Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Right Behind You

Right behind you - Gail Giles

After spending over four years in a mental institution for murdering a friend in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Kip begins a completely new life in Indiana with his father and stepmother under a different name, but not only has trouble fitting in, he finds there are still problems to deal with from his childhood.


Monday, August 04, 2008

Dreamrider

Dreamrider - Barry Jonsberg



Harangued by his father about his weight and bullied in all the many schools he has attended, teenaged Michael finds some comfort in his ability to experience "lucid" dreaming but then starts to notice that the things that happen in his dreams are starting to occur in the real world as well.




Friday, August 01, 2008

STORM: The Infinity Code


STORM : the Infinity Code - by E.L. Young


In London, the teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, uncover plans for a deadly weapon and race to find and dismantle it, then confront the corrupt scientist behind the scheme.


Thursday, July 31, 2008

The year my sister got lucky - Aimee Friedman


The year my sister got lucky - Aimee Friedman


When fourteen-year-old Katie and her older sister, Michaela, move from New York City to upstate New York, Katie is horrified by the country life-style but is even more shocked when her sister adapts effortlessly, enjoying their new life, unlike Katie.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hush




First of all, I apologize for being a slacker about posting new books each day. The last few days have been crazy with getting stuff ready for our TWILIGHT party, which we had last night. It went really well, and thank you to all those who came out and helped celebrate Stephenie Meyer's amazing books! Now that the party is done, I can get back on schedule with new book posts!




Hush : an Irish princess' tale - Donna Jo Napoli




Fifteen-year-old Melkorka, an Irish princess, is kidnapped by Russian slave traders and not only learns how to survive but to challenge some of the brutality of her captors, who are fascinated by her apparent muteness and the possibility that she is enchanted.