Bibliography: Werlin, Nancy. (September 2010). Extraordinary. New York: Dial. ISBN: 9780803733725
Plot Summary: Ordinary Phoebe meets extraordinary Mallory in seventh grade, and they become better than best friends, inseparable. Years later when Phoebe meets Mallory’s brother, Ryland, she falls for him hard only slowly coming to realize that neither Mallory or Ryland are exactly what they [...]
Bibliography: Griffin, Adele. (August 2010). The Julian Game. New York: Putnam Juvenile ISBN: 978-0399254604
Plot Summary: Scholarship student at an elite girls school, Raye jumps at the chance to help queen bee Ella get back at her ex-boyfriend Julian by pretending to be someone she’s not in hopes of sabotaging and embarrassing him. She didn’t expect [...]
Bibliography: Gill, David Macinnis. (August 2010). Black Hole Sun. New York: Greenwillow Books. ISBN: 978-0061673047
Plot Summary: Durango is the chief of a small band of mercenaries who live by their own code of behavior on dystopian Mars. Joining Durango to defend a community of miners from the cannabalistic Draeu are second in command Vienne, mercenaries [...]
Bibliography: Godbersen, Anna. (2009). Splendor: A Luxe Novel. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 978-0061626319
Plot Summary: Elizabeth is determined to be a good wife and mother. She doesn’t love her new husband, but she is grateful to him until she starts to uncover details about his past dealings with her father. Her sister, Diana is determined to [...]
10 Aug, 2010
Posted by: Susan In: Children's Lit| Virtual Lit
As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wife in an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production.
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi [...]