Thursday, June 2, 2011 “Peak” by Roland Smith “You messed up, Pete.” “Peak,” I said. “Like in ‘mountain peak’?” “Right.” “Weird name.” “Weird parents.” Peak Marcello, as his name suggests, is a climber. His mom and dad, both mountain climbers, started him climbing at an early age, and his mom has encouraged him his whole […]
Saturday, May 28, 2011 “The Rules of Survival” by Nancy Werlin But how come there don’t seem to be any rules about when you ought to help others survive? Rules telling you when that’s worth some risk to yourself? Callie and I were working so hard for you, Emmy, but as far as I could […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 “Runaway” by Wendelin Van Draanen Well. Stupid me. You should see them now. They’re all huddled up arguing like crazy. Maybe they think I’m going to put a curse on them. I can’t believe it. They’re coming up here? Oh, crud. Frankie’s got a stick. Holly has gone from one foster […]
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 “The Adoration of Jenna Fox” by Mary E. Pearson “Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox has just awoken from a year-long coma — so she’s been told — and she is still recovering from the terrible accident that caused it. But what happened before that? She’s been given home movies chronicling her entire life, […]
Monday, May 2, 2011 “My Father’s Son” by Terri Fields She tells us that we will need to understand and abide by the rules.“I hate rules,” Tattoo Tom says. Kevin Windor, 17 years old, is pretty average. He’s taking AP classes, lives with his mom but spends weekends with his dad. He has a best […]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Necessary Parties by Barbara Dana My parents never used to be concerned about other people’s opinions. I personally think it’s a poor idea to do something, or not do something, because of what someone else will think. No matter what you do there’s always going to be somebody, somewhere, thinking you’re […]
Thursday, May 5, 2011 “The After Life” by Daniel Ehrenhaft “I do,” Will said. He tried to ignore the curious stares. So. The family reunion was complete. Mental note: Start taking meds again. Also, ask Dr. Brown why brain always short-circuits anad makes me talk like a retard during “major turning points.”“Hey, sorry about your […]
Monday, March 7, 2011 “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan “In Mary’s world, there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village. The fence that protects the village from the […]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 “Memento Nora” by Angie Smibert Release Date: April 1st, 2011 “On an otherwise glossy day, a blast goes off and a body thuds to the ground at Nora’s feet. There are terrorist attacks in the city all the time, but Nora can’t forget. So Nora goes with her mother to the […]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Skate by Michael Harmon I knelt beside him and my eyes stung. “Sammy, I’m trying here. I hate this as much as you do, but we can’t change it. Not like this. We just have to work, see? Just work hard, and it’ll be fine.”Ian McDernmott is not cut out for […]