The Market by J. M. Steele
Me, the Missing and the Dead by Jenny Valentine
Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools by Philip Caveney
Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
New Teen Fiction - 4/24/08
Review: The Sky Inside
The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle
This new book is great for those who may not be "into" science fiction, but are intrigued by books such as Lois Lowery's The Giver. The Sky Inside takes place in the future, maybe a couple of generations from now. The lucky people got a place in the doomed suburb. Everything from the outside is sent through "packets". The seasons are controlled in the dome, and when seasons change, all the residents put different window clings on their houses (flowers in spring, for instance). Adults in the dome vote on an issue everyday (such as the color of the President's new curtains) via their interactive tv. Meals come through a devine that works much like a gambling machine - you never know what you are going to get to eat. Pets, such as Martin's dog, are "bots" that can be reprogrammed. Martin is a teen who is not part of the genetically-engineered "Wonder Babies" generation like his sister. Babies are sent via packet, too, after parents go through a long application process. His sister Cassie is always asking questions, about everything, like all of the kids of her "model". Then when she is about 7 years old, a stranger ( and strangers never come to their dome) comes, and offers to take all of the Wonder Babies to a school outside the dome so they can learn all that their insatiable minds want to know. This is after he helps find Jimmy's (8 years old, the oldest Wonder Baby) real - not bot - rat. This part of the story offers a modern take on "The Pied Piper", in this way. Read the book to find out what happens next!
New Teen Fiction - 4/ 18/08
Child of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji
Defying the Diva by D. Anne Love
Foot Free and and Fancy Loose by Elizabeth Croft and Sarah Fain
nugrl90 (Sadie) by Cheryl Dellasega
The Pact of the Wolves by Nina Blazon
Players by Joyce Sweeney
Ranger's Apprentice: Book Four: The Battle For Skandra by John Flanagan
Rits by Mariken Jongman
Saturday Night Dirt by Will Weaver
Steel Trapp: The Challenge by Ridley Pearson
Thaw by Monica M. Roe
Review: Imaginary Enemy
Review: Imaginary Enemy by Julie Gonzalez
Jane Venezuela White's second grade teacher thought she was writing a letter to Buddha, but she was really writing to Bubba (and just wrote the b's the in the wrong direction). Her teacher didn't hang her letter on wall as was the plan, and Jane put it in her math folder. She keeps that folder well into high school, and adds letter after letter to it over the years. She writes to Bubba, her imaginary enemy. As she says on page 3, this first letter was "a fairly modest beginning to what has proven to be a long and fruitless relationship."
This is a great read. You learn all about Jane's relationships with her family and her friends, how she believes herself to be the ultimate slacker (but as she eventually discovers, she really isn't) and how Bubba eventually starts replying!
You should really think about giving this book a try.
- Reviewed by Leisl, YA Librarian
New Teen Fiction - 4/15/08
(In Alphabetical Order by Title)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Exodus by Julie Bertagna
Into the Dark (An Echo Falls Mystery) by Peter Abrahams
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Runaway (Platinum Teen Series Book Three) by Iuwell & Precious
The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle