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“Climb or Die,” by Edward Myers 2008-04-08 10:09:00 “Climb
or Die,” by EdwardMyers
is an action packed story about two teens who must climb a mountain despite their lack of real climbing equipment.
The Darcy family is on their way to their winter cabin in the Colorado mountains when an early snowstorm makes driving conditions dangerous. Rather than turning around Jake’s Dad decides to take a shortcut that will get them to the cabin faster.
“The Rifle,” by Gary Paulson 2008-04-08 10:03:00 “The Rifle
,” by Gary Paulson
is a fascinating book that explores the life of a historical rifle while emphasizing an important message: “Guns don‘t kill people, people kill people.”
Primarily “The Rifle” is the story of a gun that kills a child. In exploring this fragile and emotional theme Paulson uses a very interesting technique. He develops the story of both the gun and the child on two
“King of the Wind,” by Marguerite Henry 2008-04-08 09:54:00 “King of the Wind,” by Marguerite Henry
is an enjoyable Newberry Award Medal book by the master of horse stories. It tells the story of the Godolphin Arabian, that mysterious horse whose name is now found in the pedigrees of almost every superior Thoroughbred Horse alive.
The two main characters are Sham, the horse that would later become The Godolphin Arabian; and Agba, the horse’s loyal
“Surviving Antarctica - Reality TV 2083,” by Andrea White 2008-04-08 09:50:00 “SurvivingAntarctica
- Reality TV 2083,” by AndreaWhite
is an exciting, and yet thought-provoking novel about a future where TV has gone too far.
In 2083 TV is more than entertainment, it’s a critical part of the American life. The government even has a Department of Entertainment that aims to keep people so busy watching TV that they won’t be fighting a civil war or engaging in terrorism.
“Peak” by Roland Smith 2008-04-03 09:42:00 “Peak” by RolandSmith
is an enjoyable novel about a boy who climbs Mount Everest.
Peak Marcello has always loved to climb, but New York City doesn’t offer many opportunities for rock climbing. When he is arrested for illegally climbing a skyscraper his biological father comes to the rescue, offering to take him under his control. To Peak’s surprise, he then presents an opportunity for them
“The Janitor’s Boy” by Andrew Clements 2008-04-03 09:38:00 “The Janitor’s Boy,” is an excellent story by Andrew
Clements, one of the best writers of stories for school age children.
The story starts with a marvelous hook that drew me in right from the start:
“Jack leaned over and let the huge wad of gum drop from his mouth into his moistened hand. Then he began applying the gum to the underside of the folding desktop, just as he‘d planned.
“The Search for Delicious,” by Natalie Babbitt 2008-04-03 09:32:00 “The Search
for Delicious
,” by Natalie
Babbitt is an enjoyable fairy tale story aimed at the junior fiction audience. Before reading this book my only experience with Natalie Babbitt’s writing style had been her deeper, more serious books such as “Tuck Everlasting” and “Kneeknock Rise.” But “The Search for Delicious” shows a whole new side of Babbitt’s writing, a clear, light style that is both
“The Chimes of Alyafaleyn” by Grace Chetwin 2008-04-01 09:49:00 “The Chimes of Alyafaleyn” by Grace
Chetwin, is beautifully written fantasy story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
The world of Alyafaleyn is called the Region of Harmonies for good reason: countless golden spheres, heynim float in the air. The melodious chiming noises they make maintain the world’s existence. The people of Alyafaleyn control the heynim mentally. Around adolescence they
“Truesight” by David Stahler Jr. 2008-04-01 09:37:00 “Truesight” is a remarkable debut novel by author David
Stahler Jr. It’s science fiction theme is vividly memorable, with an important underlying message as well.
Jacob lives hundreds of years in the future in utopian community called Harmony. Everyone who lives in Harmony is blind. Jacob has grown up all his life among other blind people, absorbed in the philosophy’s of this sightless
“The Big Burn” by Jeanette Ingold 2008-04-01 09:19:00 “The Big Burn” by Jeanette Ingold is a well-written historical novel about a legendary conflagration that burned forests from Montana to Idaho.
The year is 1910 and hot summer conditions have combined with lack of rain to create a dangerous fire threat. Small blazes are cropping up all throughout the state of Idaho, started by campfires, sparks created by trains, lightening, and even arson.
“The Landry News” by Andrew Clements 2008-03-27 09:35:00 “The Landry
News” is a meaningful novel by Andrew
Clements, one of the market’s best writers for school age children.
In every school that Cara Landry goes to she starts her newspaper: The Landry News. Reporting is something that she loves to do. When Cara and mother move, Cara is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. This year, however, she gets Mr. Larson, a teacher know for drinking
“Hatchet” by Gary Paulson 2008-03-27 09:26:00 “Hatchet
” by Gary Paulson
is a Newberry Honor Award survival story. Usually I find survival stories to be unrealistic and almost ridiculous, yet Paulson has defined a plot that is both satisfying and very true to life. The story’s main character is Brian, a young teen with divorced parents. His father works in Alaska. While flying to visit his father for the summer, the plane’s pilot has a
“Riding Freedom” by Pat Muñoz Ryan 2008-03-27 09:16:00 “RidingFreedom
” by Pat Muñoz Ryan is an interesting historical novel based on the true story of Charlotte Darkey Parkhurst, also known as One-eyed Charley, and Six-horse Charley. Charlotte was born in 1812 and grew up at an orphanage. At some point she ran away from the orphanage, and started posing as a male so that she could enjoy many freedoms that were at that time not granted to women.
“A Long Way from Chicago” by Richard Peck 2008-03-25 10:57:00 “A Long Way from Chicago
” by Richard
Peck is a wonderful novel set in a Depression-Era small town.
Joey and his sister Mary Alice are a little hesitant about leaving big city Chicago to spend the summer with their Grandma. They soon find, however, that with Grandma around there is never a dull moment!
From the first hilarious chapter, “Shotgun Cheatham‘s Last Night Above Ground” to the
Inkweaver Review - Book Rating System 2008-03-25 09:13:00 The goal of Inkweaver Review is to help you as a reader locate the best, most satisfying books for your literary enjoyment. To that end we employ our own rating system to easily categorize books based on their likelihood of providing you with a quality reading experience.
In rating a book as compared to others an important question must first be considered: “What exactly is it that makes a Read more:Rating
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“Waterbound” by Jane Stemp 2008-03-25 09:09:00 “Waterbound” by Jane Stemp is a thought-inspiring science fiction novel set in a futuristic community.
The main character is sixteen-year-old Gem Ranneson. She lives in the City, a place where rules are not broken, because the government is always watching. Everything in the City is perfect; no resource is wasted and all the people are healthy. But then Gem discovers a shocking secret
“Island of the Blue Dolphins,” by Scott O’Dell 2008-03-23 13:33:00 “Island
of the Blue Dolphins
,” by Scott
O’Dell is a classic young adult novel that is one of my favorite books. In fact, in 1976 the Children’s Literature Associate named “Island of the Blue Dolphins” as one of the top ten best American children’s books of the past two-hundred years.
The story is historical fiction based on the real experience of a young Indian woman who lived alone on an
“Remembering Raquel” by Vivian Vande Velde 2008-03-20 09:55:00 “Remembering
Raquel” by Vivian
Vande Velde is a moving and thought provoking book about the death of a young teenage girl. Raquel was a fourteen-year-old girl who most people never noticed. She was just one of those average people that are all too often overlooked. But then she dies in a tragic accident, and everyone around her is effected in some way.
“Remembering Raquel” is basically
“So Yesterday,” by Scott Westerfeld 2008-03-20 09:50:00 “So Yesterday
,” by Scott
Westerfeld, is a fascinating novel that explores the source of and secrets behind the fashion and trend industry. With his powerful satire Westerfeld introduces the book’s point to us:
“We are all around you.
You don‘t think about us because we are invisible. Well, not exactly invisible. A lot of us have hair dyed in four colors, or wear five-inch platform
“The Daydreamer” by Ian McEwan 2008-03-18 11:10:00 “The Daydreamer” by Ian McEwan, is one of the most interesting and well-written pieces of literature that I have read in a long time.
The book was written for children, but its marvelous imagery and ideas are inspiring to minds of all ages. The main character is a young ten-year-old boy named Peter. McEwan immediately portrays Peter’s character, capturing his young personality and mind with
“Airborn” by Kenneth Oppel 2008-03-18 09:07:00 “Airborn” by Kenneth
Oppel, is an exciting adventure novel set in an alternate reality world where most people travel in airships.
The main character, Matt Cruse is a cabin boy who works on the luxury airship Aurora. Matt loves to fly, for it is only in the air that he can escape the painful memories of his past. He has dreams of one day flying an airship of his own.
When Matt rescues a
“From the Earth to the Moon” by Jules Verne 2008-03-18 09:05:00 “From the Earth
to the Moon” by Jules
Verne is a classic science fiction story first published in 1865. It tells the story of an interplanetary flight to the moon accomplished by the use of a large gun. The story is fairly realistic and believable, and the method and description of the building and launching of the rocket is interesting. However, I did not find Verne’s writing style to be as
“Hope was Here” by Joan Bauer 2008-03-16 16:31:00 “Hope was Here” by Joan Bauer
is fascinating young adult novel that was a recipient of the Newberry Award Medal.
Hope is a sixteen-year-old waitress who lives with her aunt, a diner cook who specializes in comfort food. When the two move from busy New York to a small rural community in Wisconsin, Hope is disappointed. She misses the hustle and activity of big city life.
Soon, though, she
“Criss Cross” by Lynne Rae Perkins 2008-03-13 15:15:00 “CrissCross
” by Lynne
Rae Perkins
is a fascinating Newberry Award Medal book that captures the relationships and experiences of a group of teenage friends.
What I enjoyed most about this book was the excellent character depictions. Perkins reaches deep into her characters and shows us their feelings and dreams. For an example of this, I will quote one of my favorite portions of the book:
“He
“Eager” by Helen Fox 2008-03-11 16:14:00 “Eager” by Helen
Fox is a wonderful science fiction book that explores the issues of a robot culture.
The story is set near the end of the twenty-first century, in a time when robots care for humans needs. When the Bell family’s faithful fifteen-year-old robot starts to break down they decide that they need a replacement. They want one of the elegant new BDC4 models. The BDC4 is so
“The Cay,” by Theodore Taylor 2008-04-09 14:44:00 “The Cay,” by TheodoreTaylor
is an award winning novel that is part survival story and part exploration of racism.
The story is set during World War II, when German submarines were still a threat to ships on the sea. Phillip and his mother are on a ship when it is torpedoed by a German submarine. When Phillip emerges from the disaster he is blind, and sharing a life raft with an old black
Come to the Sun 2008-04-10 11:13:00 I shine upon the world,
In flaming glory I warm the earth,
In the coming of spring,
In the bloom of a flower.
Come to the sun my children,
There is no need to be cold.
Come to the sun my children,
For winter is no more.
I sing the song of warmth,
To each bird and beast,
To each plant and person.
To all that live in light.
Come to the sun my children.
There is more to the world than dark.
Come
“Misty of Chincoteague,” by Marguerite Henry 2008-04-10 10:59:00 “Misty
of Chincoteague” is a classic Newberry Honor novel by author Marguerite Henry
.
Set on the small islands of Chincoteague and Assateague, the book portrays two children, Paul and Maureen Beebe. They are determined to own a horse of their own, and of all horses, the one they want is the mysterious Phantom, a wild mare that always evades the yearly roundups on nearby Assateague Island.At
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“Henry Reed, Inc.” by Keith Robertson 2008-04-10 10:19:00 “Henry
Reed, Inc.” by KeithRobertson
is an entertaining young adult novel about a boy’s experiments in free enterprise. Henry Reed is the son of an American diplomat, and has lived most of his life overseas. When he returns to the United States to spend the summer living in a small town with his uncle and aunt, he is determined to successfully carry out a special school assignment: to
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