Backwater38 reviews
Joan Bauer

Putnam Juvenile, 2000

Black Sheep

+ Backwater

Ivy's entire huge extended family seems to be made up of loud lawyers. Her father and her uncle and, it seems, everyone else of any importance in the Breedlove clan, are lawyers. Ivy often feels out of place; she doesn't want to be a lawyer. She doesn't like to shout or argue, and she certainly ...
  
  











  



  
Just Ella (Aladdin Fantasy) (Aladdin Fantasy)184 reviews
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Aladdin, 2001

Just Ella

+ Just Ella

One of the best books I have ever read. This book is a thiller for girls of ages 9 and up. Haddix really shows Ella's personality and adds a finishing touch to the well known world of Cinderella, the young, beautiful, ill-treated girl that wins the handsome prince at a ball. She ecapes from her ...
  
  











  



  
Marigold and the Feather of Hope, The Journey Begins (The Fairy Chronicles)52 reviews
J. H. Sweet

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2007

The First Adventure

+ Enjoyed it Very Much
+ An Innocent and Appealing Book
+ Kids Can Make a Difference
  
  











  



  
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, Book 3)1 review
Robin Jarvis

Chronicle Books, 2004

An Amazing (yet confusing) Story

The third book in the Depford Mice series is amazingly well-written, and a definate page-turner. There is action, adventure, fantasy, and even some romance in it. I dropped a star because of the constant character-to-character jumps, and the slightly hard-to-follow plotline. Otherwise, thsi is a ...
  
  











  



  
If I Should Die Before I Wake82 reviews
Han Nolan

Harcourt Paperbacks, 2003

VERY REALISTIC and a great insight into the minds of both Neo-Nazi's and Jews (at the time of WWII)

+ A Great Holocaust Book.
+ If I should Die Before I Wake
+ A truly amazing story
+ If I should die before I wake
  
  











  



  
Dancing on the Edge69 reviews
Han Nolan

Puffin, 1999

An extraordinary story of survival and mental illness

+ good book
+ I love this book!
+ Thoughtful and elegant
  
  











  



  
Crisis at Crystal Reef (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, Book 14)35 reviews
Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta

Berkley, 1998

MORE YOUNG JEDI KNIGHT BOOKS

+ a very exciting book
+ An excellent finish to the saga
+ This series rocks!
  
  











  



  
Beast49 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli

Simon Pulse, 2002

Beast

+ Sexy and enchanting
+ A new take on an old tale.
+ Good, but repetitive
  
  











  



  
Conch Bearer, The24 reviews
Chitra B Divakaruni

Roaring Brook Press, 2003

A great story

+ Superb - for all ages
+ The Conch Bearer : student review

The Conch Bearer starts with a young Indian boy named Anand in the middle of what starts off as a routine day. He is a 12-year-old boy who because of his circumstances has to labor for minimal wages under a mean and nasty boss named Haru. Anand and his family are coping as best they can after ...
  
  











  



  
The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin15 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli

Puffin, 1994

Hysterical, Sweet, Informative -- Wonderful!

+ Prince of the Pond
+ It's hard to be green...

I am agog at the reviews that complain about Pin's speech being annoying, or the biology lesson feel of the book. My kids (5 and 7) and I loved this poignant story of acceptance: acceptance of others' differences, of one's changing circumstances. They laughed themselves silly as Pin outwitted the ...
  
  











  



  
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep (Emily Windsnap)5 reviews
Liz Kessler

Candlewick, 2007

Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep

+ An action-packed whale of a tale
+ Better story than the first
+ Time to get Kraken
+ Fantastic book!
  
  











  



  
Stand Tall22 reviews
Joan Bauer

Putnam Juvenile, 2002

Review by Mirit

+ No Real Resolution
+ Stand Tall
+ Stand Tall Book review - Mark Spang
+ Taylor's Review
  
  











  



  
The Magic Circle18 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli

Puffin, 1995

The Magic Circle

+ Dark and Poignant
+ Midwife or Exorcist?
+ "A Visit in the Damp and Dark Will Serve Much Better than the Lark..."
+ puppycat
  
  











  



  
The Fatal Strand3 reviews
Robin Jarvis

Troll Communications, 1999

One thrilling end to a fantastic trilogy

+ Fantastic!
+ Heart-stopping

After reading the first two I was expecting much of this book and Robin Jarvis has provided the best of the three. This is one exciting read, Neil returns from Glastonbury with Edie and the late Miss Veronica Webster's body only to find another more chalenging adventure waiting for him. A strange ...
  
  











  



  
Born Blue51 reviews
Han Nolan

Harcourt Paperbacks, 2003

Born Blue by. Han Nolan

+ A great book, with an ending that kills it.
+ Getting High School Students To Read

Born Blue is a favorite book i have read.It's about a girl named janie who soon changes her name to Leshaya.She is a girl who lives in a Foster Home with her foster brother Harmon and there foster parents,Pete and Patsy.the reason she is in the Foster Home is because her mom left her and thats how ...
  
  











  



  
Dawn, Diary Three (California Diaries)31 reviews
Ann M. Martin

Scholastic, 1999

Friends

+ THIS BOOK IS HELLA AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
+ THIS BOOK IS HELLA AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
+ I liked the book but not Dawn
+ A Great book for kids and has all the emotions
  
  











  



  
Zel88 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli

Puffin, 1998

Very well written.

+ nice
+ Zel

As a little girl I loved the story of Rapunzel. I read it every chance I got. When I was 13 I found Zel. Which is the real story of Rapunzel. What a well written and amazing book!! The way the charecters are described makes you want to keep reading until the very end. If you enjoyed the simple ...
  
  











  



  
The House on the Gulf19 reviews
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004

awsome!!!!

+ Good Book
+ The House On the Gulf
+ Read 'The House on the Gulf'
  
  











  



  
Maggie Diary Two (California Diaries)48 reviews
Ann M. Martin

Scholastic, 1998

I'm Waiting!

+ VERY REALISTIC...but not really, if you know what I mean...

i cant wait to order this book all i know so far is that maggie has an eating disorder i remember reading that maggie was going on a diet i didnt know it would be so serious i actually feel sorry for maggie, as if she were my friend ann martins writing style makes me feel like i am in the book it ...
  
  











  



  
The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1)13 reviews
Robin Jarvis

Troll Communications, 1999

Amazing

+ Great read for lovers of fantasy and adventure stories
+ Strange and wonderful
+ would you like me to scare you?
+ A Smart Scare for those who dare!