Category Archives: Fiction

Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim

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Author: Karim, Sheba Title: Skunk Girl Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Copyright Date: 2009 ISBN: 9780374370114 Format: Book Rating: Excellent Grades: 7-10 Curriculum Framework: History and Social Sciences, English Genre: Realistic Fiction/Multicultural Review: As if things weren’t difficult enough for Nina … Continue reading →

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“Four Seasons” by Jane Breskin Zalbin

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“Four Seasons” by Jane Breskin Zalbin Alfred A. Knopf, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-375-86222-9 Format: Book Rating: Good Grades: 6-9 Told in four movements, Zalbin tells the story of 13-year-old Allegra Katz. As the daughter of a former opera star and a … Continue reading →

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“Exposed” by Kimberly Marcus

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“Exposed” by Kimberly Marcus Random House, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-375-86693-7 Format: Book Rating: Good Grades: 9-12 Liz is 16 years old, and loves taking photographs of unusual subjects, and developing her own film in the school’s darkroom. Seeing her thoughts and … Continue reading →

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How to be a werewolf by Serena Valentino

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Author: Valentino, Serena Title: How to be a werewolf: The claws-on guide for the modern lycanthrope Publisher: Candlewick Copyright Date: 2011 ISBN: 9780763653873 Format: Non-fiction Rating: Excellent Grades: grades 5 -8 Curriculum Framework: Mythology Genre: Myths and legends Review: This … Continue reading →

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The Lighter Side of Life and Death by Kelly C.K. Martin

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Author: Martin, C.K. Kelly Title: The Lighter Side of Life and Death Publisher: Random House Copyright Date: 2010 ISBN: 978-0-375-84588-8 Format: Fiction Rating: Good Grades: 10 and up Curriculum Framework: English Genre: Realism Review: Mason and Kat lose their virginity … Continue reading →

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Clone Codes by Patricia and John McKissack

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Author: McKissack, Patricia and John McKissack Title: Clone Codes Publisher: Scholastic Copyright Date: 2010 ISBN: 9780439929837 Format: Fiction novel, Rating: Average Grades: 5-8 Curriculum Framework: History and Social Sciences Genre: Sci-fi Review: Leanna is fresh from a virtual field trip, … Continue reading →

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“Tutored” by Allison Whittenberg

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“Tutored” by Allison Whittenberg Delacorte Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-385-73869-9 Format: Book Rating: Good Grades: 8-12 Wendy has always known the good life – her father saw to that. He was a Black man who’d pulled himself out of poverty by … Continue reading →

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“Three black swans” by Caroline B. Cooney

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“Three black swans” by Caroline B. Cooney Random House, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-385-73867-5 Format: Book Rating: Excellent Grades: 8-12 “Black swans: “events that are hugely important, rare and unpredictable, and explainable only after the fact.” Sixteen-year-old Missy wanted her classmates to … Continue reading →

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“The Nightmarys” by Dan Poblocki

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“The Nightmarys” by Dan Poblocki Random House, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-375-84256-6 Format: Book Rating: Excellent Grades: 7-10 Timothy and Abigail’s lives change when they are accidentally paired up for a school project. Both of them report seeing nightmarish corpses, as their … Continue reading →

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The Flappers: Vixen by Jillian Larkin

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Author: Larkin, Jillian Title: The Flappers: Vixen Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Copyright Date: 2010 ISBN: 978-0385740340 Rating: Excellent Grades: 10-12 Curriculum Framework: History and Social Sciences, English Genre: Historical Fiction Review: Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody has it all. She … Continue reading →

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