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Walton, Jo (2011). Among Others. NY: Tor Books. 304 pages. Among Others is the tale, in the form of a diary, of young woman by the name Mori (short for Morwenna) Phelps. As the book opens Mori has run away from her mother following the death of her twin sister, and gone to live with [...] Fermor, Patrick Leigh (1977). A Time of Gifts. NY: The New York Review of Books. 316 pages. The Library of Congress cataloging data just inside the cover of A Time of Gifts lists the subject headings of ‘Europe-Description and travel’ and ‘Europe, Central-Description and travel’ but one could just as easily describe it as part [...] One thing about convalescing, you can get a lot of reading done. And so, here’s a brief review. DeVoto, Bernard (1948). The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto. NY: TinHouse Books. 127 pages. When he wasn’t winning Pulitzers or National Book Awards, Bernard DeVoto penned this brief ode to the joys of the cocktail. Long out of [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] My next YA read is an imaginary medieval epic, with talking animals. Fourth in a series of fifteen. Petersen, David (2007). Mouse Guard: Fall 1152. NJ: ASP Comics, LLC. 192 pages. Summary and evaluation: Mice have always struggled to survive in a harsh world, and so the Mouse Guard was formed. In times of [...] |
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