**** Gilsdorf, Ethan. Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms. Lyons Press, September 2009. ISBN 9781599214801 $24.95  When Ethan Gilsdorf was 17, h

Reposted from an email from Allie Bodack, The Book Report Network, NY: "Please take a moment to complete the Teenreads.com 2009 Reader Survey. The goal of the survey is to identify trends and topics that are of interest to readers of young

The narrative of this lovely, lyrical novel unfolds in short vignettes, like a delicate bird skimming just over the water, dipping now and then to leave deepening ripples on the surface.

First Kiss (Then Tell) Bloomsbury Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59990-199-2 $15.95 212pp**** His name was Mike. I was old-- 15 and 3/4, and dreading turning sweet-sixteen-and-never-been-kissed. I agreed to play spin the bottle, hoping no one would be able

Vampires & werewolves are all the rage (blame Stephanie Meyers), and this supernatural tale about a slightly odd town named Nightshade stands out as lightweight treatment of things that go bump in the night.

A summer internship at a women’s magazine introduces Long Island ingénue Chrissy Gibbons to the glamorous world of high fashion at a fast pace.

Thing to do while waiting the final 10 days before Breaking Dawn's release...

This fantasy adventure tale has a heroine, a journey, a good vs. evil battle, and heart throbbing romance. Ultimately, though, it is a story of self-discovery, and dare I say it, identity.

 Welcome to day four of the Mélanie Watt (US) blog tour! Our interview with Mélanie follows. Hip Librarian's Book Blog: Mélanie , what is your writing process?Mélanie Watt: I usually start with an initial top

Matthews, Elizabeth. Different Like Coco.  Candlewick Press, 2007. 32 pp.  ISBN 978-0-7636-2548-1. $16.99More than anything, Coco Chanel's life story is a tale about using what you've got and and building on your strengths and resou

Tune in here April 10 when the Hip Librarian's Book Blog hosts Melanie Watts, author of the Scaredy Squirrel series (Kids Can Press. Submit your questions now about writing, reading and Melanie's thoughts on book reviews.  We'll post

Dial/Penguin, New York: 2008 ISBN 978-0-8037-3227-8 $16.99 408 pp Three juniors assigned to write about their "most excellent" year all choose the freshman year they became friends in this coming out/coming of age story that blends bas

Book Divas, an online community/ book club for young adult and college readers, is having an author visit with Jenny Downham on October 2nd to promote her novel Before I Die.

Part of a series on invertabrates, Gooey Jellyifsh presents facts about these spineless sea creations in clear short sentences...

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 ****Inspired by Leonardo's Notebooks, author Grey creates a portrait of the famous painter and inventor as imaginitively seen through the eyes of his faithful young servant Giacomo. Much of the plot concerns the completion of the fresco, th

*****Lauren is a perfect but stagnant seed of a girl, content but not really happy. The story of her attraction to the new boy at school, who turns out to the son of one of her father's previous girlfriends, unfurls like a rose   

This new fantasy series, meant to appeal to early elementary school age girls, concerns four nine year old who discover they are fairies, each with a special power.

rating: **Lexie is a self-proclaimed girl gearhead, here defined not as a car nut or gadget geek...

Rating: *****The fashion-magazine size and layout of this weighty volume is no mistake; Fairie-ality is an imaginative presentation of haute couture for fey folk.  Based on the premise that faeries have a season, like the tony upper class, and t

In January in libraries across America, the penguin storytime is obligatory; here is a perfect title to add to your repetoire

MT Anderson's Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, has won a Printz Honor Award as well as the  National Book Award for Young People's literature, and quite deservedly so. TMany librarians and educators question if teens iwll volunta

Apparently, our Blog-City hosts went from portlets to widgets in January, and I noticed a big error message when I logged in to post a new review today. I made the changeover and welcome feedback about the new look and layout: What do you all think?

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