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I love Twitter because yesterday afternoon, I learned something great. I just learned from @Shayera that Megan Whalen Turner has a new book coming out called, A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS, that is tentatively scheduled for March 23, 2010. Fans of Eugenides can now rejoice! We have another book in the saga. You can click here to see a screencap […]
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Continue ReadingReal (2008) by Takehiko Inoue, mangaka of Vagabond and Slam Dunk. Real has been translated & licensed in the US and published by Viz Media. The subject matter: wheelchair basketball. Rated T+ (older teens).
Now here is a gratifying read and a story with some substance. The story follows three teens who find themselves grappling with life changing events […]
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Continue ReadingKin (The Good Neighbors):Book One written by Holly Black and Illustrated by Ted Naifeh (2008).
Holly Black, the author of YA fantasy novels such as Tithe and Ironside, pens her first graphic novel about what else, faeries. Surprised? I was. I didn’t realize this was a graphic novel.
Rue Silver’s mother, Nia, is a faerie. She fell in love with a mortal who […]
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Continue ReadingWater Baby (2008) is written and illustrated by Ross Campbell . In it, he tells the story of a young teen-age girl name Brody, who survives a shark attack. My reaction to the story is kind of mix bag of emotions that ranged from bafflement to disinterest. I’m not sure that I “get” what it is the […]
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Continue ReadingLeftovers by Laura Wiess published Jan 2008, by MTV books. Dysfunction seems to be the prevailing theme of Ms. Wiess’s second book. I read her first book, Such a Pretty Girl, when it first came out in 2007. The theme of that story was about surviving sexual abuse. Leftovers spotlight teens in crisis. The author describes […]
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Continue ReadingFriends Unlikely by Susan Smith Alvis is a YA novel that is yet another gripping story about teens having to deal with some serious social issues. In this book it is drug addiction and HIV. As the title suggests, it is a story about a group of kids who on the surface appear to have nothing in common […]
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Continue ReadingThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a young-adult novel whose prevailing themes are about courage and determination. It’s also a story about self-identity and friendship. Race and poverty. The narrator of the story is Arnold Spirit aka “Junior”, who is a fourteen year old budding cartoonist who lives on the Indian reservation. Juniors journey is one that starts off with […]
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Continue ReadingAdiós to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer, copyright 2006, 256 pages and available in ebook as well as paperback, publisher is MTV. Adiós to My Old Life is a apt title for a book about a young girl whose life changes because of a life-long dream to be a performer comes true. As the story opens, we are […]
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Continue ReadingCrown Duel (1997) Book 1 by Sherwood Smith is published by Puffin and is categorized as YA fantasy. Crown Duel (Book 1) is narrated by the young Countess Meliara, a heroine more comfortable in riding gear than a dress. She and her brother, Branaric are revolting against their King. At the beginning of the story, the two […]
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Continue ReadingSuch a Pretty Girl deals with an unpleasant subject matter: rape. Let me explain something or give you a little history about me. I’m a fan of crime shows like Cold Case Files ‚The First 48 Hours and American Justice on A&E. I picked up Such a Pretty Girl off of an recommendation by a bookseller. She had already warned me […]
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