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.
MelissaSaturday, March 29, 2008
Cupid
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
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