WHALE TALK by Chris Crutcher – REVIEW

T. J. Jones is a smart young man.  He lives with his wonderfully supportive adoptive parents, has the perfect girlfriend, and plays some mean basketball. It has taken him a long time to get to a place in his life where he can say he is happy though. It still takes a lot of self-control [Keep Reading]

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GLIMPSE by Carol Lynch Williams – REVIEW

Lizzie and Hope are as close as two sisters can be; so, when Hope walks in on Lizzie with a shotgun in her mouth, Hope is thrown into a world of confusion.  She can’t imagine what would drive Lizzie to such an extreme action. After Lizzie is taken to the hospital and put in lockdown, [Keep Reading]

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GOTH GIRL RISING by Barry Lyga – REVIEW

Houghton Mifflin – October 19, 2009 By the time GOTH GIRL RISING hits the shelves it will have been three years since THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF FANBOY AND GOTH GIRL was published. For those that haven’t read it, do so now!  You will probably enjoy GOTH GIRL RISING even without the backstory from TAAFGG, but [Keep Reading]

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CRACKED UP TO BE by Courtney Summers – REVIEW

St. Martin’s Griffin – December 23, 2008 CRACKED UP TO BE is the story of Parker Fadley. She once held the position of queen bee of the school. She was the Captain of the cheerleaders, always landed on the honor roll list, and had the same basketball-star boyfriend since freshman year. After a particularly wild [Keep Reading]

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