Highland County District Library 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!
Alphabetically by Title: A- LM- 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 [ The Dollhouse Murders
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.]
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]
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 [ I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.]
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 [The Magician's Nephew
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.]
Maniac Magee / by Jerry Spinelli
5 spiders - J.B., age 12 [ Maniac Magee
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is also available as a Digital Audio Book.]
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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 [Prince Caspian
//
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book,]
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 Terrier
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.
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 [ Trickster's Choice is also available as a Digital Audio Book] .
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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 [Tuck Everlasting
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.] .
The Two Towers : Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings / by J.R.R. Tolkien
4 spiders - K.M., age 17 The Two Towers
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//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.
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 [ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
//
is also available as a Digital Audio Book.]
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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