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Archive for April, 2008

28 Apr, 2008

Review: House of the Scorpion

Posted by: Bonnie In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:
Farmer, Nancy. 2002. The House of the Scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689852223.
Plot Summary:
Matteo Alacran is definitely not like other kids.  He spends the first part of his childhood hidden away and cared for by a housekeeper named Celia.  Once he is discovered by children from the “Big House”, he spends [...]

18 Apr, 2008

Review: American Born Chinese

Posted by: Bonnie In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:
Yang, Gene Luen. 2006. American Born Chinese. Ill. by Lark Pien. New York: First Second. ISBN: 9781596431522.
Plot Summary:
Jin Wang is trying to fit in with his peers at his new middle school and makes a new friend with Wei-Chen, another new student from Taiwan.  The Monkey King desperately wants to fit in with the other [...]

16 Apr, 2008

Review: The Higher Power of Lucky

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Bibliography:
Patron, Susan. 2006. The Higher Power of Lucky. Ill. by Matt Phelan. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9781416901945.
Plot Summary:
Lucky is a ten year old girl who has lost her mother, gained a guardian, holds several jobs in her small desert town, and is searching for her Higher Power.  Lucky frequently overhears the [...]

07 Apr, 2008

Review: The Midwife’s Apprentice

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Bibliography:
Cushman, Karen.  1995.  The Midwife’s Apprentice. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books; Made available electronically by NetLibrary, p1996.
Plot Summary:
The story opens with a young girl who is orphaned, homeless, and has no name.  She is eventually called Brat, then Beetle, and finally through her trials and tribulations deems herself worthy of a real given name, Alyce.  [...]

07 Apr, 2008

Review: The Midwife’s Apprentice

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Bibliography:
Cushman, Karen.  1995.  The Midwife’s Apprentice. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books; Made available electronically by NetLibrary, p1996.
Plot Summary:
The story opens with a young girl who is orphaned, homeless, and has no name.  She is eventually called Brat, then Beetle, and finally through her trials and tribulations deems herself worthy of a real given name, Alyce.  [...]


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