Numbering All the Bones
Numbering All the Bones, by Ann Rinaldi; Hyperion Books for Children: New York, 2002; $15.99 Only once in a very long time is a book published that is truly a work of art. It takes...
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Numbering All the Bones, by Ann Rinaldi;
Hyperion Books for Children: New York,
2002; $15.99
Only once in a very long time is a book published that is truly a work of art. It takes a great deal of work and time to have created such an extra special piece of writing. Only once in a while is a truly artistic and skillful book published, that readers of all ages can enjoy, now and for years to come.
Play to the Angel by Maurine F. Dahlberg;
Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2000; $16
The most memorable book I have read in a long time is Play to the Angel. Beautifully written characters breathe life into this interesting plot. The city of Vienna is well described, and the individual locations are so convincing I almost expect to see the dark interior of Cafe Adler or the snowy streets when ...
Good Fortune, My Journey to Gold Mountain,
by Li Keng Wong; Peachtree Publishers:
Atlanta, Georgia, 2006; $14.95
Have you ever read a book that grasps you from the first page and won't let go until you have finished reading it? Good Fortune, My journey to Gold Mountain, is one of them. You will feel like you are not in this world.
Domenic's War: A Story of the Battle of Monte
Cassino, by Curtis Parkinson; Tundra Books:
Toronto, 2oo6; $9.95
At the mention of war, some of the first images that come to mind are of troops firing from trenches or a plane dropping bombs. These are the experiences of soldiers; but imagine an ordinary person, a family with children perhaps, just doing ordinary, everyday things, like cleaning up the...
So B. It by Sarah Weeks, HarperTrophy:
New York, 2005; $6.99
So B. It is possibly one of the most moving, wonderful, descriptive books I have ever read. In this story, the main character, Heidi, is living with her mentally disabled mother and her neighbor, Bernadette. Heidi is used to living in a, well, different household, and has lived that way all her life.
The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages; Viking
Children's Books: New York, 2006; $16.99
Suze reached in and picked up a book, riffling the pages with a thumb. The Boy Mechanic, she said, snickering. "Why do you have that?'
"They didn't make one for girls," Dewey replied.
Have you ever done something that you really enjoyed, but you were the only one of your gender doing it?
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale; Henry
Holt Books for Young Readers: New York,
2006; $16.95
Do you know somebody who survived a natural disaster or a big storm? Well, I don't, but when I read Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale, I felt like I had survived a natural disaster, the Galveston storm of 1900. Marian Hale takes you right into the life of 16- (almost iv-) year-old Seth.
Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer;
Harcourt Children's Books: New York,
2006; $17
History is a great topic. When you combine that with William Shakespeare, the greatest poet in Europe, you have a story so intriguing it takes only a few days to read, once you get hooked. Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer is a realistic fiction book that takes place during the sixteenth century.
The Forest in the Hallway by Gordon Smith;
Clarion Books: New York, zoo6; $16
You can’t judge a book by its cover. How many times have you heard that phrase? Still, when I picked up The Forest in the Hallway, I took a good look at the cover and thought, Looks OK. I was incredibly, absolutely wrong. I was expecting an average fantasy book. This one is extraordinary.
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer;
Harcourt Children's Books: New York, zoo6;
$17
My first impression of the book Life As We Knew It was that it would be boring and drawn-out, judging by its number of pages and blunt plot. When I began reading it, I was mesmerized with the book's intensity and multiple problems that stemmed from the story's main conflict: an asteroid hitting the moon, knock...