The latest reviews of fiction and nonfiction titles--including novels, historical fiction, and curriculum related content--for middle school and high school audiences from School Library Journal.
Grades 5 & Up 12/01/2008
Fiction AIN, Beth Levine . The Revolution of Sabine . 214p. CIP. Candlewick . 2008. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7363-3396-7 . LC 2007022121. Gr 6–9—Sabine Durand, 16, knows that she should be preoccupied with balls, attending the opera, and attracting a suitable match. But lately she's had other things on her mind—things like free will, the ability to make choices and determine th...
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Grades 5 & Up 11/01/2008
Fiction ADAMS, John Joseph , ed. Seeds of Change: Nine Science Fiction Writers Envision Moments When Our World Could Be Reborn . 240p. Prime . 2008. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8095-7310-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 11 Up—For this collection, each author was asked to write a story about a paradigm shift, a turning point when the world changes.
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Grades 5 & Up 10/01/2008
Fiction AGUIAR, Nadia . The Lost Island of Tamarind . Bk. 1. 448p. (The Book of Tamarind Series). Feiwel & Friends . Oct. 2008. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-312-38029-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 5–8—Maya, 13; her younger brother, Simon; and baby Penny are left adrift and alone on the ship on which they live after their marine-scientist parents go overboard during a mighty storm.
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Grades 5 & Up 09/01/2008
Fiction AALIYAH . Maid Machinegun . tr. from Japanese by Anastasia Moreno. illus. by Suzuhito Yasuda. 185p. glossary. CIP. Del Rey . 2008. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-345-50253-7 . LC 2008000467. Gr 9 Up—While there are a few illustrations at the beginning of the book and a two-page "comicalized" passage at the end, most of this book is a straightforward novel.
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Grades 5 & Up 08/01/2008
Fiction ALTEBRANDO, Tara . What Happens Here . 242p. MTV . 2008. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-4165-4111-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9–11—Living in Vegas, high school juniors Chloe and Lindsay are surrounded by imitations of the world's greatest places. They've always been like sisters and they plan to travel the world when they're older.
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Grades 5 & Up 07/01/2008
Fiction ALEXANDER, Alma . Spellspam . Bk. 2. 437p. (Worldweavers Series). CIP. HarperCollins/Eos . 2008. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-083958-1 ; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06-083959-8 . LC 2007008618. Gr 7 Up—In Gift of the Unmage (Eos, 2007), Thea Winthrop, a double seventh who had shown no supernatural ability, learns how to use computers to weave worlds where she can use her magical power.
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Grades 5 & Up 06/01/2008
Fiction AMATEAU, Gigi . Chancey of the Maury River . 256p. Candlewick . 2008. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3439-1 . LC 2007027961. Gr 4–8—On the night that Chancey is born, a comet streaks across the sky, a sign that a horse of great beauty and wisdom has been born. However, it seems unlikely that the Appaloosa will fulfill this prophecy.
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PreS-K–A five-year-old (rabbit) awakes one morning to discover that there will be no school, no daddy flying home today, and no going outside–until the snow stops.
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The staff of Salinas Public Library (CA), aka The John Steinbeck Public Library, pose with Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost, a middle-grade novel that centers around the threat of the library's closing in 2004. After a difficult struggle, the library remains open and has just extended its hours to seven days a week.
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