Highland County District Library
Teen Book Reviews 2005

Updated 8/8/05

  Books Awarded the Coveted Five Crowns by Our Readers

(Bolded Titles link to the Teen's Review)

Angels Watching Over Me  by Michael Phillips,  rec. by R.S. age 12

Bad Dreams by Anne Fine, rec by K.C., age 14

The Black Stallion and Satan by Walter Farley  , rec. by M.T. age 12

Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty by Bobbi Brown,  rec. by K.C. age 14

Boy2Girl by Terence Blacker, rec. by M.B., age 14

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul
by Several Authors, rec. by R.S. age 12

The Color Of Your Skin Ain't The Color Of Your Heart By Michael Phillips, rec. by R.S. age 12

Danger at the Wild West Show by  Alison Hart , rec. by M.T. age 12

Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine

Dangerous Girls: The Taste of Night  by R.L. Stine, rec. by N.H., age 14

A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton
by Michael Phillips, rec. by R.S. age 12

Dragonology Handbook 
by Ernest Drake / edited by Dugald A. Steer.

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman : New Friends
by Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna, rec. by K.K., age 15

An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughton

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer

Face the Music by Melody Carlson

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates, rec. by K.A., age 12

The Good Dog by Avi , rec. by M.T., age 12

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, rec. by K.C., age 14

Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone  by J.K. Rowling, rec. by K.Y. age 12

Hatchet by Gary Paulson

The Hideout by Eve Bunting

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, rec. by C.R. age 16

I Do!  by Melody Carlson, rec. by M.B., age 14

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly
by Joyce Hansen

The Island Stallion Races by Walter Farley

Jesus freaks: stories of those who stood for Jesus
by D.C. Talk

Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

 

 

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music In Your Life by Clay Aiken, rec. by C.M.R., age 16

A Light in the Storm by Karen Hesse, rec. by K.Y. age 12

Lost Beneath Manhattan  by Sigmund Bowner, rec. by R.S. age 12

Man o' War by Walter Farley , rec. by M.T. age 12

My Louisiana Sky  by  Kimberly Willis Holt

Lily Speaks! by Nancy Rue, rec. by R.S. age 12

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer, rec. by N.H., age 14

Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly, rec. by B.B., age 13

The missing map of Pirate's Haven by Sigmund Brouwer , rec. by R.S. age 12

The Nervous Nephew by Nicola Furlong, rec. by D.B., age 15

The New Girl by Lois Gladys Leppard, rec. by R.S. age 12

The Nancy Drew Files: Very Deadly, Yours by Carolyn Keene, rec. by D.B., age 14

Our Secret Love by Miranda Harry,  rec. by T.P. age 12

Photo  Perfect by Beverly Lewis, rec. by R.S. age 12

Rebecca by Mary Christner Borntrager, rec. by R.S. age 12

Ripley's Believe It or Not!  Anne Marshall, rec. by C.L. age 13

 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, rec. by KA., age 12

Rough & Rugged Lily by Nancy Rue,  rec. by R.S. age 12

Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashers, rec. by K.A., age 12

Secrets of the Vine for Teens by Burce Wilkinson, rec. by M.B., age 14

She Said Yes by Misty Bernall, rec. by M.B., age 14

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashers, rec. by K.A., age 12

Stranded in Paradise by Lori Copeland, rec. by D.B., age 15

The Thieves of Ostia  by Caroline Lawrence, rec. by M.T., age 12

This Must Be Love by Tui T. Sutherland

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Together is All We Need by Michael Phillips, rec. by R.S. age 12

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews

Wake Me at Midnight Barthe DeClements.  , rec. by M.T., age 12

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks.

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, rec. by M.T., age 12

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech , rec. by M.T., age 12

The Wide Window by Lemony Snickett, rec. by B.B., age 11

A World of Recipes: Japan by Julie McCulloch,  rec. by K.Y. age 12

Zigzag by Ellen Wittlinger.

 

     

 

  Four Crown Books

Title and Author

Recommended by
Animorphs #19 : The Departure by K. A. Applegate L.M., age 14
Armando's treasure  by Melody Carlson. M.B., age 14
At the crossing-places (Book 2 in The Arthur Trilogy) by Kevin Crossley-Holland. L.G., age 14
The Black Stallion's Filly by Walter Farley  (41/2 Crowns) M.T., age 12
The Black Stallion's Shadow  by Steven Farley M.T., age 12
Candle In The Darkness by Lynn Austin  L.A., age 14
Crystal Lies by Melody Carlson M.B., age 14
Degrees of Guilt: Miranda's Story by Melody Carlson M.B., age 14
A Dolphin Named Bob by Twig C. George M.T., age 12
Firstborn by Robin Lee Hatcher L.A., age 14
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic by Sarah Masters Buckey. M.T., age 12
Garfield's Travel Adventures by Jim Davis K.C., age 14
Garfield's Guide to Everything created by Jim Davis K.C., age 14
Imperfect Together by Amanda Hart D.B., age 14

It Had to be You  by Stephanie Doyon

T.P., age 16

Jenna's Dilemma : Camp Confidential 2 by Melissa J. Morgan

R.S., age 12

The Journey Home by Isabelle Holland

K.K., age 15
Journey to Nowhere by Mary Jane Auch K.K., age 15
June by Lori Copeland M.R. age 14

A Love for Ivy  by Virginia Hart

D.B., age 14
 Lumber Camp Library   by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock M.T., age 12
My Heart is On the Ground by Anne Rinaldi K.Y., age 12
The Nancy Drew Files, v. 33 : Danger in disguise by Carolyn Keene D.B., age 14
Piercing Proverbs by Melody Carlson M.B., age 14
The Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline Lawrence M.T., age 12
Princess in Training by Meg Cabot M.B., age 14
Princess Present by Meg Cabot M.B., age 14
The Queen of Everything   by Deb Caletti C.R., age 16
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech M.B., age 14
 Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief   by Wendelin Van Draanen M.T., age 12
Sandcastles by Jane Peart D.B., age 14
Shadows in the Glasshouse by Megan McDonald M.T., age 12
White Star : a dog on the Titanic by Marty Crisp L.M., age 14

 

  Three Crown Books

Title and Author

Recommended by
Castle of Dolls by Dorian Duncan D.B., age 14
The diary of Victor Frankenstein by Stephen R. Cooper N.H., age 15
Just tell me when we're dead! by  Eth Clifford R.C., age 14
The Makeover Experiment by Jacqueline Carroll T.P., age 16
Princess Lessons by Meg Cabot D.B., age 14