Review of A Curse as Dark as Gold, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Curse as Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic), 2008. 395 pages. Winner of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2008. Starred review.…
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Review of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Dial Press (Random House), New York, 2008. 278 pages. Starred Review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010:…
Review of Fairest Audiobook, by Gail Carson Levine
Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine Read and Sung by Sarah Naughton and the Full Cast Family Music by Todd Hobin Full Cast Audio, 2007. Unabridged. Review written January 28, 2008. Starred Review.…
Review of Greater Estimations, by Bruce Goldstone
Greater Estimations by Bruce Goldstone Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2008. 32 pages. Starred review. 2009 Sonderbooks Stand-out: #3 Children’s Nonfiction This book is fascinating. I brought it to…
Review of Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Megan Tingley Books (Little, Brown), New York, 2005. 498 pages. Starred Review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2008: #4, Fantasy Teen Fiction. I took a Resources for Young Adults…
Review of American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang, color by Lark Pien. First Second, New York, 2006. 233 pages. Winner of the 2007 Printz Medal. Starred Review Sonderbooks Stand-out 2008,…
Review of Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie
Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie Hazelden, 1987. 231 pages. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2008: #5, Personal Growth Starred Review Codependent No More is by now a classic work on codependency. If…
Review of Audiobook Enna Burning, by Shannon Hale
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale Read by Cynthia Bishop and the Full Cast Family Full Cast Audio, 2007. 8 CDs. 8 hours, 30 minutes. Text copyright 2004. http://www.squeetus.com/ http://www.fullcastaudio.com/ My…
Review of The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith Pantheon Books, New York, 2007. 213 pages. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2008. #5 Fiction: Romance This book, the eighth in the series…
Review of The Gaslight Effect, by Dr. Robin Stern
The Gaslight Effect How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life by Dr. Robin Stern Reviewed February 19, 2008. Morgan Road Books, New…