tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57825556503631107762024-02-20T07:39:31.176-08:00Book ReviewWe want to connect people with books they will want to read.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-21168893661135585032010-04-26T07:31:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:33:33.431-07:00I, Sniper: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel (Bob Lee Swagger Novels) by Stephen Hunter"[I, Sniper] will leave even unsympathetic readers gasping." -- Bill Ott, Booklist (Starred Review)RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-63268219137616242882010-04-26T07:28:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:31:27.093-07:00Ellis Island Interviews by Peter M. Coan and Peter Morton CoanWell presented and expectedly poignant -- Publishers Weekly, October 6, 1997RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-32900499714265981762010-04-26T07:25:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:28:34.793-07:00Willow by Julia HobanIn this novel that is in part a love story, Hoban takes readers on an intense journey that allows them to see a cutter's painful reality. --School Library JournalRA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-16964444276352143892010-04-26T07:23:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:25:42.669-07:00The Mission by Jason MyersKaden, 15, gets a letter from his older brother and best friend, mailed after he was killed in Iraq. Kenny urges Kaden to "go see what…is out there," so Kaden leaves his parents and girlfriend behind in rural Iowa and spends a wild and life-changing week in San Francisco with his cousin James, a successful author.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-14076734923066504612010-04-26T07:21:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:23:05.026-07:00The House of Dies Drear by Virginia HamiltonA huge, old house with secret tunnels, a cantankerous caretaker, and buried treasure is a dream-come-true for 13-year-old Thomas. The fact that it's reputedly haunted only adds to its appeal! As soon as his family moves in, Thomas senses something strange about the Civil War era house, which used to be a critical stop on the Underground Railroad.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-89216698923078368342010-04-26T07:20:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:21:32.380-07:00If I Stay by Gayle FormanThe last normal moment that Mia, a talented cellist, can remember is being in the car with her family. Then she is standing outside her body beside their mangled Buick and her parents' corpses, watching herself and her little brother being tended by paramedics.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-79751656316709334752010-04-26T07:17:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:19:59.925-07:00The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-RhodesFOUR COMPLETE NOVELS—ONE CAPTIVATING WORLD<br />In the Forests of the Night<br />Demon in My View<br />Shattered Mirror<br />Midnight PredatorRA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-80633420262669291682010-04-26T07:16:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:17:37.410-07:00Two-way Street by Lauren BarnholdtThis is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation.<br /><br />Then Jordan dumps Courtney -- for a girl he met on the InternetRA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-9018776423480263412010-04-26T07:13:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:15:49.193-07:00The Fallen 1: The Fallen and Leviathan by Thomas E SniegoskiOn his eighteenth birthday, Aaron begins to hear strange voices and is convinced he is going insane. But having moved from foster home to foster home, Aaron doesn't know whom he can trust. He wants to confide in the cute girl from class, but fears she'll confirm he's crazy.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-64523220892179189692010-04-26T07:09:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:13:22.733-07:00A Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyThis is a breathtaking tale, complex and often earthy, wrapped around a true story.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-52909343405895181322010-04-23T13:23:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:24:55.593-07:00The Dead-Tossed Waves (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Book 2) by Carrie RyanThe Forest of Hands of and Teeth (2009) spliced classic zombie mythos into a world that was one part postapocalypse and one part colonial America and drove the plot with a healthy surge of teen hormones.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-13019034047101589222010-04-23T13:21:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:23:03.335-07:00In this supernatural horror story, prolific novelist Dekker (Skin; THR3E) explores themes of good and evil through a demon-possessed serial killer witRA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-75127900850428551972010-04-23T13:15:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:20:57.648-07:00Adam (Dekker Thriller) by Ted DekkerIn this supernatural horror story, prolific novelist Dekker (Skin; THR3E) explores themes of good and evil through a demon-possessed serial killer with mixed results. FBI special agent Daniel Clark's obsession with his job has cost him his marriage, but he's determined to find the serial killer known as "Eve."RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-12014210458865434802010-04-23T13:14:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:15:37.082-07:00Before I Fall by Lauren OliverWhat if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-41550477810291089822010-04-23T13:12:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:14:08.843-07:00Gone (Wake Series, Book 3) (Wake Trilogy) by Lisa McMaThings should be great for Janie--she has graduated from high school and is spending her summer with Cabel, the guy she's totally in love with. But deep down she's panicking about how she's going to survive her future when getting sucked into other people's dreams is really starting to take its toll.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-64775652245346300662010-04-23T13:08:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:12:41.921-07:00Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne CollinsReviewers were happy to report that the Hunger Games trilogy is alive and well, and all looked forward to the third book in the series after this one's stunning conclusion.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-72171951644301198512010-04-23T13:06:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:08:48.374-07:00Daughters of the Moon: Goddess of the Night / Into the Cold Fire / Night Shade by Lynne EwingYoung AdultRA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-43060630231058316842010-04-23T13:04:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:06:13.005-07:00The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting“First–time novelist Derting has written a suspenseful mystery and sensual love story that will captivate readers who enjoy authentic high–school settings, snappy dialogue, sweet romance, and heart–stopping drama. A real page–turner, this will have readers checking behind themselves and refusing to go anywhere alone.” (Booklist )RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-83437277722765122332010-04-23T13:03:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:04:19.274-07:00True Love: Three Novels by Lurlene McDanielLove, romance, and friendship abound in this three-in-one omnibus edition of Lurlene McDaniel's bestselling inspirational young adult novels, all of which explore the timeless question "Can love survive, now and forever?"RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-49641525993369843132010-04-23T13:01:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:02:43.011-07:00The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClellandGrade 9 Up—Kamara's account of the atrocities she suffered at the hands of rebel soldiers in Sierra Leone is both harrowing and hopeful.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-57690047892736747412010-04-23T12:59:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:00:45.077-07:00They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsian Deng, and Judy BernsteinMany of the reviews simply summarize the book and plight of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," as if the reviewers were too awestruck by the story to criticize its telling.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-81569077341366250042010-04-23T12:55:00.000-07:002010-04-23T12:57:36.775-07:00Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. OmololuEveryone has a secret. But Lucy’s is bigger and dirtier than most. It’s one she’s been hiding for years—that her mom’s out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives into a world of garbage and shame.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-84745381109655577632010-04-23T12:53:00.000-07:002010-04-23T12:55:08.091-07:00Into the Wild. by Jon. KrakauerThis is a poignant, compelling narrative about Chris McCandless, an intelligent, intense, and idealistic young man, who cut off all ties to his upper middle class family. He then reinvented himself as Alexander Supertramp, a drifter living out of a backpack, eking out a marginal existence as he wandered throughout the United States.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-28146330498548420222010-04-23T09:24:00.000-07:002010-04-23T09:27:27.225-07:00Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer and Young KimYoung Kim graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in painting from the College of Fine Arts. She has worked on numerous animation and cover illustration projects and currently makes her home in Yongin, Korea.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782555650363110776.post-19495368673202091282010-04-23T09:23:00.000-07:002010-04-23T09:24:35.368-07:00Caught by Harlan Coben17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.RA BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318665990464020136noreply@blogger.com0