by Alex Bradley
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Jack Grammar is a senior in high school. You know what that means - Prom! Senior Prom is a week away and Jack has no date and no prospects. His two so-called best friends, Natalie and Percy, decide to step in. They secretly place a personal ad in the school paper for Jack and soon he has more dates than he can handle. He goes from hardly noticed to the flavor of the week This book will definitely make you giggle!
Jackie
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
What the Dickens?
by Gregory Maguire
Think you are too old to read a story about fairies? Try this one...
During a storm that separated parents from children, an older cousin keeps their spirits up by telling a story about an orphaned “skibberee”, aka tooth fairy, named What-the-Dickens. What-the-Dickens has no idea of his species’ calling until he comes upon a colony of fairies in a hollowed out tree. He learns about teeth, skittling creatures and how to be a proper skibberee…and more importantly, What-the-Dickens finds a home.
Debra
Think you are too old to read a story about fairies? Try this one...
During a storm that separated parents from children, an older cousin keeps their spirits up by telling a story about an orphaned “skibberee”, aka tooth fairy, named What-the-Dickens. What-the-Dickens has no idea of his species’ calling until he comes upon a colony of fairies in a hollowed out tree. He learns about teeth, skittling creatures and how to be a proper skibberee…and more importantly, What-the-Dickens finds a home.
Debra
Saturday, March 29, 2008
The Black Tattoo
by Sam Enthoven
Jack is a teen in London who leads a very normal life. His friend Charlie is still upset over his parents divorce and is also not very intelligent. Even so, they stand together through think and thin, through the very depths of hell itself. The brotherhood of sleep is a secret society that has trapped the scourge in the roots of an ancient tree for thousands of years. Unknown to Charlie, who thinks he is being recruited to the secret society; he becomes the host for the scourge. It is his writhing, black tattoo.
MelissaCupid
By Julius Lester
A wonderful retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche in which the narrator and the story have conversations and arguments with each other about where the story should go and what was left out. This gives humor to the story as well as helping the reader/listener relate to the characters in the story. Cupid is oppressed by his mother and Psyche by her father in a way that seems timelier than the original.
Melissa
A wonderful retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche in which the narrator and the story have conversations and arguments with each other about where the story should go and what was left out. This gives humor to the story as well as helping the reader/listener relate to the characters in the story. Cupid is oppressed by his mother and Psyche by her father in a way that seems timelier than the original.
Melissa
Avalon High
by Meg Cabot
Ellie has the unenviable task of starting a new high school in her junior year. The
students at her new school seem to be normal teenagers but not everybody at Avalon High are who they appear to be...not even herself! Ellie's parents are medievalists - experts in all that is medieval. Somehow the events that are happening at Avalon seem
very familiar to her. This is classic Meg Cabot! Very fun to read!
***2008-2009 Rosie Book Award Nominee***
Jackie
Ellie has the unenviable task of starting a new high school in her junior year. The
students at her new school seem to be normal teenagers but not everybody at Avalon High are who they appear to be...not even herself! Ellie's parents are medievalists - experts in all that is medieval. Somehow the events that are happening at Avalon seem
very familiar to her. This is classic Meg Cabot! Very fun to read!
***2008-2009 Rosie Book Award Nominee***
Jackie
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Kissing the bee
by Kathe Koja
This slim volume is packed with story. Dana, our very introspective narrator, is a good friend to Avra. So good in fact, that she says nothing when Avra latches on to Emil- a boy Dana saw first, and immediately liked. She continues to say nothing as Avra and Emil become joined at the hip. The three of them go everywhere together and Dana's not sure if this is great (she does get to see Emil all the time) or torture (she gets to see him with Avra.) The story of these three High School seniors is interspersed with Dana's observations on bee life for her Bio II project. If you like tortured romance, and detailed characters, you are sure to love Kissing the Bee.
Molly
This slim volume is packed with story. Dana, our very introspective narrator, is a good friend to Avra. So good in fact, that she says nothing when Avra latches on to Emil- a boy Dana saw first, and immediately liked. She continues to say nothing as Avra and Emil become joined at the hip. The three of them go everywhere together and Dana's not sure if this is great (she does get to see Emil all the time) or torture (she gets to see him with Avra.) The story of these three High School seniors is interspersed with Dana's observations on bee life for her Bio II project. If you like tortured romance, and detailed characters, you are sure to love Kissing the Bee.
Molly
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Blue Bloods
By Melissa De La Cruz
In this chick lit with fangs novel, Schuyler Van Alen, 15, is a privileged girl going to a prestigious private school in Manhattan. Schuyler, Oliver and Dylan are great friends because they do not feel like they fit in with the rest of the crowd. This is really a good read with lots of suspense that makes you want to keep reading to the end.
Melissa
In this chick lit with fangs novel, Schuyler Van Alen, 15, is a privileged girl going to a prestigious private school in Manhattan. Schuyler, Oliver and Dylan are great friends because they do not feel like they fit in with the rest of the crowd. This is really a good read with lots of suspense that makes you want to keep reading to the end.
Melissa
Just Jane
By William Lavender
A young girl, Lady Jane Prentice is orphaned and sent to South Carolina to live with relatives there in 1776. She is soon caught up in a struggle between her home country and her new one. The struggle does not stop there though, some of her family is loyal to England while others are pushing for a revolution. She is forced into facing the harsh reality of war and how it changes people and the roles they must take. A good story and a great read.
Melissa
A young girl, Lady Jane Prentice is orphaned and sent to South Carolina to live with relatives there in 1776. She is soon caught up in a struggle between her home country and her new one. The struggle does not stop there though, some of her family is loyal to England while others are pushing for a revolution. She is forced into facing the harsh reality of war and how it changes people and the roles they must take. A good story and a great read.
Melissa
Fever 1793
By Laurie Halse Anderson
Set in the fall of 1793 in Philadelphia, Mattie Cook is a strong willed, 14-year-old girl with her own plans and ambitions for the future. There are stories that the “fever” is spreading and thousands leave the city for safer territory. As the number of dead rises, the fever hits the coffee house she lives in and everything Mattie holds close to her heart. Her ambitions for a better future must be left behind and the struggle to survive must take over.
Melissa
Set in the fall of 1793 in Philadelphia, Mattie Cook is a strong willed, 14-year-old girl with her own plans and ambitions for the future. There are stories that the “fever” is spreading and thousands leave the city for safer territory. As the number of dead rises, the fever hits the coffee house she lives in and everything Mattie holds close to her heart. Her ambitions for a better future must be left behind and the struggle to survive must take over.
Melissa
Pirates
By Celia Rees
Nancy Kington is the daughter of a previously wealthy sugar murchant who arranges a marriage for her so the family can regain their wealth.
She travels with her slave Minerva to marry an evil brazillian ex-pirate. They experience all of the things you would expect in a pirate tale; sword fights, duels, charming rogues, true love, murder, and the odd severed head.
Melissa
Nancy Kington is the daughter of a previously wealthy sugar murchant who arranges a marriage for her so the family can regain their wealth.
She travels with her slave Minerva to marry an evil brazillian ex-pirate. They experience all of the things you would expect in a pirate tale; sword fights, duels, charming rogues, true love, murder, and the odd severed head.
Melissa
Girl, 15, Charming but Insane
By Sue Limb
Jess is 15, definitely charming and maybe a little insane but a lot of fun. This british chick lit is well worth read; it is full of laughs, teen agnst, love, hate, bitterness, and ministrone soup. And no I am not going to tell you what happens with the soup, just read it. Jess is in lust with the best looking guy in school and she feels like her best friend Flora is better at everything including attracting said boy. I loved that each of the chapters start with a funny horoscope texted to Jess by her absent father. The story flows nicely and you won’t want to put it down.
Melissa
Jess is 15, definitely charming and maybe a little insane but a lot of fun. This british chick lit is well worth read; it is full of laughs, teen agnst, love, hate, bitterness, and ministrone soup. And no I am not going to tell you what happens with the soup, just read it. Jess is in lust with the best looking guy in school and she feels like her best friend Flora is better at everything including attracting said boy. I loved that each of the chapters start with a funny horoscope texted to Jess by her absent father. The story flows nicely and you won’t want to put it down.
Melissa
Dairy Queen
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
What happens when you are a 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin on a Dairy farm where your father gets hurt and can’t work the farm? You work the farm and you don’t complain about it because it wouldn’t change anything anyway. There is no point to even having your own hopes and dreams because there is not time to fulfill them. Your mom works 2 jobs and has a big secret, your younger brother never opens his mouth, and your older brothers are at college and won’t even call home. Well if you do make the decision to talk about it, who would even hear you or care. Still, it wouldn’t change anything. Would it?
Melissa
What happens when you are a 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin on a Dairy farm where your father gets hurt and can’t work the farm? You work the farm and you don’t complain about it because it wouldn’t change anything anyway. There is no point to even having your own hopes and dreams because there is not time to fulfill them. Your mom works 2 jobs and has a big secret, your younger brother never opens his mouth, and your older brothers are at college and won’t even call home. Well if you do make the decision to talk about it, who would even hear you or care. Still, it wouldn’t change anything. Would it?
Melissa
Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging
By Louise Rennison
This book really made me lol in the first 30 minutes. If you are looking for something light and fun then this is the book for you. It is written like a diary, so the main character, Georgia Nicolson, narrates the story. She is 14 and is dealing with friends, school, boyfriend, her 3 year old sister, a cat, and of course parents that embarrass her as often as possible. You will want to read the entire series.
Melissa
This book really made me lol in the first 30 minutes. If you are looking for something light and fun then this is the book for you. It is written like a diary, so the main character, Georgia Nicolson, narrates the story. She is 14 and is dealing with friends, school, boyfriend, her 3 year old sister, a cat, and of course parents that embarrass her as often as possible. You will want to read the entire series.
Melissa
Wicked Lovely
by Melissa Marr
Aislinn lives in an urban area where faeries walk among mortals, invisible or in disguise. Very few mortals see them but Ash is one who can. She has followed the rules given to her by her grandmother so she would not attract attention to herself. But, somehow, she has caught their attention and she is being followed even at school where she should be safe. Many times she has watched as faeries have pinched, tripped and even dragged mortals away. How can she get away from them when they follow her into places they should not be able to go?
Melissa
Aislinn lives in an urban area where faeries walk among mortals, invisible or in disguise. Very few mortals see them but Ash is one who can. She has followed the rules given to her by her grandmother so she would not attract attention to herself. But, somehow, she has caught their attention and she is being followed even at school where she should be safe. Many times she has watched as faeries have pinched, tripped and even dragged mortals away. How can she get away from them when they follow her into places they should not be able to go?
Melissa
Frannie in Pieces
by Delia Ephron
Frannie struggles with the recent loss of her father and worries about death
all the time...she has even taken to reading labels on everyday
things, amazed at what can harm you. Then, when going through her dad's
belongings, she finds a beautiful wooden box with the
inscription "Frances Ann 1000" on the lid. Inside she finds 1000
hand-carved and hand-painted puzzle pieces - and a new
obsession. As Frannie works in secret to put the puzzle together, something
magical happens and she is transported into the puzzle, to a
place and time where she can discover her father as he was B.F.---
-----before Frannie.
Debra
Frannie struggles with the recent loss of her father and worries about death
all the time...she has even taken to reading labels on everyday
things, amazed at what can harm you. Then, when going through her dad's
belongings, she finds a beautiful wooden box with the
inscription "Frances Ann 1000" on the lid. Inside she finds 1000
hand-carved and hand-painted puzzle pieces - and a new
obsession. As Frannie works in secret to put the puzzle together, something
magical happens and she is transported into the puzzle, to a
place and time where she can discover her father as he was B.F.---
-----before Frannie.
Debra
M is for Magic
by Neil Gaiman
Terrific mix of short stories that are scary, funny or make you think.
Each of the eleven tales describe a unique, mysterious, strange
and sometimes humorous (albeit a little cracked and bent!) story
guaranteed to be surprising and indeed a little odd.
Debra
Terrific mix of short stories that are scary, funny or make you think.
Each of the eleven tales describe a unique, mysterious, strange
and sometimes humorous (albeit a little cracked and bent!) story
guaranteed to be surprising and indeed a little odd.
Debra
The Coffin Quilt: The Feud between the Hatfields and McCoys
By Ann Rinaldi
Ann Rinaldi brings history to life in this gripping novel about the tragic feud between the Hatfields of Logan County West Virginia and the McCoys of Pike County Kentucky. Told through the eyes of Fanny McCoy, the youngest of Randall and Sarah McCoys’ children, the reader realizes how truly violent the feud between these families was. The bad blood started during the Civil War as one fought for the Confederacy and other the Union. It continued through land disputes, pig ownership and a scandalous romance between a handsome Hatfield boy and a beautiful McCoy girl. Many men, women and children lost their lives during senseless shootings, raids and kidnappings. Many got away with the violence in the lawless Appalachian Mountains.
Yes, this is a historical novel but even if you’re not crazy about your history class, try it. It’s an absorbing story that you’ll find yourself lost in until the final tragic moments.
Jackie
Ann Rinaldi brings history to life in this gripping novel about the tragic feud between the Hatfields of Logan County West Virginia and the McCoys of Pike County Kentucky. Told through the eyes of Fanny McCoy, the youngest of Randall and Sarah McCoys’ children, the reader realizes how truly violent the feud between these families was. The bad blood started during the Civil War as one fought for the Confederacy and other the Union. It continued through land disputes, pig ownership and a scandalous romance between a handsome Hatfield boy and a beautiful McCoy girl. Many men, women and children lost their lives during senseless shootings, raids and kidnappings. Many got away with the violence in the lawless Appalachian Mountains.
Yes, this is a historical novel but even if you’re not crazy about your history class, try it. It’s an absorbing story that you’ll find yourself lost in until the final tragic moments.
Jackie
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
Nineteen-year-old Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism. It's pretty contagious so he has to hunt down all his old girlfriends, which isn't easy. They don't want to go with him for treatment. In fact, they don't want to see him or hear his voice. That's one of the effects of the parasite, it makes it's "host" hate everything they used to love. Strange things start happening all over New York City and it's about to get worse!
In between each chapter, Scott Westerfeld inserts little microbiology lessons. Some are really gross, some are scary but all are interesting. This is a very hard book to stop reading and if you're not too squeamish, give it a try! If you like it, there's a follow up book called The Last Days that continues the story of the strange happenings in NYC.
Jackie
Nineteen-year-old Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism. It's pretty contagious so he has to hunt down all his old girlfriends, which isn't easy. They don't want to go with him for treatment. In fact, they don't want to see him or hear his voice. That's one of the effects of the parasite, it makes it's "host" hate everything they used to love. Strange things start happening all over New York City and it's about to get worse!
In between each chapter, Scott Westerfeld inserts little microbiology lessons. Some are really gross, some are scary but all are interesting. This is a very hard book to stop reading and if you're not too squeamish, give it a try! If you like it, there's a follow up book called The Last Days that continues the story of the strange happenings in NYC.
Jackie
Dealing with Dragons
By Patricia Wrede
Are you ready for a feminist Princess? Princess Cimerone hates embroidery and advanced curtseying but her parents won't let her learn anything really interesting like magic, swordsmanship or even cooking. She decides to run away and apply for a job as a Dragon's princess where she can use her intelligence and sense of adventure. Unfortunately, dimwitted princes are falling all over themselves trying to rescue her. Along the way Cimerone cleverly deals with witches, evil wizards, clumsy dragons and air-headed princesses. this book has plenty of action and many slightly skewed fairy-tale conventions, in the spirit of Shrek, that will keep you laughing out loud. Luckily this is only Book 1 of The Enchanted Forest series. Book 2 is Searching for Dragons, Book 3 is Calling on Dragons, and Book 4 is Talking to Dragons.
Jackie
Are you ready for a feminist Princess? Princess Cimerone hates embroidery and advanced curtseying but her parents won't let her learn anything really interesting like magic, swordsmanship or even cooking. She decides to run away and apply for a job as a Dragon's princess where she can use her intelligence and sense of adventure. Unfortunately, dimwitted princes are falling all over themselves trying to rescue her. Along the way Cimerone cleverly deals with witches, evil wizards, clumsy dragons and air-headed princesses. this book has plenty of action and many slightly skewed fairy-tale conventions, in the spirit of Shrek, that will keep you laughing out loud. Luckily this is only Book 1 of The Enchanted Forest series. Book 2 is Searching for Dragons, Book 3 is Calling on Dragons, and Book 4 is Talking to Dragons.
Jackie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Life on the reservation is hard for Junior. He's 14, sickly, awkward, funny and very smart. He wanted more out of life than living with his family on the Spokane Indian Reservation. So he decided to go to the all white farm town high school where the only other Indian was the school mascot. His family supported his decision but his extended Indian family did not! His story is heartbreaking at times and hilarious at others. Junior is also a budding artist and his art is depicted throughout the book. For a look into the lives of Native Americans, this book is a real eye opener.
Jackie
Life on the reservation is hard for Junior. He's 14, sickly, awkward, funny and very smart. He wanted more out of life than living with his family on the Spokane Indian Reservation. So he decided to go to the all white farm town high school where the only other Indian was the school mascot. His family supported his decision but his extended Indian family did not! His story is heartbreaking at times and hilarious at others. Junior is also a budding artist and his art is depicted throughout the book. For a look into the lives of Native Americans, this book is a real eye opener.
Jackie
13 Little Blue Envelopes
by Maureen Johnson
This book is a great summer read! Seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt. The envelopes send her on a scavenger hunt across Europe where Ginny meets all kinds of eccentric, interesting people that knew her aunt and a few other fellow adventurers. She can only open one envelope at a time so she never knows where she's going to end up next. Through her travels, Ginny transforms from a shy, quiet girl from New Jersey to a confident, adventuresome young woman.
Jackie
This book is a great summer read! Seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt. The envelopes send her on a scavenger hunt across Europe where Ginny meets all kinds of eccentric, interesting people that knew her aunt and a few other fellow adventurers. She can only open one envelope at a time so she never knows where she's going to end up next. Through her travels, Ginny transforms from a shy, quiet girl from New Jersey to a confident, adventuresome young woman.
Jackie
Foundling Monster Blood Tattoo Book 1
by D.M. Cornish
This is fantasy through and through (though with that hint of realism that makes books like Harry Potter so fetching.) The basic story here is that the world is populated by humans and, on an even scale, varieties of monsters. When we first meet Rossamund, the main character, he is being schooled on monster fighting strategies, potions, etc. preparing for a life in the navy. His plans get shaken up a bit as he is recruited for another agency. The adventure takes off when Rossamund starts the journey toward his new life and begins to discover that being a ‘monster’ depends more on your actions than your species.
This is fantasy through and through (though with that hint of realism that makes books like Harry Potter so fetching.) The basic story here is that the world is populated by humans and, on an even scale, varieties of monsters. When we first meet Rossamund, the main character, he is being schooled on monster fighting strategies, potions, etc. preparing for a life in the navy. His plans get shaken up a bit as he is recruited for another agency. The adventure takes off when Rossamund starts the journey toward his new life and begins to discover that being a ‘monster’ depends more on your actions than your species.
Born to Rock
By Gordon Korman
Leo Caraway had a 4.0 GPA, was a member of the Young Republicans and won a scholarship to Harvard. But Leo soon finds out that the Marion X. McMurphy who's named on his birth certificate as his biological father is none other than King Maggot, lead singer of Purge a popular hard core punk band. Leo's unruly DNA kicks in and he ends up losing his scholarship to Harvard for refusing to give up the name of a cheating student. He decides it's time to meet his dear old dad and ask for the tuition money but can't bring himself to do it. Leo ends up becoming a roadie for Purge's reunion summer tour and that's when the real fun begins. Life on the road with punk rock band is not exactly Leo's idea of fun but he learns a lot about himself, his family (new and old) and his friends. Read and enjoy the fun characters and crazy antics of these aging punk rockers and how Leo handles it all.
Jackie
Leo Caraway had a 4.0 GPA, was a member of the Young Republicans and won a scholarship to Harvard. But Leo soon finds out that the Marion X. McMurphy who's named on his birth certificate as his biological father is none other than King Maggot, lead singer of Purge a popular hard core punk band. Leo's unruly DNA kicks in and he ends up losing his scholarship to Harvard for refusing to give up the name of a cheating student. He decides it's time to meet his dear old dad and ask for the tuition money but can't bring himself to do it. Leo ends up becoming a roadie for Purge's reunion summer tour and that's when the real fun begins. Life on the road with punk rock band is not exactly Leo's idea of fun but he learns a lot about himself, his family (new and old) and his friends. Read and enjoy the fun characters and crazy antics of these aging punk rockers and how Leo handles it all.
Jackie
The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman
Author Philip Pullman creates a new world for us in this exciting first book of his Dark Materials trilogy. The story centers on Lyra a girl who lives at Jordan College in London. In Lyra’s world, humans have animal companions call daemons who can speak and have their own personalities but are extensions of their human’s souls and therefore bond forever to them. She discovers people called Gobblers are kidnapping children and conducting horrible experiments on them. Lyra joins a band of gypitians who decide to go rescue the children. What Lyra doesn’t know and can’t find out is that she is a part of an ancient prophecy to save her world and move on to another parallel world. During her journey she comes across fascinating characters including armored polar bears, witches and a Texan balloonist. It’s fantasy at it’s best! Look for the movie coming out in December of this year. Go to the movie website and find out what kind of daemon you would have.
www.goldencompassmovie.com
Jackie
Author Philip Pullman creates a new world for us in this exciting first book of his Dark Materials trilogy. The story centers on Lyra a girl who lives at Jordan College in London. In Lyra’s world, humans have animal companions call daemons who can speak and have their own personalities but are extensions of their human’s souls and therefore bond forever to them. She discovers people called Gobblers are kidnapping children and conducting horrible experiments on them. Lyra joins a band of gypitians who decide to go rescue the children. What Lyra doesn’t know and can’t find out is that she is a part of an ancient prophecy to save her world and move on to another parallel world. During her journey she comes across fascinating characters including armored polar bears, witches and a Texan balloonist. It’s fantasy at it’s best! Look for the movie coming out in December of this year. Go to the movie website and find out what kind of daemon you would have.
www.goldencompassmovie.com
Jackie
The Year of the Hangman
By Gary Blackwood
The year is 1777, known to all as the year of the hangman- both because of the 7s eerie resemblance to a gallows and the massive number of executions happening across the British Colonies. In this alternate history novel, the American rebels have lost the Revolutionary War. Those few who remain are huddled in New Orleans, a French colony, awaiting a new leader. The British continue to control all of Eastern America and viciously attack all those suspected of being Patriot sympathizers. It is into this land of turmoil that Creighton Brown, a seventeen-year-old British boy who prefers gambling and carousing to labor and responsibility- is taken against his will. Creighton’s mother, fearing her son would not grow into a model upper-class gentleman, shipped him to the colonies to work under his uncle.
Once there, Creighton finds all is not as he thought. And through his work with the infamous Benjamin Franklin, he begins to see another side to the story. To find out if the Patriots rise again, read Blackwood’s fast paced and engrossing novel.
Molly
Blood Red Horse
The first book in the de Granville Trilogy is action packed with just a little romance and just a little humor to lighten things up. William and Gavin are siblings and the only two sons of a wealthy landed knight. They, along with their father, leave England behind to serve with Richard the Lionheart on one of his first crusades. Before they leave, Will is given a new warhorse, a chestnut stallion with an ethereal white star gracing the fur above his eyes. Naming him Hosanna, will feels an immediate connection and is willing to overlook the horses smaller than average stature.
The journey to the Holy Land is perilous and those that survive find that their ideas of the romanticism of battle are far from reality. But Will seems to posses a impenetrable shield of protection when he is atop Hosanna and others on the battlefield notice this phenomenon; including one of their enemy, Saladin’s aide, Kamil. To find out to what lengths Kamil is willing to go for this coveted horse, read K.M. Grant’s Blood Red Horse.
Molly
Enthusiasm
by Polly Shulman
Do you adore Jane Austin? Are you searching for your very own Mr. Darcy? Do you have absolutely no idea what I am talking about? Ok, well Julia Lefkowitz and her next-door neighbor/life long best friend Ashleigh Rossi do: Julia is a huge fan of Austin, especially Pride & Prejudice, and Ashleigh, well she is what you might call an Enthusiast. At least, that is what Julie calls her. You see Ashleigh has a tendency to become deeply, passionately obsessed with something, committing her whole life to it, at least until the next craze comes along. This time, she’s hooked on the prim and proper world of Austin. Julia hopes the craze will pass soon, but before it does they will have to do at least one terribly embarrassing thing- like, maybe crash the formal at the local all guys prep school. And, when the girls meet two prep attendees they must vie for the attentions of the likely Mr. Darcy. If you’re hooked on Austin, have a best friend whom you adore despite their crazy notions, or maybe even just like a good romance, give this one a try.
Molly
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation
By M.T. Anderson
Octavian lives a privileged life. He is always dressed in the latest high end fashions, he never goes hungry, he has the best tutors and he lives a life of leisure. But he also has dark skin and lives in Boston during the 1780s. So, how is it that he lives his life, while others with his complexion toil away as slaves? The truth is almost as cruel as that missed life of indentured labor. And to top it off, Revolution is around the corner. Should Octavian join with the British who promise to free all slaves in the American Colonies, or side with the Rebels, the only family he’s ever known? This first of a two book series delves deep into the culture and philosophy of Pre-Revolutionary America and calls into question the true meaning of freedom.
Molly
Devilish
By Maureen Johnson
Jane is a senior at a very prestigious girl's school. She's never truly fit in with the fabulously wealthy students, but she's not really an outcast like her best friend, Alison. This all changes when a mysterious new girl, Lanalee, shows up. Alison after a morbidly embarrassing moment has decided enough is enough, and appears to run away. When she returns to school completely transformed, Jane suspects something is up and follows a hunch about the new girl. What she finds surprises even street smart Jane. Just how is Lanalee able to be so influential, yet so forgettable? Why don't her classmates remember her? And, just what is up with the cupcakes? To find out read Maureen Johnson's
Devilish, a wicked good read.Molly
Pay the Piper
Callie is a budding newspaper reporter and one of the top journalists at her school paper. She is so psyched when she gets assigned to cover the local appearance of Brass Rat, the coolest band ever! The event is great…but a little weird, and she’s not so sure what to make of the lead singer Gringras. It’s almost like, well that can’t be right, but almost like he is way older than he looks. Everyone in attendance is transfixed by the way Gringras plays the pipes and a feeling of utter happiness rushes through the crowd. That is until they realize that most of the children in town are missing. Callie, the intrepid reporter, thinks she has a lead but following it could mean risking her life or at the very least her sanity. Fans of Fairytales (even the fractured kind) will enjoy this novel by YA favorite Jane Yolen and her son Adam Stemple.
Molly
Molly
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
Cal (that’s short for Calliope) has moved around a lot. I mean A LOT. Her mom follows the Faire circuit (as in Renaissance) and Cal has to tag along. When they roll into Asheville, Cal knows this place won’t be any different from those last places they called ‘home’. But, she’s wrong. This time there is something different and it may just be that guy with the green lipstick. His name is Eliot and technically it’s not lipstick, just a chemical reaction between his gum and the pyrotechnic powders he was using a few minutes ago. Ok, that still sounds weird, doesn’t it? Anyway, Cal and Eliot fit together in ways neither of them expected. But, what will happen when the Faire winds down for the summer? Told in alternating chapters from Cal and Eliot’s perspective this summer romance is fun and an easy read. Check out Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler’s Scrambled Eggs at Midnight.
Molly
Book Reviews for Teens by Teens
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
By Gabrielle Zevin
How would you feel if you fell down stairs, and lost your memory of the last 4 years? In the book, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, Naomi has to figure out what happened and who she became in the last 4 years. His traumatic fall down the stairs of her high school in New York helped her become acquainted with the mysterious James. Naomi struggles to remember her best friend Will while also juggling her past activities with her new ones. I really enjoyed this book, I loved how the author showed the real struggle and confusion of someone who is afflicted with amnesia. This book really makes you wonder and ask yourself the questions of “what would I do if 4 years were taken away from my memory?” This book will grab you and keep you reading till the end. ---- Kate L.
Born to Rock
Gordon Korman
Leo Caraway had his life perfectly laid out. He was Junior Republican, had a scholarship and early acceptance into Harvard, with a GPA of 4.0. Life was going his way, until he met the King. After almost 17 years, he finally met his birth father. When the truth comes out no one can believe it. I think Born to Rock is a great book to read at anytime. It’s very unique with a surprising twist. I recommend this book to anyone who believes exciting things can’t happen to everyday people.--- Brandie G.
Tattoo
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn Barnes was a great book. If you like magical stories with a soul sucking evil sister then its for you. I didn’t want to put it down. Even if you think the beginning is boring- keep reading! Or else…..just kidding…but really, you should read this book, it’s the bomb! --- Shandell F.
By Gabrielle Zevin
How would you feel if you fell down stairs, and lost your memory of the last 4 years? In the book, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, Naomi has to figure out what happened and who she became in the last 4 years. His traumatic fall down the stairs of her high school in New York helped her become acquainted with the mysterious James. Naomi struggles to remember her best friend Will while also juggling her past activities with her new ones. I really enjoyed this book, I loved how the author showed the real struggle and confusion of someone who is afflicted with amnesia. This book really makes you wonder and ask yourself the questions of “what would I do if 4 years were taken away from my memory?” This book will grab you and keep you reading till the end. ---- Kate L.
Born to Rock
Gordon Korman
Leo Caraway had his life perfectly laid out. He was Junior Republican, had a scholarship and early acceptance into Harvard, with a GPA of 4.0. Life was going his way, until he met the King. After almost 17 years, he finally met his birth father. When the truth comes out no one can believe it. I think Born to Rock is a great book to read at anytime. It’s very unique with a surprising twist. I recommend this book to anyone who believes exciting things can’t happen to everyday people.--- Brandie G.
Tattoo
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn Barnes was a great book. If you like magical stories with a soul sucking evil sister then its for you. I didn’t want to put it down. Even if you think the beginning is boring- keep reading! Or else…..just kidding…but really, you should read this book, it’s the bomb! --- Shandell F.
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