS Like most of Jacky Faber's adventures, this one...

Moses, Shelia P. Joseph, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MOSES, Shelia P. Joseph, a novel. Simon & Schuster, McElderry Books. 174p. c2008. 978-14169-6941-9. $16.99. J Shelia Moses is an award-winning author, known perhaps best for her series of books about a family living a generation ago in...

Mussi, Sarah. The door of no return.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... MUSSI, Sarah. The door of no return. Simon & Schuster, McElderry Books. 394p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1550-8. $1799. JS The British author has lived in Ghana and is married to a Ghanaian, and this thriller takes place in England and Ghana. A...

Napoli, Donna Jo. The smile.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... NAPOLI, Donna Jo. The smile. Penguin, Dutton. c2008. 252p. 978-0-525-47999-4. $1799. JS Elisabetta is the 15-year-old daughter of an Italian textile artisan, and she lives outside of the thriving commercial center of Florence during the...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Cricket Man, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Cricket Man, a novel. Simon & Schuster. 196p. c2008. 978-14169-6936-5. $16.99. J* Kenny Sykes is 13 years old and new in town. He's on summer vacation and baby-sits his younger brother Davy; otherwise, he practices...

Ness, Patrick. The knife of never letting go.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... NESS, Patrick. The knife of never letting go. (Chaos Walking, Book One.) Candlewick. 496p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3931-0. $18.99. JSA* What if everyone could hear your every thought--and you could hear theirs? On the planet of New World, all the...

Platt, Kin. A mystery for Thoreau.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... PLATT, Kin. A mystery for Thoreau. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 176p. c2008. 978-0-374-35337-7. $16.00. JS Oliver, age 16, is a reporter for his uncle's newspaper in Concord, Massachusetts in 1846. The murder of the local madwoman at Walden...

Pratchett, Terry. Nation.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... PRATCHETT, Terry. Nation. HarperCollins. 336p. c2008. 978-0-06-143301-6. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 978-0-06-143302-3. $1789.) JS* A tidal wave washes away Mau's village while he's off on a manhood rite of passage, and the young teen returns to...

Ruby, Lois. The secret of Laurel Oaks.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... RUBY, Lois. The secret of Laurel Oaks. Tar, Starscape. 288p. c2008. 978-0-7653-1366-9. $16.95. JS When Lila's mother asks her to make reservations for their family's trip to Louisiana, Lila picks the Laurel Oaks Plantation because of its...

Schumacher, Julie. Blackbox, a novel.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SCHUMACHER, Julie. Blackbox, a novel. Random House, Delacorte. 168p. c2008. 978-0-385-90523-7 $15.99. JS* Depression is "the black box," and this novel focuses on families who love someone in the grip of mental illness. True depression can...

Schusterman, Neal. Antsy does time.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SCHUSTERMAN, Neal. Antsy does time. Penguin, Dutton. 256p. c2008. 978-0-525-47825-6. $16.99. JS Anthony's nickname of Antsy suits him well: he's impulsive, talkative, and full of ideas and schemes. First encountered in The Schwa Was Here...

Scott, Elizabeth. Living dead girl, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SCOTT, Elizabeth. Living dead girl, a novel. Simon & Schuster, 176p. c2008. 978-1-4169-6059-1. $16.99. A Five years ago, Alice was abducted by Ray on a school field trip. Now, at the age of 15, she is still the victim of endless mental,...

Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. The secret story of Sonia Rodriguez.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SITOMER, Alan Lawrence. The secret story of Sonia Rodriguez. Hyperion. 312p. c2008. 978-1-4231-10729. $17.99. SA Sonia is the friend of Tee-Ay, a main character from Sitomer's Hip-Hop High School. Sitomer is an award-winning teacher in the...

Smith, Andrew. Ghost Medicine.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SMITH, Andrew. Ghost Medicine. Macmillan, Feiwel and Friends. 357p. c2008. 978-0-312-37557-7. $16.95. JSA This first novel by Smith (a horse rancher who teaches AP classes and coaches rugby) reveals his deep understanding of young people...

Smith, Charles R., Jr. Chameleon.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SMITH, Charles R., Jr. Chameleon. Candlewick. 377p. c2008. 978-0-7636-3085-0. $16.99. J Smith has written many books for children, one of which won the Coretta Scott King Award, and others that have been ALA Notable Books. Chameleon is...

Snow, Carol. Switch.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SNOW, Carol. Switch. HarperCollins. 215p. c2008. 978-0-06-145208-6. $16.99. JS If Claire Martin could change one thing about herself, she'd wish for narrower shoulders... or that her morn would tell her who (or where) her father was, or...

Spradlin, Michael P. Keeper of the Grail.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SPRADLIN, Michael P. Keeper of the Grail. (The Youngest Templar, Book One.) Penguin, Putnam. 249p. c2008. 978-0-399-24763-7. $1799. JS* This is a winner! The Holy Grail, the Knights Templar, even Rosslyn might remind readers of The Da Vinci...

Sternberg, Libby. Recovering dad.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... STERNBERG, Libby. Recovering dad. (A Bianco Balducci Mystery.) Bancroft Press. 248p. c2008. 978-1-890862-58-9. $19.95. JS Bianca is now a junior in high school, worried about her SATs, in this third volume in the series set in Baltimore....

Sutherland, Tui T. Kingdom of twilight.(Young adult review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SUTHERLAND, Tui T. Kingdom of twilight. (Avatars, Book Three.) HarperCollins, Eos. 344p. c2008.978-0-06-0851491. $16.99. JS* Sutherland wraps up her final installment of the Avatars trilogy, picking up where she left off. Some of the...

Sydor, Colleen. My mother is a French fry and further proof of my fuzzed-up life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... SYDOR, Colleen. My mother is a French fry and further proof of my fuzzed-up life. Kids Can Press. 255p. c2008. 978-1-55453-183-7 $17.95. S This novel is a good argument for why adults should not review books for teens. Teens are famously...

Tomlinson, Heather. Aurelie, a faerie tale.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... TOMLINSON, Heather. Aurelie, a faerie tale. Henry Holt. 184p. c2007. 978-0-8050-8276-0. $16.95. JS As children, they were inseparable: Aurelie, the princess-heir of Jocondagne; Netta, her companion; Garin, a fosterling from the nearby...

Wasserman, Robin. Skinned.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... WASSERMAN, Robin. Skinned. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 368p. c2008. 978-1-4169-3634-3. $15.99. S It's about 100 years in the future. The story begins as a once-beautiful teenager lies in a coma after a car accident. Then Lia's body is left...

Werlin, Nancy. Impossible.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... WERLIN, Nancy. Impossible. Penguin, Dial. 375p. c2008. 978-0-803-73002-1. $17.99. SA This suspenseful fantasy is by an Edgar Award-winning author, and its story of doom and romance will appeal to YAs who like the dramatic. Lucy is 17 years...

Wilce, Ysabeau S. Flora's dare.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... WILCE, Ysabeau S. Flora's dare. Harcourt. 511p. c2008.978-0-15-206427-4. $17.00. JSA* This charming sequel to Flora Segunda finds our intrepid heroine on a quest to save the city from death-by-earthquake by releasing a powerful entity...

Young, E.L. Storm; the ghost machine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... YOUNG, E.L STORM; the ghost machine. Penguin, Dial. 320p. illus, c2008. 978-0-803-73267-4. $16.99. JS In the prequel, STORM: The Infinity Code, we met three 14-year-old science geniuses: Will, an inventor of cool technology; Andrew, a...

Zemser, Amy Bronwen. Dear Julia.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... ZEMSER, Amy Bronwen. Dear Julia. HarperCollins, Greenwillow. 336p. c2008. 978-0-06-029458-8. $16.99. S High school student Elaine Hamilton is too shy to make friends. Instead, she pours her life into her passion for cooking complex dishes...

Alegria, Malin. Sofi Mendoza's guide to getting lost in Mexico.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... ALEGRIA, Malin. Sofi Mendoza's guide to getting lost in Mexico. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 289p. 978-0-689-87812-5. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2007: Soft Mendoza is the typical suburban high school student....

Brown, Teri. Read my lips.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BROWN, Teri. Read my lips. Simon & Schuster. 238p. c2008. 978-1-4169-5868-0. $8.99. S Being the new kid in school is never fun, but for 10th-grader Serena, it is extra difficult. Serena is not only deaf, but she seems to be the only...

Burgess, Melvin. Sara's face.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... BURGESS, Melvin. Sara's face. Simon & Schuster. 264p. c2006. 978-1-4169-5815-4.$799. S* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2007: This book raises questions about reality and identity, especially reality and identity as...

Cabot, Meg. Princess party.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... CABOT, Meg. Princess party. (The Princess Diaries, Vol. VII.) HarperCollins. 288p. c2006. 978-0-06-154374-6. $799. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2006: We join our princess, heir to the throne of Genovia but...

Cohn, Rachel. Cupcake.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... COHN, Rachel. Cupcake. Simon & Schuster. 310p. c2007. 978-1-4159-1219-4. $7.99. S* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2007: This is the third novel in a trilogy about Cyd Charisse, a former bad girl, now good (sort...

Gallagher, Nora. Changing light, a novel.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GALLAGHER, Nora. Changing light, a novel. Random House, Vintage. 222p. c2007 978-0-307-27755-8. $13.95. A Two people meet in the desert in the summer of 1945, near Los Alamos. One is a physicist, Leo Kraven, who has been secretly working on...

Gantos, Jack. The love curse of the Rumbaughs.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... GANTOS, Jack. The love curse of the Rumbaughs. Macmillan, Square Fish. 185p. c2006. 978-0-312-38052-6. $7.99. S To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2006: Young Ivy, the protagonist and narrator, is part of a lineage of...

Hautman, Pete. All-in.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... HAUTMAN, Pete. All-in. (Sequel to No Limit.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 181p. c2007. 978-1-4169-1326-9. $5.99. S To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2007: Seventeen-year-old poker prodigy Denn is in Vegas, and almost broke....

James, Brian. Thief.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... JAMES, Brian. Thief. Scholastic, Push. 247p. c2008. 978-0-545-03400-5. $8.99. S Elizabeth, called Kid, is a pickpocket living in a foster home in New York City. Her foster mother Sandra pretends she home schools her foster children, but...

Kadohata, Cynthia. Cracker! The best dog in Vietnam.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... KADOHATA, Cynthia. Cracker! The best dog in Vietnam. Simon & Schuster, Aladdin. 312p. illus, c2007. 978-1-4169-0638-4. $7.99. JSA* To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, September 2007: Willy can no longer keep Cracker (short for...

Logsted, Greg. Something happened.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... LOGSTED, Greg. Something happened. Simon & Schuster. 202p. c2008. 978-1-4189-5078-3. $8.99. J Billy Romero is a 13-year-old whose father was recently killed in an accident. Billy's mother sends Billy to a psychiatrist so he can learn to...

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Dangerously Alice.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds. Dangerously Alice. (Alice series.) Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 294p. c2006. 978-0-689-87095-7 $6.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2007: Naylor continues Alice's story in this 21st book in the...

Prose, Francine. Bullyville.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... PROSE, Francine. Bullyville. HarperCollins. 260p. c2007. 978-0-06-057499-4, $6.99. J* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, September 2007: When Bart's father is killed in one of the Twin Towers on 9/11, the 8th-grader is offered...

Ryan, P.E. Saints of Augustine.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... RYAN, P.E. Saints of Augustine. HarperCollins. 308p. c2007. 978-0-06-085812-4. $8.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2007: Charlie has been through the death of his mother from cancer, his father's alcoholism and a...

Strasser, Todd. Boot camp.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... STRASSER, Todd. Boot camp. Simon & Schuster, Pulse. 238p. bibliog. c2007. 978-1-4169-5942-7. $6.99. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2007: This gripping novel opens as Garrett, age 15, is being kidnapped and taken...

Tamayose, Darcy. Katie be quiet.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... TAMAYOSE, Darcy. Katie be quiet. Coteau. 141 p. c2008. 978-1-55959-390-6. $8.95. J Katie Bean is starting eighth grade in a new town in southern Alberta called Chanteclaire. She misses her father who recently died or perhaps was murdered....

Yee, Paul. Learning to fly.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... YEE, Paul. Learning to fly. Orca, Soundings. 108p. c2008. 978-1-55143-953-2. $9.95. S Jason, a recent Chinese immigrant who is 17, works at a mall on weekends. He helps his mother at the deli she owns. Jason's father left his mother for...