Saturday, June 4, 2011 “Aphrodite’s Blessings; Love Stories From the Greek Myths” by Clemence McLaren “If I were racing against someone as handsome as Milanion,” Filomena said, “I’d let him win… by just a little.” She gestured with thumb and index finger. Atalanta, princess, has been brought up to be an athlete. When her father […]
Friday, April 8, 2011 “Deadly” by Julie Chibbaro “A mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever is sweeping New York. Could the city’s future rest with its most unlikely scientist? Every week more people fall ill, and despite thorough investigation, there’s no cause in sight. It’s not until sixteen-year-old Prudence Galewski takes a job as an assistant […]
Saturday, March 12, 2011 “Between Shades of Gray” by Ruta Sepetys Release: March 22nd “Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they’ve known. Separated from […]
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 […]
Saturday, June 26, 2010 Into the Wild Nerd Yonder (My Life on the Dork Side) by Julie Halpern “You know,” I say, “with Chloe Romano as your homecoming date, you could be homecoming king.” Barrett lets out a scream of terror.Jessie isn’t exactly a nerd. Well, she is a little. She’s a self professed “mathelete”, […]
Friday, April 30, 2010 Sovay by Celia Rees ‘I have another matter,’ he said eventually. ‘Do you know this man?’ pushed over the slip of paper that Leon had given him. ‘Yes.’ Fernand studied it. ‘He’s a journalist. Used to work for Marat’s scandal sheet. Specializes in lies and slander. if he can’t find anything, […]
Saturday, June 19, 2010 Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors Lady Capulet grimaced. “Young ladies are incapable of taking care of themselves. Young ladies must be directed. There is only one thing to be done. Since your mother is dead, I shall take her place. While you are here I shall act as your new mother.” […]
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 […]
Friday, February 13, 2009 Magyk by Angie Sage Magyk by Angie Sage (Book One of the Septumus Heap trilogy)I’ve read this book before, and the second, however I forgot what happened in both, and really wanted to finish the series- so, what was I going to do? Well, most people would probably look up the […]