Mystery Series Week, October 2-8 How did I not know about this special week? According to Chase’s Annual Events, “[m]ystery series week is a celebration of continuing characters in mystery fiction.” I have always said I was a mystery junkie. But really, I LOVE mystery series. The best series deliver great characters, settings and an [...]
Bibliography: Reinhardt, Dana. (2011). The Summer I Learned to Fly. New York: Random House Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-0385739542 Plot Summary: The summer before eighth grade, and Drew is working in her mother’s cheese shop where she hangs out with surf bum Nick (who she also has a crush on.) When she isn’t working, she plays with [...]
Bibliography: Pearce, Jackson. (2011). Sweetly. New York: Little Brown Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0316068659 Plot Summary: As a child, Gretchen all but watched as her twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Brother Ansel could do nothing either. They kept waiting for the witch to return for them. Many years later, their stepmother kicked [...]
Bibliography: Goode, Laura. (2011). Sister Mischief. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763646400 Plot Summary: Esme may be the only white Jewish lesbian teen in her Minneapolis suburb, but she has found her place with her 3 best friends performing in Sister Mischief, laying down hip hop beats and rhymes. The girls decide to protest when the school [...]
Bibliography: Watkins, Steve. (2011). What Comes After. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763642501 Plot Summary: When her veterinarian dad dies, 16 year old Iris goes to live with her Aunt Sue and Cousin Book she has never really met. They don’t understand Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover. When Iris sets two baby goats free to prevent their [...]
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