The Ironwood Tree
Publishers Weekly: The penultimate volume in The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 4: The Ironwood Tree by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black pits Jared and Simon Grace against quarry-dwelling dwarves who have kidnapped their sister, Mallory. The children must escape these and other dangers that surface as a new arch-villain arises at the book's conclusion, prepping readers […]
The Tenth City
Synopsis: This is it: the final battle. On one side is the evil Victor Grindall and his horrific leader, the imprisoned Abaddon. On the other side is a girl named Alexa, who holds the fate of Elyon in her hands. If good is to win, Alexa must find a way to overcome the Lonely Sea, […]
Honor Thyself
Publisher Weekly Review Supreme spinner of romantic yarns, Steel (Amazing Grace, etc.), in her lamentable latest fable of female courage, fortune, fame and fashion, features Oscar-winning actress Carole Barber, who, at age 50 and trying to write a novel, travels to Paris, scene of a tragic love affair 15 years before. On her first night […]
Earth
Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by Edith Clark in memory of Geneva Jones. Summary: This lively collection encourages kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies, without being preachy. With more than 100 recipes, from yummy interpretations of classics to brand-new ideas–this book can help turn eating into a delicious […]
The Third Angel : a Novel
Publishers Weekly: In this elegant and stunning novel, veteran heartstring-puller Hoffman (Here on Earth; Seventh Heaven) examines the lives of three women at different crossroads in their lives, tying their London-centered stories together in devastating retrospect. High powered New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London having had an affair with Paul, her sister […]
MySpace/OurPlanet
Publishers Weekly: Printed on post-consumer-waste recycled paper with vegetable-oil-based inks, this guide to saving the planet practices what it preaches as it encourages teens to adopt green habits. Most of the suggestions here are obvious (skip the bottled water; carpool; take shorter showers), and they tend to be repeated. But repetition is not necessarily a […]
Three Girls and Their Brother : a Novel
Kirkus Reviews: Four teenage siblings, suddenly spotlit by fame, are forced to take responsibility when the grownups in their lives offer inadequate guidance. Playwright Rebeck's first novel is a wickedly enjoyable expose of modern celebrity; the cruel power wielded by fashionistas, PR minders, agents, paparazzi, Hollywood stars and entourages; and above all the perils of […]
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Kirkus Reviews: Painstaking but never boring recreation of a sensational 1860 murder brings to shivering life the age of the Victorian detective. The Road Hill case served as fodder for the emerging detective genre taken up with relish by such authors as Dickens, Poe and Wilkie Collins. It perplexed detectives at the time and was […]
Keep Your Eye On the Kid
School Library Journal Gr 3-5- More than 100 years ago, a small boy tumbled down the stairs and was picked up by Harry Houdini in what became a historic moment. "Gee, that was some buster the kid took!" The backstage baby was soon performing with his vaudeville parents and grew up to become a famous […]