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Web Teen Book Reviews 2008

Ratings run from 1 Spider for Not so Hot to 5 Spiders for Excellent!

Opinions vary, however, so come in and join us in rating your summer reads!

2008-07-23

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Alphabetically by Title: A- L M- Z
A

All the Tea in China : a Rollicking Regency / Jane Orcutt.

****4 spiders - H.R., age 17

American Diaries (see Maddie Retta Lauren)

Among the Brave / Margaret Peterson Haddix

5 spiders - J.B., age 12

Among the Enemy / Margaret Peterson Haddix

3 spiders - J.B., age 12

Among the Free / Margaret Peterson Haddix

3 spiders - J.B., age 12 (recommends the series)

Angels in the snow : a novella / Melody Carlson.

5 spiders - G.M, age 16

Anna of Byzantium / Tracy Barrett

2 spiders - E.C., age 13

B

Bad Connection / Melody Carlson.

4 spiders - S.C., age 14

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

The Battle of Iwo Jima / by Larry Hama

5 spiders - T.T., age 13

The Battle of Midway / by Steve White.

4 spiders - T.T., age 13

Beet. Volume 1, The Vandel Buster / story by Riku Sanjo ; art by Koji Inada

3 spiders - K.D., age 13

Betsy Zane, the Rose of Fort Henry / Lynda Durrant

4 spiders - E.C., age 13

Beyond Reach / Melody Carlson.

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

The Black Stallion Challenged! / by Walter Farley

5 spiders - H.M., age 14

The Black Stallion's Courage / by Walter Farley

5 spiders - H.M., age 14

Blade Silver : Color Me Scarred / Melody Carlson.

4 spiders - S.C., age 14

Blaze of Silver / K. M. Grant [final book of de Granville trilogy]

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Blood red horse / K.M. Grant.

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

The Blue Girl / by Charles de Lint

3 spiders - E.C., age 13

Bounce / by Natasha Friend

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

The Boy Book : (A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques For Taming Them) / E. Lockhart

4 spiders - R.P., age 14

Brides o' the Emerald Isle / Pamela Griffin, Vickie McDonough, Tamela Hancock Murray, Linda Windsor.

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

Brio. (Magazine)

5 spiders - J.F., age 12

The Brushstroke Legacy / Lauraine Snelling

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

The Bungalow Mystery / by Carolyn Keene

3 spiders - S.B., age 13

C

Caleb's Story / Patricia MacLachlan.

2 spiders - E.R., age 13

Cherokee Rose / Al & JoAnna Lacy

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

Christy / Catherine Marshall.

4 spiders - M.B.D., age 15

Cinderella 2000 / Mavis Jukes

3 spiders - R.P., age 14

Clash of the Sky Galleons / Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
Edge chronicles book #9

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

The Cobble Street Cousins : In Aunt Lucy's kitchen / by Cynthia Rylant

3 spiders - E.R., age 13

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy / Ally Carter

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

Crunch Time / Mariah Fredericks

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

D

A Dangerous Silence / Catherine Palmer

3 spiders - H.R., age 17

Daniel / Mary Christner Borntrager. (Book 4 of Ellie's People)

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

Death Note. Vol. 2, Confluence / story by Tsugumi Ohba ; art by Takeshi Obata ;translation by Pookie Rolf

5 spiders - E.C., age 13

The Dollhouse Murders / Betty Ren Wright.

3 spiders - S.C., age 14
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Dreamland / by Sarah Dessen

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

E

An Egg on Three Sticks / Jackie Moyer Fischer

3 spiders - R.P., age 14

The Eye of the Stone / Tom Birdseye

5 spiders - J.B., age 12

Elvis and me / Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

2 spiders - M.B.D, age 15

F

F is for Freedom / by Roni Schotter

4 spiders - S.B., age 13

Fatal harvest / Catherine Palmer

4 spiders - H.R., age 17

The Final Warning : a Maximum Ride novel / James Patterson.

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

5 spiders - M.R., age 14

First Test / Tamora Pierce

5 spiders - E.C., age 13
[First Test is also available as a Digital Audio Book, To check Out this Item you will choose SEO as your library and login as you normally would on our catalog]

Free again / Terri Farley - The Phantom Stallion book 5

5 spiders - N.M., age 12

Fruits basket / Natsuki Takaya

5 spiders - K.D., age 13

G

Galaxy of Fear : Eaten Alive / John Whitman.

5 spiders - J. B., age 12

Galaxy of Fear : The Nightmare Machine / John Whitman.

4 spiders - J. B., age 12

Gangsters / by Gary L. Blackwood

3 spiders - T.T., age 13

Ghost Towns of the American West / Raymond Bial.

4 spiders - B.B., age 12

The Gift / T. Davis Bunn

3 spiders - G.M., age 16

The Girl with the Destructo Touch / by Thomas E. Sniegoski

5 spiders - J. B., age 12

Grace Happens / by Jan M. Czech

5 spiders - C.W., age 12

The Green Futures of Tycho / William Sleator

4 spiders - M.M., age 12

Green Jasper / K.M. Grant.

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

H

Hail Caesar / Thu-Huong Ha

4 spiders -R.P., age 14

Hats off to Heroes: See: R. Friend

Hawksong / Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

5 spiders - E.C., age 13

Here, There Be Dragons / by James A. Owen

5+ spiders -K.A., age 12

The Holy Warrior / Gilbert Morris

2 spiders - H.R., age 17

Horns and Wrinkles / by Joseph Helgerson

5 spiders - E.C., age 13

A Horse For Cassie / Jeanne Hovde (Previously published as: A Horse Named Cinnamon)

4 spiders - S.B., age 13

Hush : an Irish princess' tale / Donna Jo Napoli

4 spiders -R.P., age 14

I

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You / Ally Carter

5 spiders -R.P., age 14
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W

In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen: See : Cobble Street Cousins

In the Blood / Savannah Russe. The Darkwing Chronicles # 4

4 spiders - C.R., age 16

In the Company of Secrets / Judith Miller

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

J

Jenny's Story / Judy Baer

4 spiders - C.T., age 17

Jessica / Melody Carlson.

3 spiders - R.P., age 14

Julotta : a story of faith & love / Tracie Peterson.

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

K

King of the Wind / by Marguerite Henry

5 spiders - H.M., age 14

King's Blood / Judith Tarr.

3 spiders - K.M., age 17

Kiss My Book / Jamie Michaels

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Kristina, the Girl King : [Sweden, 1638] / by Carolyn Meyer

3 spiders - C.R., age 16

L

Lara and the Gray Mare / by Kathleen Duey

4 spiders - H.M, age 14

Libby's Story / Judy Baer

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

Like Water for Chocolate / Laura Esquivel

3 spiders - K.M., age 17

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / C.S. Lewis

4 spiders - E.R., age 13   [e-book  Download ]

Little House on the Prairie / by Laura Ingalls Wilder

4 spiders - C.T., age 17

A Little Shopping / by Cynthia Rylant.

3 spiders - E.R., age 13

Lock and Key / by Sarah Dessen

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

London Calling / by Edward Bloor

5 spiders - K.M., age 17

The Long Path Home / Abigail Gardener

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

Love, Football, and Other Contact Sports / by Alden R. Carter.

5 spiders - R.P, age 14

Love's Haven / Catherine Palmer

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

M

Maddie Retta Lauren : Sandersville, Georgia, C.S.A., 1864 / by Kathleen Duey.

5 spiders - B.B., age 12

The Magician's Nephew / C.S. Lewis

5 spiders - K.A., age 12

4 spiders - E.R., age 13
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Maniac Magee / by Jerry Spinelli

5 spiders - J.B., age 12
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Meet Kaya, an American Girl / by Janet Shaw

4 spiders - B.B., age 12

The Messenger / T. Davis Bunn

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

The Minister's Daughter / Julie Hearn.

3 spiders - R.P., age 14

Miss Katie's Rosewood / Michael Phillips

5 spiders - J.F., age 12

The Missing Girl / by Norma Fox Mazer.

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Moments for Graduates

5 spiders - C.T., age 17

The Mysterious Island / Jules Verne

5 spiders - M.M., age 12

The Mysterious Maya / by George E. Stuart & Gene S. Stuart

2 spiders - G.M., age 16

N

Native Americans of the Northeast / Stuart A. Kallen

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

Never To Be Told / Becky Citra

5 spiders -R.P., age 14

Never Too Late / Michael Phillips

5 spiders - J.F., age 12

Not a Girl Detective / Susan Kandel

4 spiders - G.P., age 17

Notes From a Spinning Planet-- Ireland / Melody Carlson

5 spiders -R.P., age 14

Notes From a Spinning Planet-- Mexico / Melody Carlson

5 spiders -R.P., age 14

Notes From a Spinning Planet--Papua New Guinea / Melody Carlson

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

O

Orphan runaways / Kristiana Gregory

3 spiders - C.T., age 17

Ozma of Oz / by L. Frank Baum

3 spiders - J.F., age 12   [Download as a digital audio book]

P

Past Redemption / Savannah Russe The Darkwing Chronicles # 2

4 spiders - C.R., age 16

Payback / Melody Carlson

5 spiders - R.P., age 14

5 spiders - K.M., age 17

Playing with Fire / Melody Carlson

5 spiders -R.P., age 14

Prairie River : A Grateful Harvest / Kristiana Gregory.

4 spiders - R.K., age 12

Prairie River : A Journey of Faith / Kristiana Gregory

4 spiders - R.K., age 12

Prairie River : Winter Tidings / Kristiana Gregory

4 spiders - R.K., age 12

Prince Caspian : The Return to Narnia / C.S. Lewis

5 spiders - K.A., age 12
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Q

The Quilt / T. Davis Bunn

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

R

R. Friend Hats Off to Heroes / by Ronda Friend

5 spiders - B.B. age 12

R. Friend Time Out at Home /by Ronda Friend

5 spiders - B.B., age 12

The Red Geranium / Janette Oke

5 spiders - G.M., age 16

Regina Silsby's Secret War / by Thomas J. Brodeur

5 spiders - E.C. age 13

The Remains of the Day / Kazuo Ishiguro.

1 spiders - K.M., age 17

Ride to Battle Mountain / by Lauran Paine

3 spiders - G.M., age 16

A Room on Lorelei Street / Mary E. Pearson

4 spiders - M.T., age 15

S

The Sacrifice / Kathleen Benner Duble

5 spiders - E. C., age 13

Searching for David's Heart / Cherie Bennett

5 spiders - R.K., age 12

The Secret Country / Jane Johnson

5 spiders - J.B., age 12

The Secret History / Donna Tartt

3 spiders - M.T., age 15

Shabanu : Daughter of the Wind / by Suzanne Fisher Staples

5 spiders - C.R., age 16

The Shining Stallion / Terri Farley

5 spiders - H.M, age 14

Shug / by Jenny Han

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

The Silver Crown / by Robert C. O'Brien

5 spiders - J.B., age 12

Sleeping Beauty & other stories

4 spiders - C.R., age 16

Some Good News / Cynthia Rylant

4 spiders - E.R., age 13

Special Gifts / Cynthia Rylant

2 spiders - E.R., age 13

Spirit / by Kathleen Duey

4 spiders - H.M., age 14

Stealing Bradford / Melody Carlson

5 spiders -R.P., age 14

Sweet Dreams Drive / Robin Lee Hatcher

4 spiders - G.M., age 16

T

Terrier / Tamora Pierce

5 spiders - R.P., age 14
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That Summer / by Sarah Dessen

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Things Not Seen / Andrew Clements.

4 spiders - M.M., age 12

Time Out at Home See: R. Friend time out at home

Trickster's Choice / Tamora Pierce

5 spiders - R.P., age 14
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The Truth About Forever / by Sarah Dessen

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Tuck Everlasting / by Natalie Babbitt

4 spiders - S.B., age 13
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The Two Towers : Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings / by J.R.R. Tolkien

4 spiders - K.M., age 17
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U

Uglies / Scott Westerfeld

5 spiders - M.T., age 15

Ultimate Spider-Man. Vol. 5 : Public Scrutiny

4 spiders - T.T., age 13

Ultimate Spider-Man. [Vol. 10], Hollywood

3 spiders - T.T., age 13

An Uncertain Dream / Judith Miller (Postcards from the Pullman Series)

4 spiders - H.R., age 17

V

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader / C.S. Lewis

5 spiders -K.A., age 12
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W

War Cloud's Passion / Karen Kay

5 spiders - C.R., age 16

Weirdo's War / by Michael Coleman

4 spiders, M.M., age 12

What Kind of Love? : the Diary of a Pregnant Teenager / by Sheila Cole

3 spiders - R.P, age 14

What My Mother Doesn't Know / Sonya Sones

4 spiders - M.T., age 15

Whispers Along the Rails / Judith Miller

5 spiders -C.T., age 17

Wild Spirit / Steven Farley

5 spiders - H.M., age 14

Withering heights / Dorothy Cannell

5 spiders - H.M., age 14

The Wizard Heir / Cinda Williams Chima

5 spiders -E.C., age 13

Wurst Case Scenario / Catherine Clark

4 spiders - R.P, age 14

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