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Here lies Arthur
Author: Philip Reeve
Some stories will never stop being retold. How many different versions of the Arthurian legends are there out there? And do we really need another? Well, why not. I mean, just because you share the germ of an idea with someone doesn’t mean you can’t go something new with it. A retelling can be more original than the original.
Tagged: 7 Stars, Arthurian, Britain - 500s, Britain - middle ages, first person narrator, gender differences, Here lies Arthur, historical fiction, Philip Reeve, politics - gender, ya
A swift, pure cry
Author: Siobhan Down
ISBN: 9780099488163 DDC: 823.92
LibraryThing | Wikipedia | Siobhan Dowd Trust
The place brought to mind a sinking ship. Wood creaked on the floor, across the pews, up in the gallery. Around the walls, a fierce March wind chased itself.
Michelle Talent is the eldest of three children. Her father spends his time out collecting for [...]
Tagged: 6 Stars, 823.92, A swift pure cry, Anne Lovett, Branford Boase Award winner, Eilís Dillon Award winner, GardaÃ, Ireland - 1980s, Kerry Babies, Siobhan Dowd, teen pregnancy, ya
The Ask and the Answer
Author: Patrick Ness
Chaos Walking #2
Okay, so I loved and adored the first book in this series, even with its horrible cliff-hanger of an ending. Luckily enough I had this one waiting at work, so I didn’t have long to wait before I found out about what happened next. If you haven’t read the first book you shouldn’t read this one. Just don’t. Put the book down and go look for The Knife of Never Letting Go, you really won’t have a clue what is going on if you don’t.
Just a word of warning, there are *mild* spoilers in this review.
Tagged: 813.6, 9 Stars, Chaos Walking, Costa Children's Award, dystopian future, first person narrator, multiple narrators, Patrick Ness, politics - gender, series, sff, space colonists, telepathy, The Ask and the Answer, trust, ya
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Author: Patrick Ness
ISBN: 9781406310252 DDC: 813.6
LibraryThing ; Wikipedia[1]
Chaos Walking # 1
The first thing you find out when your dog learns to talk is that dogs don’t got nothing much to say.
I wasn’t too convinced that I was going to like this book when I first started reading it. The first chapter didn’t grab me and [...]
Tagged: 813.6, 9 Stars, books that made me cry, Carnegie Medal shortlist, Chaos Walking, dystopian future, first person narrator, gripping read, Guardian award winner, James Triptree Jr award winner, Patrick Ness, politics - gender, sci-fi, series, sff, space colonists, telepathy, The Knife of Never Letting Go, ya
My life as a rhombus
Author: Varian Johnson
ISBN: 9780738711607
I don’t tutor high school students.
It’s funny. I’ve never read any books by Justine Larbaleister but I read her blog and when she recommended My life as a rhombus I guess I was feeling in a suggestible mood because I ordered it right then. And I’m glad I did; its a good [...]
Tagged: 7 Stars, abortion, high school students, My life as a rhombus, South Carolina, teen pregnancy, teenagers, Varian Johnson, ya
Just Jealous
edfaAuthor: Anne Cassidy
ISBN: 97814041041
It was as if Elise wasn’t there. No one could hear her. No one could see her. She wasn’t visible.
This is another one of the YA books I’ve been cataloging at work and so picked up at random. And to be honest I was a little disappointed in this one. The writing [...]
Tagged: 4 Stars, 823.914, Anne Cassidy, Just Jealous, relationships, romance, teenagers, teens in lurve, ya
Hero
Author: Perry Moore
ISBN: 9780552555869
I never thought I’d have a story worth telling, at least not one about me.
I grabbed this at work, while wondering if I should catalogue it as a children’s book or as a Young Adult. In the end, I figured it mentions sex, I’ll go with YA[1] and after reading [...]
Tagged: 6 Stars, first person narrator, Hero, Perry Moore, sexual identity, sff, superheroes, teenagers, ya
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