Sight4 reviews
Adrienne Maria Vrettos

Margaret K. McElderry, 2007

I loved this book!

+ Psychic Visions
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too

I raced through this book last week and now can't it out of my head. The story had me on the edge of my seat. But as thrilling (to me) were the characters, who were real in a way that seems totally original. The intensity of the kids' friendships, the humor and history they share, their individual ...
  
  











  



  
I Heart You, You Haunt Me19 reviews
Lisa Schroeder

Simon Pulse, 2008

LOVE THIS BOOK!

+ be prepared to cry when you read this
+ Sends a good message without being message-y
+ I heart this book
+ I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
  
  











  



  
Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale13 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli

Atheneum, 2007

Mesmerizing!

+ Hush: An Irish Princess Tale by Donna Jo Napoli
+ SLJ Starred review

This book is so not Disney! Find a quiet place and travel with Melkorka, medieval Irish princess who, while in disguise and fleeing from possible tyranny in her father's kingdom, is captured by barbaric seafaring slave traders. Ripped from the priviliged life she has only known, beautiful ...
  
  











  



  
Year My Sister Got Lucky10 reviews
Aimee Friedman

Point, 2008

Loved This Book

+ Lucky, Dancing Sisters
+ A great story about friendships, sisterhood, and the power of dance
+ A Beautiful Story about Sisterhood
  
  











  



  
100 Cupboards: Book 1 of the 100 Cupboards18 reviews
N.D. Wilson

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007

Thrilling Page Turner

+ Great gift!
+ Fantastic!!

As a mom of four children, I am always on the lookout for great books. This one caught my eye at the library. I checked it out and started reading. Late that night I was still at it with a book light so as not to disturb my husband. Reminded me of being a kid and trying to get one last chapter in ...
  
  











  



  
Get Well Soon9 reviews
Julie Halpern

Feiwel & Friends, 2007

Crazy Fun!

+ Very relateable!!
+ Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
+ A must read!
  
  











  



  
Key To Rondo6 reviews
Emily Rodda

Scholastic Press, 2008

Music for the eyes

+ Exciting, enjoyable tribute to fairy tales
+ Fun to read aloud
+ Rodda definitely has ended the book with room for sequels
+ A little derivative, but fun
  
  











  



  
The Outcasts2 reviews
L.S. Matthews

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007

A Dimension Is Your Reality. You Create It.

+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Five very different teens are chosen to attend a special class trip to an old home in Dorset, England where rumors of an ancient burial ground and a mysterious screaming skull reside. Mia has some severe social issues. Iz and his friend Joe while virtually harmless can't seem to stay out of ...
  
  











  



  
Project 178 reviews
Laurie Faria Stolarz

Hyperion Book CH, 2007

HEY.....Was this good?

+ Enchanting Review: Project 17
+ Project 17 reader review
+ A spooky read
  
  











  



  
A Curse Dark as Gold24 reviews
Elizabeth C. Bunce

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008

A fine fantasy

+ a good book
+ Angieville: A CURSE DARK AS GOLD
+ Intruiging, can't put it down fairy tale
+ Not your typical retelling of a fairy tale
  
  











  



  
Carpe Diem10 reviews
Autumn Cornwell

Feiwel & Friends, 2007

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Expect the Unexpected
+ Carpe Diem
+ Super Young Adult read!
  
  











  



  
By Venom's Sweet Sting (Hallowmere)3 reviews
Tiffany Trent

Mirrorstone, 2007

Great sequel

+ The Hallowmere Series Takes Off
+ Better than the first one!

After the destruction of Falston, Corinne and her friends Christina and Ilona, along with Miss Brown and Father Joe sent off for Scotland, to fight the fey on their terms. A mysterious man comes along to help them. Euan is attractive but also very mysterious. Plus, Corinne finds herself ...
  
  











  



  
The Black Book of Secrets12 reviews
F.E. Higgins

Feiwel & Friends, 2007

Pawnbroking: Quite possibly the world's most morally superior occupation

+ Interesting and Wicked Twists

The power of the first page. A lot of authors don't respect it these days. They'll scribble down the first two mildly exciting sentences that pop into their brains, usually blowing the central conceit of their novel within the scope of a single paragraph. A good first page, particularly in a ...
  
  











  



  
Wabi: A Hero's Tale2 reviews
Joseph Bruchac

Puffin, 2007

Owls Entire

+ wonderful book

Boy! What a great book! My reviews tend to be long lengthy affairs utilizing words like "the text" and "metaphor" and who knows what all. Now I just finished "Wabi" by Joseph Bruchac and I'm battling a near overwhelming temptation to leave my first sentence right at that. I mean, what more ...
  
  











  



  
Magic in the Mirrorstone: Tales of Fantasy2 reviews

Mirrorstone, 2008

Mystical Adventures

+ An Interesting Mix of Fantasy Short Stories

Reviewed by Dylan James (age 12) for Reader Views (7/08) Through a mixture of interesting and magical stories, this book really will appeal to the `mystic' lovers. The stories widely range, anything from street kids getting money to daemon gods destroying schools. There are goblins in magical ...
  
  











  



  
The Declaration12 reviews
Gemma Malley

Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007

The Declaration

+ 3 1/2 stars for an okay book
+ 1984 for the young of today

As a young adult reading this book, I thought the situation was an amazingly realistic possibility of the future. The advanced technology of the future has always been one of my favorite subjects because of the creativity that can go into forming one's vision of the future. Though in The ...
  
  











  



  
Breathe My Name6 reviews
R.A. Nelson

Razorbill, 2007

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Intense and humorous too!
+ Intriguing and intense

Frances Robinson's story has a lot in common with several news stories in recent years. Eleven years ago, her biological mother smothered her three younger sisters, and if it hadn't been for the arrival of a total stranger, Frances might have been next. BREATHE MY NAME picks up when Frances is ...
  
  











  



  
Taken3 reviews
Edward Bloor

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007

A Too-Plausible Future

+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too

What we might call Fat-Cat Syndrome renders many Americans blind to the potential impact of the growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots in our society (and globally), but Edward Bloor has his eyes wide open. With Taken, he uses his obvious concerns to create a striking portrayal of a ...
  
  











  



  
A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy)42 reviews
Meredith Ann Pierce

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007

Great fantasy story

+ A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy)
+ Some problems, still a very good book, and still not for kids

Reviewed by Spencer Zaborowski (age 12) for Reader Views (12/07) Do you love fantasy, with lots of clear images and a mysterious riddle? If so, then you will want to read "A Gathering of Gargoyles" by Meredith Ann Pierce. This book is the second one out of three from a series called "The ...
  
  











  



  
Tell Me What You See2 reviews
Zoran Drvenkar

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

Tell Me What You See - a review

I thought this book would end better than it did. It kind of followed the same path as 'The Lovely Bones' when I was reading it. Good start, excellent middle, and kind of a letdown in the end. All in all, it was a pretty good book, though. Kind of made me wish there was a sequel. Decide for ...