Book Reviews

Book Reviews

YA/Teen Reviews
Note: All Young Adult written reviews are printed exactly as they were written to maintain authenticity.

The Touching Spirit Bear review by: Lenny
Joey Pigza Loses Control review by: Colleen
Soccer Halfback review by: Juan
Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout review by: Ivy
Bat 6 review by: Colleen
Claudia and the Great Search review by: Ivy
Belle Teal review by: Ivy
The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo review by: Shawn
The Wedding Day Mystery review by: Ivy
A Long Way from Chicago review by: Colleen
Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts review by: John
Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye review by: Ivy
Scary Stories 3 review by: Michael
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls review by: Ivy
Shiloh Season review by: Julia
Ice Magic review by: Jennifer
The Gospel According to Larry review by: Rosanne
Claudia Gets her Guy review by: Ivy
Good-Bye Middle School review by: Ivy
Mary Anne vs. Logan review by: Ivy

Staff Reviews

The following reviews are all written by Laura Bernheim, Young Adult Librarian, unless otherwise specified.

The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
Running Back to Ludie by Angela Johnson
Amandine by Adele Griffin
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden
First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard

The following were written by Laura, but originally appeared on the Hip Librarians' Book Blog.

Travel Team by Mike Lupica
Getting in the Game by Dawn Fitzgerald
Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir by Edwin John Wintle
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Me, Dead Dad, and Alcatraz by Chris Lynch
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Kristy's Great Idea -- Graphic Novel by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier
Playing the Field by Phil Bildner
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Born to Rock by Gordon Korman
Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball by Molly O'Neill

Updated August 6, 2006 by Laura Bernheim