FINISHED:
Crowder, Melanie. (2017). Three Pennies. New York: Atheneum/Simon & Schuster.
["It matters not how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop." (p. 148).]
STARTED:
Wenxuan, Cao. (2017). Bronze and Sunflower. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[.]
*
Friday, May 26, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
FINISHED:
Westerfeld, Scott. (2017). Horizon [Horizon Book 1]. New York: Scholastic.
[A group of kids find themselves stranded on a strange "island" after their plane crashes, with all of the other passengers having mysteriously disappeared. They find a strange device that can mess with gravity, are attacked by vines and odd birds, and can't figure out where they are... there are two moons in the sky... could it be they are on a different planet? Just looked at his blog, and Westerfeld describes it as LOST meets HATCHET meets LORD OF THE FLIES, which is kind of accurate. For some reason, it just didn't completely click with me... and it should have been right up my alley.]
STARTED:
Crowder, Melanie. (2017). Three Pennies. New York: Atheneum/Simon & Schuster.
[Looking forward to this one! AUDACITY and A NEARER MOON were two of my absolute favorites from 2015.]
*
Westerfeld, Scott. (2017). Horizon [Horizon Book 1]. New York: Scholastic.
[A group of kids find themselves stranded on a strange "island" after their plane crashes, with all of the other passengers having mysteriously disappeared. They find a strange device that can mess with gravity, are attacked by vines and odd birds, and can't figure out where they are... there are two moons in the sky... could it be they are on a different planet? Just looked at his blog, and Westerfeld describes it as LOST meets HATCHET meets LORD OF THE FLIES, which is kind of accurate. For some reason, it just didn't completely click with me... and it should have been right up my alley.]
STARTED:
Crowder, Melanie. (2017). Three Pennies. New York: Atheneum/Simon & Schuster.
[Looking forward to this one! AUDACITY and A NEARER MOON were two of my absolute favorites from 2015.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
airplane,
conspiracies,
multicultural,
mystery,
robot,
science fiction,
survival
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
FINISHED:
Goldberg, Susan. (2017). Gender Revolution [Special Issue]. Journal of the National Geographic Society, 231(1).
[.]
STARTED:
Westerfeld, Scott. (2017). Horizon [Horizon Book 1]. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
Goldberg, Susan. (2017). Gender Revolution [Special Issue]. Journal of the National Geographic Society, 231(1).
[.]
STARTED:
Westerfeld, Scott. (2017). Horizon [Horizon Book 1]. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
Labels:
abuse,
adult,
alienation,
bisexuality,
coming of age,
gender roles,
multicultural,
non-fiction,
periodical,
suicide,
teasing,
transgender
Sunday, May 14, 2017
FINISHED:
Wood, Maryrose. (2015). The Unmapped Sea (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #5). New York: Batzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Goldberg, Susan. (2017). Gender Revolution [Special Issue]. Journal of the National Geographic Society, 231(1).
[.]
*
Wood, Maryrose. (2015). The Unmapped Sea (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #5). New York: Batzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Goldberg, Susan. (2017). Gender Revolution [Special Issue]. Journal of the National Geographic Society, 231(1).
[.]
*
Labels:
conspiracies,
Eric favorite,
family,
girl,
historical,
humor,
mystery,
orphan,
pirates,
series,
siblings,
Victorian,
water,
wordplay
Sunday, May 7, 2017
FINISHED:
Thomas, Angie. (2017). The Hate U Give. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Wood, Maryrose. (2015). The Unmapped Sea (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #5). New York: Batzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Thomas, Angie. (2017). The Hate U Give. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Wood, Maryrose. (2015). The Unmapped Sea (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #5). New York: Batzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Labels:
classism,
death,
family,
friendship,
gangs,
girl,
multicultural,
murder,
police brutality,
racism,
YA
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
FINISHED:
Madonna, Paul. (2017). On to the Next Dream. San Francisco: City Lights.
[.]
STARTED:
Thomas, Angie. (2017). The Hate U Give. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[I've only read the first 2 chapters, and it's already devastating...]
*
Madonna, Paul. (2017). On to the Next Dream. San Francisco: City Lights.
[.]
STARTED:
Thomas, Angie. (2017). The Hate U Give. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[I've only read the first 2 chapters, and it's already devastating...]
*
Labels:
adult,
autobiography,
change,
classism,
illustration,
magical realism,
moving,
San Francisco,
short stories
Sunday, April 23, 2017
FINISHED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2017). The Unbreakable Code [Book Scavenger #2]. New York: Henry Holt/Macmillan.
[Thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, and the author, who is also thoroughly enjoyable, came to my library for a reading/signing after Book Scavenger came out. She emailed me a few months ago to let me know that the sequel was coming, and asked if I'd like an advanced copy. Well, of course! It finally came the other day, along with a lovely note from Ms. Bertman saying that I should look on page 349. She name-checked me in the Acknowledgments! And, I'm proud to have been called out on this one because it's REALLY FUN. I'm going to say that it actually improves upon the original in that it is much more streamlined and singularly focused. Kids all across the world will enjoy it, but living here in San Francisco and getting to read about kids traveling all over this city is amazing. Jennifer, FANTASTIC job!]
STARTED:
Madonna, Paul. (2017). On to the Next Dream. San Francisco: City Lights.
[My husband said that I had to read this one. I guess that it mirrors our situation, though, hopefully not too much because it seems to deal with his being evicted from his San Francisco apartment...]
*
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2017). The Unbreakable Code [Book Scavenger #2]. New York: Henry Holt/Macmillan.
[Thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, and the author, who is also thoroughly enjoyable, came to my library for a reading/signing after Book Scavenger came out. She emailed me a few months ago to let me know that the sequel was coming, and asked if I'd like an advanced copy. Well, of course! It finally came the other day, along with a lovely note from Ms. Bertman saying that I should look on page 349. She name-checked me in the Acknowledgments! And, I'm proud to have been called out on this one because it's REALLY FUN. I'm going to say that it actually improves upon the original in that it is much more streamlined and singularly focused. Kids all across the world will enjoy it, but living here in San Francisco and getting to read about kids traveling all over this city is amazing. Jennifer, FANTASTIC job!]
STARTED:
Madonna, Paul. (2017). On to the Next Dream. San Francisco: City Lights.
[My husband said that I had to read this one. I guess that it mirrors our situation, though, hopefully not too much because it seems to deal with his being evicted from his San Francisco apartment...]
*
Labels:
adventure,
books,
Eric favorite,
friendship,
games,
multicultural,
mystery,
San Francisco,
series
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
FINISHED:
Wiesner, David and Donna Jo Napoli. (2017). Fish Girl. New York: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
[.]
STARTED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2017). The Unbreakable Code [Book Scavenger #2]. New York: Henry Holt/Macmillan.
[.]
*
Wiesner, David and Donna Jo Napoli. (2017). Fish Girl. New York: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
[.]
STARTED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2017). The Unbreakable Code [Book Scavenger #2]. New York: Henry Holt/Macmillan.
[.]
*
Monday, April 17, 2017
FINISHED:
Hatke, Ben. (2016). Mighty Jack [Book 1]. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Wiesner, David and Donna Jo Napoli. (2017). Fish Girl. New York: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
[.]
*
Hatke, Ben. (2016). Mighty Jack [Book 1]. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Wiesner, David and Donna Jo Napoli. (2017). Fish Girl. New York: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
[.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
boy,
fairy tales,
family,
fantasy,
friendship,
gardening,
graphic novels,
monsters,
mythological creatures,
series,
siblings
Saturday, April 15, 2017
FINISHED:
Konigsberg, Bill. (2017). Honestly Ben. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Hatke, Ben. (2016). Mighty Jack [Book 1]. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Konigsberg, Bill. (2017). Honestly Ben. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Hatke, Ben. (2016). Mighty Jack [Book 1]. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Labels:
baseball,
bisexuality,
boy,
character study,
classism,
family,
friendship,
gender roles,
homophobia,
homosexuality,
parents,
romance,
series,
YA
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