Tag Archives: coming of age

Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Posted on February 19, 2012 by timminsj

Death Cloud is the first in Andrew Lane’s excellent new series about young Sherlock Holmes.  Lane, a Brit who has written fan fiction for Doctor Who and James Bond, explains in his afterword that, “Arthur Conan Doyle gave little away … Continue reading →

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Crossed by Ally Condi

Posted on January 18, 2012 by johnsonk

Crossed is the much anticipated second book in the young adult dystopian Matched trilogy. Crossed picks up where Matched left off. Ky has been relocated by the Society to an unspecified location in Outer Provinces to fight the enemy and Cassia … Continue reading →

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Bunheads by Sophie Flack

Posted on November 9, 2011 by johnsonk

Writer Sophie Flack is a former dancer of New York City Ballet and a new author to watch. In her debut novel Bunheads, Flack revealed the glamorous but hard lives of members of the ballet corps. Based on her insider … Continue reading →

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Moon over Manifest, by Clare Vanderpool

Posted on September 15, 2011 by timminsj

Moon over Manifest won the 2011 Newberry award. That was enough reason for me to read it, but I quite enjoyed it and want to offer a few more reasons. It is set in Kansas. The town, Manifest, if fictional, … Continue reading →

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Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Posted on June 2, 2011 by johnsonk

Along for the Ride is an enjoyable read by a renowned YA author Sarah Dessen. Dessen has gained wide spread popularity by writing genuine stories about coming of age, friendship and love. Her characters are typically well developed and true … Continue reading →

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Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Rachel C

Skin Hunger is the story of two people, centuries apart.  Sadima, a girl with strange abilities in an era where magic is forbidden, and Hahp, an unwanted child sacrificed to a school of magic where only one can survive to graduate.  … Continue reading →

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Carter Finally Gets It a novel by Brent Crawford

Posted on March 3, 2011 by kazmim

Carter Finally Gets It is one of the funniest books I’ve read in some time.  The story is about a 14 year old boy and his struggles through his freshman year of high school. If you attended a public high … Continue reading →

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Matched by Ally Condie

Posted on March 2, 2011 by johnsonk

Matched is the first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy. The main character is seventeen-year-old Cassia who lives in a Society where all choices are made for you. You do not have to worry what you will eat, what … Continue reading →

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Flower Children by Maxine Swann

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Helen Hokanson

It happens to all library users sooner or later. A book, for reasons unknown, appears on your hold shelf and you have no idea when or why you requested it. This time it was Flower Children by Maxine Swann, and … Continue reading →

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City of Thieves by David Benioff

Posted on September 29, 2010 by wikstenp

I started reading The Passage by Cronin and the City of Thieves simultaneously.  I stopped reading the  The Passage on about page 40 because of the mounting tension and the prospect of vampires.  But somehow I could continue reading the fictionalized account of the  … Continue reading →

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