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And here we are at the end of the series. Fifteenth in a series of fifteen. Spinelli, Jerry (2000). Stargirl. NY: Random House. 186 pages. Evaluation and summary: Leo Borlock is an unremarkable guy at an unremarkable high school. In fact, pretty much everyone at Micah High School is unremarkable, and they like it that [...] We’re almost through – fourteenth in a series of fifteen. Gaiman, Neil (2007). M is for Magic. NY: HarperCollins. 260 pages. Evaluation and summary: On the face of it, a book of short stories for young adults seems like a fine idea. The notion certainly has a distinguished pedigree, going back to (at least) Mr. [...] Lucky thirteen brings us back to New York. Thirteenth in a series of fifteen. Krovatin, Christopher (2005). Heavy Metal And You. NY: Scholastic. 186 pages. Evaluation and summary: Sammy Markus is a high school student who really likes two things: heavy metal music, and getting fall-down drunk with his friends. All is well in his [...] We return to present day England for the next title. Twelfth in a series of fifteen. McCaughrean, Geraldine (2005). The White Darkness. NY: Harper Teen, 369 pages. Evaluation and summary: What can I say about The White Darkness without giving away too much away? My professor has obviously read the book – she assigned it [...] I had no idea, but MGM has a channel on YouTube with all sorts of content available for free. You should have seen then already but if you haven’t you can watch A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. No idea if it’s the extended [...] Next stop – the Republic of Vietnam, 1967. Eleven in a series of fifteen. Myers, Walter Dean (1988). Fallen Angels. NY: Scholastic. 309 pages. Evaluation and summary: Seventeen year old Richie Perry can’t afford to go to college, so he takes another way out of Harlem: he joins the army. The army promptly sends him [...] Book ten brings us to Australia and the first reading response journal entry to reference the movie Red Dawn. Tenth in a series of fifteen. Marsden, John (1993). Tomorrow, When The War Began. NY: Houghton Mifflin Company. 286 pages. Evaluation and summary: Ellie and her best friend Corrie plan a camping trip into the wilds [...] For the next book, we’re leaving the past behind and voyaging to a mysterious island in the present. Ninth in a series of fifteen. Halam, Ann (2002). Dr. Franklin’s Island. NY: Dell Laurel-Leaf. 246 pages. Summary and evaluation: Semirah Garson is shy and not at all good with people. So she is somewhat surprised find [...] Book number eight finds us on the eve of the First World War. Eighth in a series of fifteen. Westerfeld, Scott (2009). Leviathan. NY: Simon & Schuster. 434 pages. Summary and evaluation: In Leviathan the setting is as much the attraction as the characters and plot, or at least it was for me. Westerfeld’s book [...] Oh hi. Have you heard the news, the news about the Battleship movie? Yes, as in the exciting and complicated board game Battleship – it’s being adapted for a movie. What’s the hook you ask? How will they take a game that is a jumped up version of guess a number between one and ten [...] For book number seven we’ll remain in the 19th century – but an alternate 19th century where we’ll visit the moons of Jupiter and the canals of Mars. Seventh in a series of fifteen. Reeve, Philip (2006). Larklight. NY: Bloomsbury. 400 pages. Summary and evaluation: Myrtle and Art Mumby live with their father at, or [...] YA novel number six finds us in 19th century London. Sixth in a series of fifteen. Updale, Eleanor (2004). Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? NY: Orchard Books. 232 pages. Evaluation and summary: Montmorency is a petty thief, stealing petty things – food to eat, clothes to wear. Montmorency isn’t even his real name – it’s the [...] Leaving the mice behind, we go to present-day New York for my next YA read. Fifth in a series of fifteen. Westerfeld, Scott (2005). Peeps. NY: Razorbill. 312 pages. Summary and evaluation: Three things you need to know about Cal Thompson. One – he is super-strong, and can see in the dark. Two – he [...] |
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