Young Adult – Page 15 – Looking For a Good Book

February 18, 2019

HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS

What is it about He-Man and the Masters of the Universe that it manages to have a lasting appeal? I was not aware that there had been a newspaper comic strip (daily and Sunday). 1,674 days worth of comic strips. So when I saw that Dark Horse gathered as many of these strips as possible… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, comic book superheroes, Graphic Novels, Reviews, superheroes, Television, Young Adult

February 13, 2019

THE LOST KINGDOM – Matthew J. Kirby

Take an adventure story from Jules Verne, give it a Young Adult set of characters, and toss in a pinch of Steampunk and you get something very close to Matthew J. Kirby’s The Lost Kingdom. Bill Bartram and his father, along with scientists and members of a secret society of philosophers adventure into the American… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

February 8, 2019

A CIRCLE OF ELEPHANTS – Eric Dinerstein

Just over two years ago I read and reviewed What Elephants Know by Eric Dinerstein. It was a tremendously beautiful novel. Now Dinerstein is back with a follow-up … A Circle of Elephants. Thirteen-year-old Nandu works for the Royal Elephant Breeding Center – a newly established program that houses and protects the royal elephants. The… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Nature, Reviews, Young Adult

February 6, 2019

SCARLETT HART: MONSTER HUNTER – graphic novel

Ummmmm… no. I’ve tried to be a little pickier about the graphic novels I request and review, but since I’m not really familiar with a lot of the authors and artists working in the graphic novel industry today, occasionally one slips by me that doesn’t appeal on any level. Such as this one. Scarlett Hart… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews, Young Adult

February 4, 2019

HANNA WHO FELL FROM THE SKY – Christopher Meades

Hanna has grown up in a quaint, secluded village where men have multiple wives and trade their daughters to friends for favors. Or perhaps take a daughter for a wife. Hanna is now promised to a man her father’s age and she would be his fifth wife and the expectation would be that she’s to… Continue reading

OTHER, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

January 17, 2019

RECENTERING THE UNIVERSE – Ron Miller

This is a really interesting little book! This is a history/science book targeted at an advanced middle school reader, but really it’s the perfect book for someone like myself. As a youngster I probably wouldn’t have cared for this book too much. There are a lot of names that don’t roll off the tongue, and… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Young Adult

January 4, 2019

MASK OF SHADOWS – Linsey Miller

If you’re reading a book and you read only in the morning but when you go to bed at night you are thinking about the characters in that book, and wondering what is about to happen next, you probably really like that book. If you’re reading a book and you tend to always read that… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 28, 2018

DEAR EVAN HANSEN – Val Emmich

I have heard of Dear Even Hansen, the Broadway musical, and I know it’s been very successful, but beyond that I was pretty clueless. When I saw that there was an ARC available of a book, based on the hit show, I put in my request right away. Dear Evan Hansen is a Young Adult… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Theatre, Young Adult

December 7, 2018

HEROINE’S JOURNEY – Sarah Kuhn

With this book I have now read the Heroine’s Complex trilogy. I’ve had real mixed feelings about the previous two books (you can search for my reviews on my blog) but I am so happy to note that this is the strongest book of the series (and it will be a continuing series, according to… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

November 28, 2018

THE RAVEN BOYS – Maggie Stiefvater

Although I mostly read ARCs (Advance Reading Copy) these days, I’ve noticed that too often I come into a book series halfway through and I don’t enjoy the book quite as much because I’m not already familiar with the characters. When I think ahead enough, I will do a little research on my ARCs and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

November 21, 2018

HEROINE WORSHIP – Sarah Kuhn

**WARNING – THIS REVIEW CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT** Our scrappy teenage superheroes from San Francisco are back with Heroine Worship. Annie Chang fights under her superhero name: Aveda Jupiter. She fights against the demons who have infested San Francisco from another world or dimension. And she fights alongside her best friend, Evie Tanaka. But jealousy is… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

November 2, 2018

THE CHEERLEADERS – Kara Thomas

The high school in Sunnybrook does not have cheerleaders. They once did, but in a short time a number of calamities fell on the cheerleaders of Sunnybrook. First there was the car accident and two girls from the cheer squad were killed when their car hit a tree on a rainy night. Then there was… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Young Adult