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December 28, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
Vicki León writes for both young adult and adult audiences, and is best known for her humorous Uppity Women and Outrageous Women series. Her latest adult title is sure to please history and science readers of all ages who enjoy their nonfiction in short bites. A great title and colorful cover add to the appeal. LEÓN, Vicki. […]
December 26, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
Looking forward to several hours of train travel on Christmas Day, I promised myself a mindless read. Nothing teen-related, nothing for a bookgroup. So I picked a Swedish mystery/thriller from my shelf. (Full disclosure: Last Christmas I bought my Dad a pile of Swedish mysteries to compliment his enjoyment of Stieg Larsson. I have since–surprise!–borrowed […]
December 23, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
As we reach the end of the year, I want to be sure to present reviews of books that should not be missed, that need to find their way into school and public library collections for teens. The Other Wes Moore is nonfiction that reads like a novel, a book that shows teenagers how much […]
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December 22, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
One of the joys of a blog like this one is the opportunity to draw attention to titles that might be overlooked in the crowd of books published every year. Today’s review of Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky highlights a first novel offered in translation from the German, published by Europa Editions. This coming-of-age immigration […]
December 21, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
A fun combination of past and present today. First, Dracula’s Guest, a compilation of stories and excerpts from the past, which nicely presage modern stories. Hand this one to young readers who enjoyed Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Even the original fans of Twilight, now older and reading more sophisticated literature, should be persuaded to take a look. […]
December 20, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
Today’s book is the second in a series, which began with The Magicians and Mrs. Quent (Bantam, 2008). The first was not reviewed in SLJ, but found many fans over the last two years. While it was hailed (and marketed) as a debut novel, that was not quite true. Galen Beckett is a pseudonym for Mark […]
December 16, 2010 by Angela Carstensen
Breakthrough is an historical medical adventure, made all the more appealing to teens because it was a young girl who participated in the experiment that lead to the discovery of insulin. Related books that might interest teens? Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside by Katrina Firlik (Random, […]
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