Lauren Barnholdt
Two Way Street
Simon Pulse, 2007
Genre: Narrative, fiction
Courtney and Jordan were an unlikely couple and now that they have broken up, Courtney is livid that her parents are making her travel cross country to college with Jordan. She still loves him and to further complicate matters, she made out with a friend that she used to have a crush on the night before they were to leave. We hear each character's point of view as they travel to Boston University and as they look back at how their relationship developed.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Looking for JJ
Anne Cassidy
Looking for JJ
Harcourt, Inc., 2004
Genre: Narrative
Alice has a past that may be coming back to haunt. As a ten-year-old she killed another girl. Now that she is back in normal society, her name has been changed but a detective is looking for her. In addition, a newspaper reporter has tracked her down. As Alice faces these threats to her privacy, she looks back at the events from her past that may destroy her current life.
Looking for JJ
Harcourt, Inc., 2004
Genre: Narrative
Alice has a past that may be coming back to haunt. As a ten-year-old she killed another girl. Now that she is back in normal society, her name has been changed but a detective is looking for her. In addition, a newspaper reporter has tracked her down. As Alice faces these threats to her privacy, she looks back at the events from her past that may destroy her current life.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Beastly
Alex Flinn
Beastly
Harperteen, 2007
Genre: Fantasy
Kyle is a great looking high school kid who attends a private school where looks are the most important thing. When a witch casts a spell on him, Kyle loses his dad who abandons him becasue he can't stand to see him anymore. In this version of Beauty and the Beast, Kyle must learn what's really important in life as he hopes to find a girl that can love him despite his appearance. Eventhough the story is familiar, it will keep you reading to see how Kyle handles the life he's been given.
Beastly
Harperteen, 2007
Genre: Fantasy
Kyle is a great looking high school kid who attends a private school where looks are the most important thing. When a witch casts a spell on him, Kyle loses his dad who abandons him becasue he can't stand to see him anymore. In this version of Beauty and the Beast, Kyle must learn what's really important in life as he hopes to find a girl that can love him despite his appearance. Eventhough the story is familiar, it will keep you reading to see how Kyle handles the life he's been given.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Repossessed
A. M. Jenkins
Repossessed
HarperTeen, 2007
Genre: Fiction narrative
Kirian is a fallen angel that takes possession of a teen-age boy's body just as he absentmindly steps in front of a truck. He hopes to experience life as a human, but he also wants to get the attention of the creator. As he lives Shaun's life, he confronts a bully and tries to establish a relationship with a younger brother. Filled with humor, this story makes you think about many things.
Repossessed
HarperTeen, 2007
Genre: Fiction narrative
Kirian is a fallen angel that takes possession of a teen-age boy's body just as he absentmindly steps in front of a truck. He hopes to experience life as a human, but he also wants to get the attention of the creator. As he lives Shaun's life, he confronts a bully and tries to establish a relationship with a younger brother. Filled with humor, this story makes you think about many things.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Maus
Art Spiegelman
The Complete Maus
Pantheon, 1997
Genre: Graphic Novel, Biographical
The author tells the story of his parents during World War II. Germans are portrayed as cats while the Jews are mice. A haunting look at the effect of the Holocaust and how future generations were also affected by their parents guilt of survival.
The Complete Maus
Pantheon, 1997
Genre: Graphic Novel, Biographical
The author tells the story of his parents during World War II. Germans are portrayed as cats while the Jews are mice. A haunting look at the effect of the Holocaust and how future generations were also affected by their parents guilt of survival.
An Abundance of Katherines
John Green
An Abundance of Katerines
Dutton Juvenile, 2006
Genre: Fiction
Colin, a child prodigy, has been in love with nineteen Katherines and has been dumped again. He and his best friend go on a road trip to help him get over his loss. They end up in Gutshot, Tennessee. Colin works on a mathematical formula to predict his relationships with Katherines while they help record the memories of the community.
An Abundance of Katerines
Dutton Juvenile, 2006
Genre: Fiction
Colin, a child prodigy, has been in love with nineteen Katherines and has been dumped again. He and his best friend go on a road trip to help him get over his loss. They end up in Gutshot, Tennessee. Colin works on a mathematical formula to predict his relationships with Katherines while they help record the memories of the community.
Deadline
Chris Crutcher
Deadline
Harperteen, 2007
Genre: narrative fiction
A high school senior Ben finds out that he has a year left to live. He convinces his doctor not to tell his family and so he embarks on his final year. As a potential state qualifier in cross country, he decides to go out for football despite his small size and surprises everyone with his ability. As he faces the end of his life, Ben challenges a teacher, lives out his romantic fantasy, and attempts to help the town drunk. A moving story filled with humor and thought provoking ideas.
Deadline
Harperteen, 2007
Genre: narrative fiction
A high school senior Ben finds out that he has a year left to live. He convinces his doctor not to tell his family and so he embarks on his final year. As a potential state qualifier in cross country, he decides to go out for football despite his small size and surprises everyone with his ability. As he faces the end of his life, Ben challenges a teacher, lives out his romantic fantasy, and attempts to help the town drunk. A moving story filled with humor and thought provoking ideas.
Dreamhunter Duo
Elizabeth Knox
Dreamhunter Book One
Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux, 2006
Genre: Fantasy
In this fantasy, teens hope to be dreamhunters. As dreamhunters, they can enter a world unavailable to other people and catch dreams. When they sleep, these dreams can be shared with others who are sleeping. Two cousins Rose and Laura come from a famous dreamhunting family. During their "try", only Laura is found to have the gift. However, the dreams she catches are about convicts. When her father disappears, she sets out to let the world know that something is wrong with how some of the dreams are being used.
Dreamhunter Book One
Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux, 2006
Genre: Fantasy
In this fantasy, teens hope to be dreamhunters. As dreamhunters, they can enter a world unavailable to other people and catch dreams. When they sleep, these dreams can be shared with others who are sleeping. Two cousins Rose and Laura come from a famous dreamhunting family. During their "try", only Laura is found to have the gift. However, the dreams she catches are about convicts. When her father disappears, she sets out to let the world know that something is wrong with how some of the dreams are being used.
Elizabeth Knox
Dreamquake Book Two
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2007
Genre:Fantasy
After shocking the world with a horrible nightmare, Laura must now try to figure out what to do next. SHe must recover from the dream and make her family understand what she has done. She and Sandy another dreamhunter work together and fall in love while those in the government are plotting ways to use the dreams for their own means. A terrible fire at the coming out ball seems to trigger Laura into hopelessness, but the family hatches a plan to get the wrongs to stop. Laura then takes matters into her own hands to try to stop the injustices.
The Trap
John Smelcer
The Trap
Henry Holt & Company, 2006
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Narrative
This story alternates between an Alaskan Indian Johnny and his grandfather. Johnny is worried about his grandfather who is out working his trapline. His grandfather has become trapped by one of his own traps. He struggles to survive the bitter cold. Eventhough he has all sorts of supplies, they are out of his reach. Finally, Johnny sets off to find his grandfather.
The Trap
Henry Holt & Company, 2006
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Narrative
This story alternates between an Alaskan Indian Johnny and his grandfather. Johnny is worried about his grandfather who is out working his trapline. His grandfather has become trapped by one of his own traps. He struggles to survive the bitter cold. Eventhough he has all sorts of supplies, they are out of his reach. Finally, Johnny sets off to find his grandfather.
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