Who Was First? : Discovering the Americas
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 5?9?With characteristic polish, documentation, and readability, Freedman examines the evidence for determining who first discovered the Americas. Despite traditional historical emphasis on European discoveries, "tens of millions" of Native Americans were living here when these renowned explorers arrived. The author devotes separate chapters to Columbus's New World voyages, […]
Hidden Moon : an Inspector O Novel
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Last year, Church made his impressive debut with A Corpse in the Koryo; his follow-up is nothing short of brilliant. A man wearing a silk-stocking mask is run over by a bus after he has robbed a bank in Pyongyang, North Korea. The case is given to Inspector O. There […]
Living Color
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. K-Gr 5?Cleverly organized around seven colors, including purple and pink, this book is jam-packed with visual and written information about scores of animals. Jenkins's signature vivid paper collages, startling in their detail and realism, have a sense of depth that was created by layering materials. Each image is accompanied […]
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4 Up?Hang on to your hats, because the conclusion to this trilogy is a fast-moving roller-coaster ride. Once again, Lord Ombra surfaces as leader of the Others, but this time readers are dragged into the hot desert land of Rundoon. Orphan boys work as slaves for villainous King Zarboff, and […]
The Fox and the Flies : $b the Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. South African historian Van Onselen first glimpsed a news item about Joseph Silver, the head of a pimps??? club, while researching the social history of a mining community. He set out on a 25-year journey to document the life story of Silver, n? Lis, and came to quite a conclusion […]
The Name of This Book Is Secret
Publisher Weekly Review Blending the offbeat humor of Lemony Snicket and insight into the preadolescent psyche ? la Jerry Spinelli with the captivating conundrums of Blue Balliett, the debut novel from a pseudonymous author is equal parts supernatural whodunit, suspense-filled adventure and evocative coming-of-age tale. When an unlikely pair of 11-year-old outsiders?survivalist Cassandra and aspiring […]
Entering Hades : the Double Life of a Serial Killer
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. Austrian Jack Unterweger was many things to many people—celebrated author, well-known bon vivant and loyal friend. To prostitutes plying their trade in Vienna, he was a ruthless killer. When he hanged himself in his jail cell after being convicted of murder in 1994, Unterweger brought to a close a story […]
The Looking Glass Wars
Publisher Weekly Review Alice was real?although her name was spelled Alyss, one of the many details Lewis Carroll got wrong in the story told to him by the young queen of Wonderland, according to Beddor's imaginative opener to a planned trilogy. Seven-year-old Alyss Heart is heir to the throne of Wonderland, just beginning her training […]
You Staying Young : the Owner’s Manual to Extending Your Warranty
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. In their newest in the You series, physicians Oz and Roizen and a supporting cast of contributors explain why the body ages and how readers can become anatomical puppeteers, mastering their genes, bad habits, environmental pollution and stress while igniting the body's ability to stay fit, strong and healthy. According […]
Seeing Redd
School Library Journal Review Gr 6–10—This second volume in the series continues the story of Alyss Heart, who defeated her Aunt Redd and is now Queen of Wonderland. She struggles to restore the devastated queendom to its former glory with the help of characters from the first book, including Bibwit, Hatter Madigan, and Homburg Molly. […]