Book Reviews

Book Review·Tamora Pierce, Reviewed by Hayley Merrill — Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce; Scholastic Press: New York, 2003; $16.95 Shatterglass, a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, touches ingeniously close to the real world. Pierce is able to weave a...

Book Review·Alice Mead, Reviewed by Eesha Dave — Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2001; $16 When people thought the Holocaust was over, it wasn’t. For the Jews it may have been...

Book Review·David Clement-Davies, Reviewed by Talia Lester — The Sight by David Clement-Davies; Dutton Books: New York, 2002; $21.99 When I sat down to read The Sight, I was expecting a predictable good-against-evil, weak-against-strong, love-against-hate type story. Boy,...

Book Review·Laura Williams McCaffrey, Reviewed by Holly Kuestner — Alia Waking by Laura Williams McCaffrey; Clarion Books: New York, 2003; $15 Your lifelong dream dangles before your eyes. You reach for it and almost grasp it, but alas, you...

Book Review·Irene N. Watts, Reviewed by Allison Goldberg — Finding Sophie by Irene N. Watts; Tundra Books: New York, 2002; $6.95 Before I read Finding Sophie I had read several books about Jewish children who went into hiding during...

Book Review·Brian Jacques, Reviewed by Andrew Glick — Triss by Brian Jacques; Philomel Books: New York, 2002; $23.99 A book of adventures. Comic and distinct personalities. Several story lines that wittily intertwine together, make the book Triss by...

Book Review·Gerald Morris, Reviewed by Nikki Friedman — The Ballad of Sir Dinadan by Gerald Morris; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 2003; $15 “What do you want to be when you grow up?” All of us children have been plagued...

Book Review·Simon French, Reviewed By Bill T. Hallahan. — Where in the World by Simon French; Peachtree Publishers: Atlanta, 2003; $14.95 Have you ever not wanted to do something, but been forced to do it anyway? Ari, a boy...

Book Review·Jean Little, Reviewed by Susanna Cai — Willow and Twig by Jean Little; Viking: New York, 2000; $15.99 Most people can relate to having an annoying little brother that is “Velcro-ed” to you wherever you go, or...

Book Review·Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack, Reviewed by Laura Krull — Days of Jubilee by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack; Scholastic Press: New York, 2003; $18.95 The Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal, with certain unalienable...