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October 25, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Shine by Lauren Myracle. Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams. 2011. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: “Stunned residents of Black Creek, North Carolina, pray for seventeen-year-old Patrick Truman, beaten and left for dead outside the convenience store where he works.” Patrick is, no, was, Cat’s best friend. Three years ago, something happened and Cat […]
October 21, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
So, I’m reading Lauren Myracle’s Shine and I do something — Well. To some, something unforgivable. You see, there was something happening in the book and, well, I couldn’t wait. I had to know whether someone was going to be OK. So I flipped to the back of the book, skimmed a little, got the answer […]
October 20, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey. Little, Brown. 2010. Personal copy. The Plot: Ellie Spencer, 17, literally runs into her crush Mark Nolan one day and he says two things that will change her world. “I like your laugh” and “do you know what you are?” Ellie’s world at her Christchurch, New Zealand boarding school […]
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October 18, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
The Fox Inheritance. Mary E. Pearson. Henry Holt & Co. 2011. Review copy from publisher. Audiobook from Macmillan Audio. Narrated by Matthew Brown. 2011. Review copy from publisher. Book 2 of the Jenna Fox Chronicles. The Plot: Jenna. Locke. Kara. Three teenage friends who did everything together. Including died together. Well, at least their bodies died; […]
October 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Lauren Myracle has withdrawn her book, Shine, from the National Book Awards: “In a statement issued by her publisher, Myracle wrote that she “was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges’ work.” Via the LA Times Arts Beat blog. Also via the LA Times: “The […]
October 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
So many articles, so little time. From about a week ago: Maria Tatar at the New York Times, with No More Adventures in Wonderland: “But the savagery we offer children today is more unforgiving than it once was, and the shadows are rarely banished by comic relief. Instead of stories about children who will not […]
October 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
I have become the type of person that, when the National Book Award Finalists are announced, I have to read them all. OK, not all-all. I mean the Young People’s Literature Finalists. This year, there are six titles. Chime by Franny Billingsley (Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, Inc. ). My review. My Name […]
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