Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. This was such a fun read, plus the sequel comes out next month! Hurray!
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Both of these books are by Simon's Pulse books for teens and have very similar cover styles. These make for very light reading and are kind of original.
How Not to Spend Your Senior Year by Cameron Dokey
Because Jo O'Connor's father is a witness in an ongoing murder investigation, they must leave town and make it appear that they died in a car accident, but Jo can't bear to leave without saying good-bye to her boyfriend, who now thinks she's a ghost.
Ripped at the Seams by Nancy Krulik
Arriving in New York City with dreams of becoming a successful designer, Sami quickly learns that the big city is a lot different than her small town in the Midwest when her ideas are stolen and she is blacklisted from getting another reputable job, yet not willing to quit, Sami regroups and comes up with a plan that gives her all the notoriety she could ever want.
Saturday, August 07, 2004
Leon and the Spitting Image by Allen Kurzweil
As Leon Zeisel heads back to school as a fourth grader, he sees nothing but doom and gloom in his future due to the secret teachers’ reports he has recently read, the introduction of his new and uptight teacher, and the realization that Henry Lumpkin, the class bully, is back and ready for action. Leon's new teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, promises more scholastic agony than usual with the announcement of a mysterious yearlong sewing project. Leon, who is all thumbs, is in danger of repeating fourth grade until he creates a doll image of Miss Hagmeyer that exerts a strange power over the teacher herself. Realizing the potential for mayhem, Leon and his friends team up to solve the mystery and defeat the bully with the help of their magical doll. This was a very interesting yet odd book. But I loved all the eyeballs on the inside pages.
As Leon Zeisel heads back to school as a fourth grader, he sees nothing but doom and gloom in his future due to the secret teachers’ reports he has recently read, the introduction of his new and uptight teacher, and the realization that Henry Lumpkin, the class bully, is back and ready for action. Leon's new teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, promises more scholastic agony than usual with the announcement of a mysterious yearlong sewing project. Leon, who is all thumbs, is in danger of repeating fourth grade until he creates a doll image of Miss Hagmeyer that exerts a strange power over the teacher herself. Realizing the potential for mayhem, Leon and his friends team up to solve the mystery and defeat the bully with the help of their magical doll. This was a very interesting yet odd book. But I loved all the eyeballs on the inside pages.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. We hear both sides of the same story with very different conclusions. I really enjoyed this novel. Plus there is a cute chick on the front cover.
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. We hear both sides of the same story with very different conclusions. I really enjoyed this novel. Plus there is a cute chick on the front cover.
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