The One & Only : a Novel
“Emily Giffin ranks as a grand master. . . . She has traversed the slippery slopes of true love, lost love, marriage, motherhood, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption that have led her to be called ‘a modern-day Jane Austen.’ â€â€”Chicago Sun-Times
Wildwood Imperium
Kirkus Reviews ★ 2013-11-20 Drawing from wildly original tropes and paradigms and populated by a wide cast of characters old and new, this portrait of a magical world just outside mundane reality (here represented by Portland, Ore.) brings the trilogy to a satisfying conclusion. The opening strikes a somber note as a teenage girl calls […]
Insanity
VOYA, February 2014 (Vol. 36, No. 6) – Natalie Simonian While Vaught uses vivid descriptions throughout her novel, the same basic storyline is repeated not once, not twice, but three times. The author never clearly explains the structure of her supernatural world. The reader views the world through the first-person perspective of three characters who […]
Returning to Shore
Children's Literature – Justina Engebretson For fifteen-year-old Clare, the dark cloud that seems to be hovering over her summer fun continues to build. Having married husband number three, Clare’s mother is headed off on her honeymoon, while Clare is being shipped off to Cape Code to stay with the father she has not seen since […]
Darth Paper Strikes Back :
School Library Journal Gr 3–6—Like The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Abrams, 2010), this book is honest, funny, and immensely entertaining. The story again revolves around Dwight and his advice-dispensing finger puppet, Origami Yoda. Tommy, Dwight, and the rest of the crew are back for seventh grade at McQuarrie Middle School. The promising year takes […]
The Silver Door
Overview Internationally bestselling author Emily Rodda returns to the world of Deltora in book two of her brilliant new trilogy. Rye made it through the golden Door and rescued his oldest brother, but his troubles are far from over. The walled city of Weld in which he lives is still under attack by flying beasts […]
The Third Door
Internationally bestselling author Emily Rodda's brilliant finale to the trilogy inspired by the world of Deltora. Three magic Doors are the only way in and out of the walled city of Weld. The golden Door is grand and majestic — a Door for heroes. The silver Door hints at mystery and knowledge — a door […]
Eye to Eye : How Animals See the World
Publishers Weekly ★ 04/21/2014 Jenkins zeroes in on animal eyes in his latest merging of science and artistry. Subjects include the colossal squid (each of its eyes are “the size of a basketball—the largest of any animalâ€), the panther chameleon (“it can look in two directions at onceâ€), and the tarsier, which has eyeballs larger […]
Separate Is Never Equal : the Story of Sylvia Mendez and Her Family
School Library Journal ★ 05/01/2014 Gr 2–5—When the Mendezes moved to Westminster, CA, in 1944, third-grader Sylvia tried to enter Westminster School. However, the family was repeatedly told, "'Your children have to go to the Mexican school.' 'But why?' asked Mr. Mendez……'That is how it is done.'" In response, they formed the Parents' Association of […]
Shadow Spell
Library Journal 04/15/2014 Slowly regaining strength after a near-deadly defeat, the evil, power-hungry sorcerer Cabhan plots his revenge against the three descendants of his ancient nemesis, the Dark Witch Sorcha. The three cousins can feel Cabhan's shadowy power growing and know the time is coming when they must try to destroy him once again; maybe […]