A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Newbery Medal 2002
actually just started it... I'll get back to ya...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Airman
Airman
by Eoin Colfer (2008)
kings and revolutions, swords and the dawn of flight, honor and loyalty and a good old fashion swashbuckling tale... I know there can, and prob will be, further adventures of the young hero, but I was glad this book ended, as in ended without "look for book 2 in this continuing series, coming soon!"
Yellow Star
Yellow Star
by Jennifer Roy (2006)
Historical fiction account of one of the few children to survive in a ghetto during WWII... similar tone w/ Number the Stars, written in almost a free verse from the young girl's pov...
Friday, July 18, 2008
The Middle of Somewhere
The Middle of Somewhere
by J.B. Cheaney
a girl and her adhd little brother travel through Kansas with a grandfather who has not been around very much and doesn't seem to like children: misadventures soon abound... very nice book, young teen protag shows insight and responsibility, all learn appreciation for others as they are... funny, fast-paced, and entertaining...
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