Category Archives: Tween

The Battle of The Labyrinth

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan is the 4th book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series. I’m still having a great deal of fun reading these (yes, my enjoyment has increased greatly since the first book).  … Continue reading

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Pandora Gets Jealous

I promise we’ll get back to Percy Jackson soon, but while we wait, here’s the first book in the Pandora series by Carolyn Hennesy.  I couldn’t get my hands on the whole series, so this may be the only one … Continue reading

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The Titan’s Curse

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan is the 3rd book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. So far, what has impressed me the most is that the books in this series are equally good.  I liked The Titan’s … Continue reading

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The Sea of Monsters

This is the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.  No matter what I think of the Rick Riordan publicity machine I have to hand it to whoever decided to clearly number the books in this series.  … Continue reading

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The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) Around here, the movie version of this was advertised on billboards reading something to the effect of: Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lighting Thief It was a lot … Continue reading

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One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Delphine, Vonetta and Fern have been raised by their father and grandmother in Brooklyn.  But the summer Delphine is eleven, the girls venture out to Oakland to spend time with the mother who abandoned … Continue reading

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Forge

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson Anderson’s follow-up to Chains is written from Curzon’s point of view, which was a huge improvement in my mind. I found him much more likable and easy to relate to than Isabel.  He clearly has … Continue reading

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Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson As you can see from the cover, this book is qualifying for and winning all sorts of awards. I fear that at some point the whole cover illustration will be obscured.  I wasn’t going to … Continue reading

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Flygirl

Flygirl by Sherri Smith For our next African-American history month selection, we’re staying in Louisiana.  Ida Mae Jones learned to fly with her daddy, in a small plane, dusting crops.  As World War II begins, Ida finds herself wanting to … Continue reading

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Ninth Ward

Ninth Ward is a small book of exquisite beauty. A stark contrast to all the epic stories out there these days, Ninth Ward gives us a mere ten days with our characters: the days immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina, through … Continue reading

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