Category Archives: Adult

Someone Else’s Life by Katie Dale

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Someone Else’s Life, Katie Dale, Delecorte Books for Young Readers, 2012 Format: Fiction Rating: 3 Genre:  Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? I have to start off by saying I thought the story was very unique and detailed.  … Continue reading →

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Changes are Afoot!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Hi there! Michael Williams, our fearless leader, has stepped down to take care of his health.  Best wishes, Michael!  And thank you for all your hard work and dedication. The one and only (and slightly off-color) Sharon has taken over!  … Continue reading →

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I need you more than I love you and I love you to bits by Gunnar Ardelius

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Boyds Mills2006, 2008 (translation) ISBN: 9781590784723 Format: Fiction Rating: excellent Grade: High school, adult Ah, young love…in free verse and a sophisticated European tone. Ardelius has brilliantly portrayed the all-consuming lust, magic, and awkwardness of Morris and Betty’s bond. From … Continue reading →

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Handcuffs by Bethan Griffin

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

RandomHouse2008 ISBN: 978-0-385-73550-6 Format: Fiction Grade: Grades 12+ Parker Prescott is a pretty ice princess with a seemingly perfect life. But right now Parker Prescott is in so much trouble because of her dangerous, magnetic ex. It wouldn’t be so … Continue reading →

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Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

SimonSchuster2008 ISBN: 9781416960591 Format: Fiction Rating: excellent Grade: high school/adult Once upon a time, Alice got separated from her classmates on a field trip. Once upon a time, Ray came to take care of her, because he loves her. Once … Continue reading →

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Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

Tom Doherty2008 ISBN: 9780765304964 Format: Fiction Rating: poor Grade: High school/adult Ender Wiggin’s eradication of the Buggers at the end of Ender’s Game cemented his reputation as the greatest military hero the world has ever seen. To avoid jeopardizing the … Continue reading →

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Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

RandomHouse2008 ISBN: 9780385751698 Format: Fiction Rating: excellent Grade: high school/adult On a study break from preparing for his A-level exams, Fergus accompanies his uncle Tally on a peat-digging trip when they find the body in the bog, right on Ireland’s … Continue reading →

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17 by Per Nilsson

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

Boyds Mills2002, trans. 2007 ISBN: 9781932425895 Format: Fiction Rating: poor Grade: Gr. 11- adult Seventeen is a confusing story told by Jonatan’s father, girlfriend and mother. The book opens with seventeen-year-old Jonatan unconscious in a hospital bed. His estranged father … Continue reading →

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The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett

Posted on October 10, 2008 by

Candlewick2008 ISBN: 9780763639648 Format: Fiction Rating: excellent Grade: A/HS Matilda is already an old woman when she comes home to find a young boy relaxing on her couch, clearly waiting for her. Over the course of the afternoon, she tells … Continue reading →

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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation : Volume 1, The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson

Posted on June 9, 2008 by

Candlewick2006 ISBN: 9780763636791 Format: Fiction Paperback Rating: excellent Grade: 9-12+ This first volume of “Octavian Nothing” (the second is due out in October of this year) is thick, heavy, and as wonderful as it is horrible. It is the 1700s … Continue reading →

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