By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 11/8/2011
Do you ever stop and listen to the sounds around you? I mean really listen? The ticking of a clock? The rhythmic sound of tires running over pavement? When you're listening to a song, do you only hear the lyrics or do you hear the sounds all the other instruments are making? How about objects? Do you hear the sounds they make? Can you hear the danger in them? Twelve year old Leo Lomax can.
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By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 9/14/2010
Fifteen-year-old Ashley Asher has grown up in fear. After one very painful experience, she's sent to live with a father she barely knows, and his family, in Patience, Texas. Her life is better but she can't forget the pain her stepfather inflicted on her. Nightmares of her stepfather haunt her. She deals with the stress by scratching herself until she bleeds. Hope in Patience shows us an abused character who through the love of others goes on a journey to heal herself and no longer be a victim. A must read!
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By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 5/2/2010
Chela can't wait to start the sixth grade with her best friend Nora. Then tragedy strikes her family when her beloved father has a stroke. Her grandmother moves in and her overpowering scent fills the house. Chela tries to make sense of all this while later battling the nasty girls at school and staying true to herself. The Smell of Old Lady Perfume is a sweet coming of age story that rings true. Read more of my review at YA Books Central.
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 2/24/2010
Cassie has the ability to see people marked to die. After the death of her grandmother, she is sent to live with an aunt she knows nothing about. But once there Cassie feels that the new surrounding will help as she doesn't know anyone. So if she sees the mark around their heads, she'll be ok. Then she meets someone and things change. The Mark is one of those books that keeps you thinking. What is the responsiblity of those who have paranormal gifts? Should they tell people if their time is up? Or just stay out of it. If anything this book will have you thinking. Read more of my review at YA Books Central.
I'll have to get this one for my classroom library for sure. Well... I'll have to read it first, obviously.