Favorite, Eileen. The Heroines. 2007.
This is an adult book appropriate for YAs.
Penny and her mother Anne-Marie live in the Bed and Breakfast in which Anne-Marie grew up. Throughout her life Anne Marie has had visits from famous book characters. The first was Cathering Ernshaw from Wuthering Heights. She arrives at the part where she is deciding who she should marry. Heathcliff comes after her and eventually they are sent on their way to finish their story. Over the years other characters have visited, including Ophelia, Scarlett O'Hara, and Madame Bovary.
Now, in the present, Deirdre arrives. At first they don't realize she is a Heroine but then they figure that out, but not from what story she comes. Conor, a King, comes for her and Penny is the one that ends up dealing with him. When she returns home, the cops have been called already so that forces a trip to the ER for a rape kit, even though she wasn't raped. Sick of her mother putting the heroines first, Penny goes nuts in the ER and is finally placed in the psych ward for being a paranoid schizophrenic.
This is a really cute story. It's light-heared and it's nothing serious, just some good fun. Recommend for female readers who enjoy off-beat books.
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A high school librarian reviews books for Young Adults. The vast majority are books written specifically for YAs. The remainder are adult books appropriate for the high school crowd. Each review receives between one and five stars. Here's a guide to deciphering my ratings: ***** Read it. Now. **** Highly recommended. *** Good choice. ** Not so good unless this is your type of book. * A waste of perfectly good trees
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Godbersen, Anna. The Luxe.
I am just getting back into reading YA novels again after taking a break. I forgot to review The Luxe a few months ago when it first came out. I had been eagerly anticipating it and was over the moon when it came in at my local public libary.
The book didn't disappoint. I would describe this as a historical Gossip Girl. The characters are all rich teenagers growing up at the turn-of-the-century. Elizabeth is in love with one of the servants but she is forced to marry Henry. Henry doesn't want her either, but he must marry her or he will be disinherited. Meanwhile, Henry is in love with another girl who also wants to marry him. When he chooses Elizabeth, she freaks out. Elizabeth supposedly dies by plunging into the Hudson River, but it's not clear if she is dead or if she ran away. This leaves things open for further installments of this new series.
I highly recommend this new series to girls who are fans of series fiction or historical fiction.
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Maude, Rachel. Poseur. 2007.
I found this book to be "just OK." It didn't draw me in like some other series like Gossip Girl. The characters in this book all attend a private school in LA. They are all registered in a special projects class in school. These four girls decide to start their own clothing line, and they only have a short time in which to do it. Complicating matters is the fact that they are all very different from each other. Janie isn't rich and she comes from The Valley. Charlotte is rich and spoiled. Melissa is the daughter of a famous musician. Petra isn't into fashion or the rich lifestyle.
While not realistic, teens who enjoy this sort of series fiction will probably enjoy this new series.
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Levithan, David, and Daniel Ehrenhaft, eds. 21 Proms. 2007
The editors drafted various YA authors to write a short story about Prom. Some authors include Jacqueline Woodson, Cecily Von Ziegesar, John Green, and others. Most of the stories are pretty enjoyable.
I had a hard time rating this one because I enjoyed it, but I know other people may not. I would recommend it for fans of short stories, which I know leaves lots of people out! Anyone that is prom-obsessed might also enjoy reading about some prom experiences. And, of course, if you are a fan of any of the authors that are included, you will want to at least read their story!
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Shepard, Sara. Pretty Little Liars. 2006.
I just discovered this new series and am totally hooked. This series follows 4 girls that live on the Main Line in Philadelphia, which is a fancy suburban area. Years ago, they all were friends along with a fifth girl who mysteriously went missing. Alison had dirt on each of the other four girls, so when she disappeared, it was almost a bit of a relief to them even though they missed her. After her disappearance, Aria moved away and the others drifted apart.
Now, they are well into high school and Aria is moving back into town. Each girl starts getting text messages from someone who seems to know everything they are up to, and knows all of their secrets. Is Alison alive and stalking all of them or does someone else know the truth about everything?
Anyone reading the first book has to continue on with the series because there is a cliffhanger. There is enough juicy stuff going on to keep readers interested to see what will happen next. The only problem is probably the same with all other series-- the wait in between books!
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Gould, Emily and Zareen Jaffery. Hex Education. 2007.
I received this ARC many months ago, but this is the first chance I had to read it.
Sophie Stone's father is a Hollywood Director. He decides to move back to Mythic, Massachusettes where he grew up, to make a horror film. The location is perfect since it had been the home of accused witches hundreds of years before. Sophie is annoyed to leave LA. She quickly makes friends with a group of girls and also meets 2 guys, both of whom like her romantically. The girls eventually find out that they are really witches when mysterious things start happening around town. They know there is also an evil force at work trying to destroy the town and it is their job to find out before the whole town is ruined.
Highly recommended for most female readers.
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Abbott, Hailey. Summer Boys.
I am a little late to the party as far as getting into this series. I had heard of it, but never bothered to try reading them. The series follows a group of cousins and friends each summer at their summer cottages in Maine. The story lines all seem to follow the romantic lives of the girls and guys and nothing else. So, while the books are interesting in the soap-opera sort of way that keeps you coming back for more, there isn't anything else going on aside from crushes, dating, and sex. I would recommend the series for fans of series fiction.
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Booth, Coe. Tyrell. 2006.
This was a great book but it's not necessarily appopriate for all high school library collections due to some coarse language. While it would be fine in many schools, it may not be ok for some schools that are more conservative.
This novel takes place in NYC. Tyrell is 16 and he is more or less the man of the family. His father is in prison and his mother is unable, or unwilling, to take care of the family. She never wants to find a job and spends her time complaining about how Ty needs to make money to support them. She is irresponsible and often leaves Tyrell's younger brother alone or doesn't supervise him properly. The family has been living in the Projects, but now they can't even live there and are homeless, being shuttled around from shelter to shelter.
Ty is dating Novisha, who goes to Catholic School and is strict about not having sex. Ty meets Jasmine who has had a troubled life and uses sex to get attention. She likes Ty but Ty is committed to Novisha. However, the free sex Jasmine is offering is tempting, especially since Novisha is waiting until she gets married to have sex.
Ty decides to make money by using his father's audio equipment to throw a big party, with him as a DJ. He has to get help from his father's friends and other criminals from the neighborhood, but he doesn't know of any other way to make enough money to get his family into an apartment. The entire time the reader hopes Ty can pull himself together and not get arrested.
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Purtill, C. Leigh. Love, Meg. 2007.
I received an advanced reader's copy of this book. I enjoyed it a lot. It's about a girl named Meg. She is obsessed with the TV show Friends and Jennifer Aniston. She believes that her and Jen are friends. She writes letters and she writes back. Even though Jen hasn't written back in a few years, Meg keeps writing to her.
Meg lives with her sister in California. Her sister is a mess and they move all over the place, all the time. When Meg discovers that her sister is really her mother, she leaves to go stay with her Grandmother and Uncle, who she didn't know existed. She learns who her father is and tries to find him. Her Grandmother is manipulative and mean. Her Uncle is sick and tired of taking care of his mother and wants to get on with his life. Meg makes a good friend who comes from a nice family, one that shows her what a real loving family is like. This makes her want to find her father even more, so she can be a part of a happy family.
Readers will like Meg. She is a great character and really likable. Highly recommended.
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Abdel-Fattah, Randa. Does My Head Look Big in This? 2005.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel about a Muslim girl living in Australia. Amal's family lives near Melbourne. While they are somewhat strict and religious, Amal has never worn the hijab, nor has she even been encouraged to do so. Suddenly, she decides to start wearing it full-time, not just to religious services. This is a big decisions in a post 9/11 world, in which Muslims from all over the world were looked at with suspicion. The hijab would bring attention to her and make her appear different, which is the last thing any teenager needs. Amal has a crush on Adam, who is white and Christian. He doesn't seem to get why she wants to wear the hijab, but does try to understand. Because her culture doesn't really allow for dating, particularly outside their religion, their relationship really can't go anywhere, but she likes him anyway.
There are other side stories going on with Amal's friends, which brings more depth to the novel. Simone is a little overweight and spends her life obsessing over her weight. The most interesting character is Leila who is also Muslim, but her family is ultra-conservative. Her mother doesn't even want her to continue her schooling and continues to try to marry her off to every available guy she comes across. They don't like Leila going out and particularly at night, thinking it makes her look like a bad girl. All Leila wants to do is graduate HS and go on the become a lawyer. This conflict adds to the story and shows the differences that exist even within Islam itself.
I recommend this novel for anyone interested in learning a little bit about Islam. And, certainl Muslim teens will love being able to find someone like themselves in a book for once!
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Hosseini, Khaled. A Thousand Splendid Suns. 2007.
While this book is somewhat advanced, I wanted to mention it here because it was superb. This is the author of The Kite Runner which was awesome. I didn't think he could top that one, but he did manage to do just that with this book.
Hosseini follows three decades of upheaval in Afghanistan. Unlike the characters in The Kite Runner, these characters don't leave Afghanistan, so they are there to see all of the turmoil that went on there for decades. The main character is Mariam, who is the illegitimate daughter of a rich man. He eventually marries her off to an older man when she is only in her teens. Rasheed is old and mean. After she is unable to produce an heir for him, he becomes even meaner. Then, he takes another wife.
Laila is that wife. She is alone and scared. Her parents have died from a bomb. The love of her life has left for Pakistan. Mariam and Rasheed, who had been her neighbors, take her in and nurse her back to health. When she finds out Tariq is dead, she agrees to marry Rasheed because she realizes she has nowhere else to go.
As time wears on, things continue to get worse as the Taliban takes over the entire country. Rasheed becomes even meaner, particularly now that the Taliban has stripped women of all of their power.
I highly recommend this book to advanced readers. This was a gripping novel and readers will not be disappointed.
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Ruby, Laura. Good Girls. 2006.
This was a fairly good book. Audrey randomly hooks up with Luke at parties. When it becomes apparent that they are only going to hook up and never have a relationship, she cuts things off with him at a party, but not before giving him a parting blow job in a closet. While she is *ahem* on her knees, someone opens the door and takes a picture of the couple but they don't know who it was. The next day, the picture is flying around the internet and being sent from cell phone to cell phone. It even appears on the school's library computers. All of a sudden, Audrey goes from being a good girl to being the school slut, even thought she is a virgin.
Girls will enjoy this book. It's a serious topic, but it is dealt with in a non-serious sort of way. I don't mean that in a bad way. It's not preachy or anything, it's just an interesting and entertaining story.
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Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? 2006.
This was a great book! This book alternates perspective between Cass, who is currently buried alive; Kyle, who is now in jail; and Ben, the cop working the case. Kyle has buried Cass alive because he blames her for the death of his brother David. David was a shy kid who had a hard time at home, dealing with constant criticism from his mother. When he asks Cass out on a date, she is polite to him but writes a note to her friend telling her how David was a loser and had just asked her out. David read the note and then killed himself by hanging himself from the tree in his front yard. Blaming her for the death, Kyle decides to bury her alive to torture her like her brother had been tortured his whole life.
This was a great novel that really gets into the heads of all of the characters. The reader will be fascinated by all of the characters and won't want to put the book down until they get to the end.
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De La Cruz, Melissa. Angels on Sunset Boulevard. 2007.
I had been eagerly anticipating this novel because I am a fan of the Au Pairs series by the same author.
This novel folllows a group of teens in LA that are involved in an odd sort of cult. They all gather on a MySpace type of web page, Tap.com. There are TAP parties every other weekend. There is a goal by everyone invited to eventually get invited into the private party at the parties where they are initiated into the group for life. Some of the people involved are Nick, a rich kid, who is dating Maxine. Johnny, a singer, becomes famous just from his exposure on TAP.com. His girlfriend, Taj is also involved. After Johnny disappears suddenly at his first concert, Taj tries to figure out what is going on. She suspects Johnny's manager, who also happens to be the head of TAP, is behind it but she can't figure it out. Nick's sister goes to one of the parties and also disappears, along with other LA teens. Nick and Taj are both trying to figure out what the real story is behind these parties, but the people in charge don't want the truth to come out.
This was an interesting stor, filled with parties, drinking, and rich kids. It has a totally different feel than Au Pairs, however. It's less soap-opera-ish and more angst-y.
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Hopkins, Ellen. Impulse. 2007.
I enjoyed this book far better than Crank. In fact, I found Crank so hard to get through that I don't believe I ever finished it. This is a novel told in verse, so for anyone that can't stand that, read no further.
This story follows three teens in a mental institution. All three are there for trying to kill themselves. Conner is the child of rich, overbearing parents that only care about his success. After shooting himself, he is in the hospital. Even now, his parents continue to pressure him about his grades and college. Tony is a gay teen who has been abused by a number of his prostitute mother's boyfriends over the years. He has also sold himself for drugs. His father dropped he and his mother years ago and left to make a new life for himself, leaving Tony to try to fend for himself. Vanessa is bi-polar and tried to commit suicide. Her mother had been bi-polar as well, and had also tried to kill herself. Her father had essentially abandoned her with the mother and let the Grandmother handle it all. These three teens enter the facility at around the same time together and go through treatment together. The story changes perspective between the three characters throughout the book.
This book is really long, 666 pages to be exact. But, because it's poetry, it isn't full pages, so it goes really fast. Don't let the size scare you. This was a great book with sympathetic characters. Their stories were interesting and readers should be interested in readind about their lives and how they got to this place.
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Zarr, Sara. Story of a Girl. 2007.
When Deanna was 13, her father caught her having sex with Tommy, a 17 year old friend of her brother. From that point on, Deanna's life changed. Her father can barely look at her and he doesn't talk to her anymore. At school, she became known as the girl with a bad reputation. As a consequence, she isn't very popular. Her best friend is a guy. She is sort of interested in him, but he is dating her only other friend, Lee. Deanna's home life is tense. In addition to her father not talking to her, her brother Darren lives in the basement with his girlfriend Stacy and their infant daughter. Deanna dreams of getting out of her house. In her fantasy, she moves out of the house with her brother and Stacy and lives with them. To reach that dream, she gets a summer job. The only one she can get is at a local pizza place, where she discovers Tommy works.
This was a great novel and I highly recommend it to any reader. Deanna is a great character. Readers will appreciate a character like Deanna-- someone who has made mistakes and who is trying to make her life better.
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Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. 2007.
I enjoyed this latest book by Anderson. Tyler has always been a bit of a nerd and never really popular. He got it into his head to deface school property and got caught. Because of this, he was arrested and is now on parole; he had been forced to do community service as his punishment. Now, as school is about the begin, he finds he is being received differently-- now some kids are scared of him and some are in awe of him. One kid that has always hated him was Chip. Chip is a rich kid. Tyler just so happens to have a crush on Chip's sister Bethany. Tyler's father also happens to work for their father. Chip seems hell bent on making Tyler's life miserable, especially when Bethany starts to pay attention to him. After an incident at a party involving Bethany, Tyler is accused of being the perpetrator, even though he isn't. He is blamed primarily because everyone knows he likes her and also because of his criminal past.
Readers will feel Tyler's pain as they read the book. He is so unhappy and also really misunderstood, particularly his own father who is also a bully. As Tyler begins to contemplate suicide, the reader can really feel his pain and understand how he got to this place.
Highly recommended for all readers.
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Over the past few years, I have added significantly fewer reviews than normal. I had a baby, and then I was busy with the baby. Now, after an extended maternity leave, I have decided to leave my job as a high school librarian. This means I will be around YA books even less now than before. I will continue to read and review YA books because I love them, but I won't be picking up the pace any time soon!
I am always looking for something exciting to read so if anyone reads a new YA book that they think is good, please let me know and I will be sure to check it out. I am also continuing my quest to re-read some of my favorites so the reviews will be a mix of new fiction and older fiction.
I sometimes get asked if I accept ARCs from publishers and authors. I have received some in the past and would be happy to accept more in the future. Just email me for my address.
Upcoming reviews:
* Red Moon at Sharpsburg/Rosemary Wells
* Love and Lies/ Ellen Wittlinger
* Chains/Anderson (I have an ARC of this title)
* Peeled/ Bauer
* Killer's Tears/ Bondoux
* Kissing the Rain/Kevin Brooks
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Rinaldi, Ann. An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley. 2007.
This was an interesting and enjoyable historical fiction novel.
The first half details the troubled childhood of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Lincoln. The lives of her and her siblings became messy and unhappy after her mother's death and her father's subsequent remarriage. Their step mother was somewhat "evil" and made the house an unhappy one.
The second half was about the interesting life of Elizabeth Keckley who was born into slavery. Her mother was her white master, and her mother one of his slaves. She experienced a better upbringing because of her status. When she learned she could buy her own freedom, she decided to do that. She was an excellent seamstress and managed to make some great connections. Finally, after she had bought her own freedom, she managed to hook up with Mary Todd Lincoln and they became great friends.
The only problem I had with the book was that the friendship wasn't really fleshed out. There wasn't really any details on why these two women were friends. I felt that the stories of both women were really interesting. Frankly, I wish there was more detail for each woman and that each woman got her own book. After all, the friendship wasn't really important to the novel anyway, so there wasn't a need to bring both girls together into the same novel. Still, their lives were both fascinating and I think fans of historical fiction will enjoy reading about them.
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Wilce, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda. 2006.
This is a fantasy novel. Anyone that has read this blog before knows that I am not a fan of the genre and I am not really all that good at evaluating it.
Flora's mother is Commander of the Army and they live in Crackpot Hall. Her father doesn't really leave the house and he is a total mess. Her mother is never home, which leaves Flora to take care of the house and her father all by herself in addition to going to school. She is about to have a party for her 14th birthday and go off to military camp, as per her family's tradition. She doensn't want to go, however, and would prefer to be a ranger.
While her mother is away on another of her business trips, Flora comes across the mansion's butler, who she thought was dead. Rather, she discovers that her mother had banished him to the library in a weakened state. Valefor convinces Flora to try to help him with magic, to be restored to his former glory so he can be free and help out in the house again. This works for Flora because she is sick of taking care of the house. Meanwhile, Flora and her friend Udo find out that famous pirate is about to be put to death and they want to save him, even though it is her mother that signed his death warrant. Both story lines come together as the novel progresses.
As I said, I am not all that good at evaluating fantasy. However, I did enjoy this book and I feel that many readers of Fantasy will enjoy it also. The plot was interesting and engrossing so it will keep the reader interested.
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Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. 2005.
When Anwell is young, he becomes responsible for the death of his cognitively impaired brother. His mother doensn't have a full handle on reality and his father isn't altogether warm and loving either. Anwell meets Finnigan in the woods near his house and he is really his only friend. Finnigan begins to start fires around town and noone seems to be able to figure out who is doing it. Anwell also adopts the name Gabriel, after the angel. His father starts to spearhead a vigilante group to find the perpetrator and also go against the Sheriff who has been unable to catch the arsonist.
This book can be best described as a psychological thriller. As we are reading, we aren't entirely sure what is really happening and if the narrators are telling us the truth or the whole truth. In fact, for most of the book I was wondering of Finnigan existed at all, or if he was even possibly one of Anwell's multiple personalities. This is a great book for anyone interested in reading a book that keeps you wondering what is really going on right up until the end.
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Smelcer, John. The Trap. 2006.
This book alternates between Johnny and Albert, two Native Americans that live in the far North. Albert is elderly but healthy. As he is checking his animal traps, he accidentally steps into one of his own traps. He spends the next several days just trying to survive. Wolves try to come after him; he begins to wonder what will kill him first-- the wildlife or the cold. As he tries to stay alive, he looks back on his life and the times he spent trapping and hunting. His Grandson Johnny starts to wonder why his Grandfather is back yet, but his Grandmother and Uncle convince him that he is ok and will come home. After awhile, he decides to go find his Grandfather, and just hopes he isn't too late.
While this was a good book, I believe it has a limited audiece due to its lack of plot. There isn't a whole lot going on here. This is more about the characters and their thoughts as opposed to focusing on any sort of action. From experience, I know most readers prefer some action in their books. Teens interested in literary fiction will love this book and I highly recommend it to those readers.
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Snadowski, Daria. Anatomy of a Boyfriend. 2007.
This entire book essentially revolves around Dominique and her entry into the world of dating. She falls for a guy named Wes and they start to go out. She has never really dated before, so she is detailing all of the details of her dates including kissing and other things all the way up to them losing their virginity together.
This book is written in the first person point of view, so we feel like we are reading Dom's thoughts and feelings exactly how they are. Some readers might not enjoy that Dom goes into quite a bit of detail in the sex parts, probably more detail than is necessary. Still, the book is realistic to the feelings teenagers have while dating and eventually going off to college, separated from their boyfriend. Recommended provided you (or your parents!) don't mind the more graphic sex parts.
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Cabot, Meg. Princess on the Brink: The Princess Diaries Volume VIII. 2007.
This is the latest installment in the popular Princess Diaries series. I wouldn't recommend anyone read this book if they haven't already read the others in the series since a lot of it won't make any sense. For anyone that hasn't read any of these books, I recommend them to anyone that enjoys reading books with neurotic characters and people that enjoy diary-style books. In case you have been living under a rock, the Princess Diaries books and movies are about a common NYC teenager that finds out that she is really the Princess of a small European country. She has to get ready to lead her country of Genovia so she must be fixed up and learn how to be a Princess while also trying to navigate being a teenager, which is hard enough as it is.
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Cohn, Rachel. Cupcake. 2007.
This is another book in the Cyd Charisse series of books. In this latest book, Cyd moves to NYC to live with her brother Danny. After breaking her leg and dropping out of culinary school, she gets a job as a barista in a local place and works with her brother part-time at his new cupcake business. Danny isn't over Aaron yet, and he is having a hard time dealing with Aaron dating someone new. Cyd isn't really over Shrimp, who has moved to New Zealand with his hippie parents. One day, Shrimp appears out of nowhere, wondering if she and Shrimp belong together or not.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone that hasn't read Gingerbread and Shrimp since this is really a continuation of everything that went on in those books. Readers that aren't familiar with the background won't get everything that is going on. Fans of the previous books, however, will love this latest installment!
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It sounds good except I can't read or watch anything that involves people being buried alive. It's too much for me.