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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Detectives Week Review: The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Haines Miller
The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines Roaring Brook Press, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Face Value: I love the classic mystery aesthetic here: it’s both paying homage to the genre and time period and a lovely … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged Detectives Week, Girl Detectives, Historical Fiction, Homefront, New York City, Noir, World War II
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Detectives Week Review: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen. Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Currently available. Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Face Value: I checked out an old library bound copy, and I love the oddly colored images on the cover. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Detectives Week, Girl Detectives, grandparents, middle school, Mystery, sammy keyes
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Detectives Week Review: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak Harcourt, 2005 (Currently Available) Genre: Nonfiction Face Value: Perfectly effective. This cover, for me, strikes the ideal balance of original Nancy Drew nostalgia and serious-looking nonfiction aesthetics. … Continue reading
Posted in All Stars, Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged Carolyn Keene, Detectives Week, Feminism, Girl Detectives, Nancy Drew, Nonfiction
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Detective Week Review: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Currently available. Genre: Mystery Face Value: The copy I own, an 80th Anniversary Limited Edition, has a terrifically boring cover.It’s the book cover equivalent of a yawn. But I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Carolyn Keene, Middle Grade, Mystery, Nancy Drew, nostalgia
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Review: Addie on the Inside by James Howe
Addie on the Inside by James Howe. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. Currently available. Genre: Middle Grade Poetry Face Value: Even though it has that “cut off the body parts of the girl” element that can be really unappealing, I … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Activism, gay straight alliance, Middle Grade, middle school, Poetry, puberty
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Review: Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Lee and Low Books, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Poetry Face Value: Perfect. The more I look at this cover the more I’m in love with it. It’s not all that … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Award-winner, Diversity, Family, Grief, Latina, Loss, Poetry, Theatre
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Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins. Dutton Books, 2011. Currently available. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: This cover is a problem. I seriously think that Stephanie Perkins’ books don’t get enough recognition because they have covers that … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Costume, Realistic Fiction, San Francisco, Stephanie Perkins, ya
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Review: A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan Candlewick, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Speculative Fiction / Science Fiction / Dystopia / Fairy Tale Retelling Face Value: I listened to this book on audio, so I didn’t have the experience of looking … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Dystopia, Fairy Tales, Princesses, Retellings, Science Fiction
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Review: The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson. Flux, 2011. Currently available. Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: This is a chill cover. The latte on the cover made me long for a warm drink, and I was intrigued by the drawings … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged ethnicity, Latte Rebellion, Race, Sarah Jamila Stevenson, social activism, ya
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Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Blood Red Road by Moira Young Margaret K. McElderberry Books, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction Face Value: Respectable. I had no shame in displaying this cover while I read it in public, I like the use of color … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Dystopia, Feminism, Moira Young, Post-Hunger Games, Siblings, Speculative Fiction, ya
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