Dreamquake (The Dreamhunter Duet, Book 2) (Dreamhunter Duet)4 reviews Elizabeth Knox Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 The conclusion gives a feeling of mystification + one of the best fantasies I've ever read + A Fitting End + Magical             How it Happened in Peach Hill2 reviews Marthe Jocelyn Wendy Lamb Books, 2007 fun book + A moving story of freedom evolves. This is a great book. Its about this girl who's mom is a "fake" fortune teller. Their life has been spent moving to different towns trying con people out of their money. Its funny, entertaining, and you are always looking forward to the next chapter.             One Whole and Perfect Day2 reviews Judith Clarke Front Street, 2007 Delightful book As another reviewer has noted, the ending of this book is not "realistic"...but that's perhaps one goal of the novel: Lily wants one whole and perfect day and she finally gets it in the end after a whole truckload of family dysfunction--a father who abandoned her even before she was born, an ...             Re-Gifters (Minx Books)4 reviews Mike Carey Minx Books, 2007 Awesome Tale! + Great graphic novel + Young teens love this book A savvy bookseller I know said a friend of his wrote a review in the NY Times saying that graphic novels are fiction dumbed down(Here I go with another one of my counter reviews): Re-Gifters is fantastic! Especially for someone like me, 46 y.o., who wants to get a clue about what teenagers ...             Slam35 reviews Nick Hornby Putnam Juvenile, 2007 Hornby's still got it + For adults too + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + The Compulsive Reader's Reviews             Bloodsong Melvin Burgess Simon Pulse, 2007 PART II Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London -- is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been shattered to dust. Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from theremnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment. He must ...             A Thousand Splendid Suns1307 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 Enthralling... + Very touching + Very good BOOK + Excellent Story             Before I Die46 reviews Jenny Downham David Fickling Books, 2007 Be prepared to cry for hours!! + A reluctant reader's point of view + Good Book Tessa is a cancer patient, whom the doctors could no longer find a cure. Before she breathe her last, she wrote up a list of things to do (eg. sex, break the law, drugs etc). The novel was written with a fluent flow, completely in a teenager's perspective. I finished it in a couple of hours, ...             Notes for a War Story2 reviews Gipi First Second, 2007 Gritty Reality of War Torn Life + Amazing I read this on the heals of watching "Children of God." In some ways there were similar themes of children turned to a life of guns, crime...war. This novel also brought to mind tales of my friends who experienced the war first hand in Bosnia and Croatia. And even of those who now have had to ...             Red Spikes2 reviews Margo Lanagan Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Dark enchantments The tales in this book are a good bit darker than what I usually read, but that doesn't take away the enjoyment to be found in them. The author's style reminded me of some of the darker bits of Tannith Lee's and Neil Gaiman's work. Many of the stories have a resonance to them that makes one think ...             Bone by Bone by Bone2 reviews Tony Johnston Roaring Brook Press, 2007 Difficult to read but essential This is a beautifully written, heartbreaking book. David Church is nine years old in 1951 and living with his father, grandmother and great-grandmother in a small Tennessee town. In many ways David lives an idyllic life filled with long, lazy days exploring the ponds and caves near his town. At ...             Alabama Moon15 reviews Watt Key Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 Can't Wait For the Sequel + An Intersting Young Man + Excellent! + Fantastic! + A Boy Book that Girls will like, too, maybe             Thirteen Reasons Why71 reviews Jay Asher Razorbill, 2007 Must Read + This book might change the way you deal with friends and classmates..... + Thirteen Reasons Why Is Thought Provoking + Thirteen Reasons Why Review + Incredible             Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature16 reviews Robin Brande Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Important, importand book. + finally, a YA book i can recommend to teens! + All teen books should be this smart + Intriguing and easy read + Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature             A Swift Pure Cry3 reviews Siobhan Dowd David Fickling Books, 2007 Courtesy of Teens Read Too + With its lyrical prose and no-holds-bar of emotional turmoil is a heartbreaking yet hopeful family drama + A Super Read for Young Adults and Mothers! After her mother died, fifteen-year-old Shell is left to take care of her younger brother and sister and her drunken father. They live in a small Irish village in a little farmhouse. Her mother's death has caused her father to drink even more than he did before, and in sudden religious zeal, he ...             Touching Snow4 reviews M. Sindy Felin Atheneum, 2007 haunting + Powerful and engaging + Sindy Felin is truly a "must read" new talent. + Courtesy of Teens Read Too             This is What I Did:5 reviews Ann Dee Ellis Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007 Great new author! + KCS Book reveiw + For the reluctant--and not so reluctant--reader + Richie's Picks: THIS IS WHAT I DID: + Courtesy of Teens Read Too             Beowulf5 reviews Candlewick, 2007 For anyone who likes horror and monsters and great heroes + iF ONLY ALL CLASSICS WERE RETOLD THIS WAY... + Exciting visual story-telling King Hrothgar of Denmark could not spend the night in his great hall of Heorot, for anyone who did was certain to die at the hands of the Grendel, a monster of great power and cunning. But, hope is not lost, for a mighty man has come to rid Hrothgar of his bane - Beowulf, a valiant chieftain from ...             Derby Girl14 reviews Shauna Cross Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007 Looking forward to the movie + Skate on! + Derby Girl + Not a derby fan? You should be! + The Greatest Sport On Wheels             Flight: A Novel57 reviews Sherman Alexie Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007 One of the boldest and touching fictions. + Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for FLIGHT + FLIGHT: Book Review + One of Alexie's Best + Powerful