Saturday, June 4, 2011 “Nevermore” by Kelly Creagh “At once an homage to one of America’s greatest writers and a page-turning psychological mystery that is equal parts horror, humor, and romance, NEVERMORE is the story of Varen — a Poe-fan and goth — and Isobel — a cheerleader and unlikely heroine. When a Lit. project […]
Monday, March 14, 2011 “Those That Wake” by Jesse Karp March 21st, 2011 “New York City’s spirit has been crushed. People walk the streets with their heads down, withdrawing from one another and into the cold comfort of technology. Teenagers Mal and Laura have grown up in this reality. They’ve never met. Seemingly, they never […]
Thursday, February 17, 2011 “Cryer’s Cross” by Lisa McMann “The small town of Cryer’s Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn’t that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain. When a second student goes missing-someone close to Kendall’s heart- […]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 The Falconer’s Knot by Mary Hoffman ‘What a lout!’ whispered Sister Veronica. ‘You’d think a man who can afford clothes and a horse like that would have better manners.’It was not the sort of thing that nuns were supposed to say and Chiara was delighted to discover that Sister Veronica had […]
Thursday, July 8, 2010 Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell Although the skirt hung in a stiff tube around my legs, maybe with my new white silk blouse it didn’t look half-bad-“You look like a giant tube of toothpaste.”Maybe not.You know those people who have everything planned out? The six year olds who already know exactly […]
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Asleep, he looked a lot younger than going-on-seventeen, but I had noticed that Johnny looked younger when he was asleep, too, so I figured everyone did. Maybe people are younger when they are asleep.Ponyboy lives in a big town, where social order rules. There are the […]
Monday, December 21, 2009 Backwater by Joan Bauer She peered at me some more. I wasn’t used to such scrutiny. “I suppose at this moment you think I’m the craziest woman you’ve ever met,” she said quietly. I looked at her standing there with birds on her arms and head. “Fiona’s crazier,’ I assured her. […]
Monday, June 29, 2009 Lily’s Ghosts by Laura Ruby I liked this book, lots! 🙂 It was good, I give it 4 stars! I liked that it was perfectally descriptive enough, with some comedy, romance, horror, drama, and mystery. The wide cast of characters were great. I think it was written very well and the […]
Thursday, July 30, 2009 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Greetings Bookworms, Cat here to review an awesome book by called Inkheart! 🙂 Summary/Description: Meggie and her father live a simple, seemingly normal life filled with books. They both thoroughly enjoy them. Little does Meggie know that there is a reason her mother is gone and her […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Wishing Moon by Michael O. Tunnell Aminah threw up her arms to shield herself from flying shards of brass, but she felt nothing. “Say whatso thou wantest!” a deep voice thundered. “Thy slave is between thy hands!” Aminah is one of the many orphaned beggars who live in the streets of […]