Best Selling Artists Decade

Best Selling Artists Decade

2010 best new books for adult readers Middle Grade and Young Adult

Summer 2010 Top Reads for Middle Grade and Young Adult

Brennan, Sarah Rees. Encyclopedia Demon. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing / Margaret K. McElderry. 2009.

From School Library Journal

Starred Review. Grade 9 Up-In this riveting debut novel of 16-year-old Nick and his older brother, Alan, are accustomed to life on the run. Because her father was murdered, the boys have been forced to kill the demons set on them by the wise men seeking the charm Powerful stolen by the boys' mother. Nick is furious when Alan gets a demon class brand while saving a child from the slums. While trying to remove, Nick begins to suspect that her brother was lying on the ground for the efforts of mages to kill them and so his mother cries every time Nick touched. Fans of the television series Supernatural was hooked from the opening lines of the novel (The pipe under the sink was leaking again. It would have been so bad, except that Nick keeps your favorite sword under the sink.). Even teenagers are not considered gender lovers will appreciate the solid writing, the plot fast-paced, and the sense of authenticity Brennan gives the world of shadows between ordinary today in London and the other world of demons and wizards. Although Nick and Alan story is about Nick resolved all discover the truth behind the death of his father and the mother of his fear of him, the readers, no doubt, call for the next book in this trilogy of fantasy planned urban. Leah J. - Sparks, formerly at Bowie Public Library, MD

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Brown, Mary Calhoun. There are no words. Press Lucky. 2010

From Midwest Book Review

The most terrifying future is a future that can not change. "No words" tells the story of a mute girl who stays with one voice, but sent a few decades ago. With the knowledge of a train wreck that will kill one of the friends of his grandfather, Jaxon MacKenzie is in a time before the accident. But a twelve year old girl can not do much to stop a train ... the government can not it? "No words" is a charming story of determination and friendship, highly recommended.

Feather Pen: 5 Stars

There are words is told by Jaxon, a 12 year old girl with autism who lives with her grandparents. Although it shares with the reader who can not speak and describe their intense reactions to sound and touch, this not really a book about autism. It's an adventure whose hero happens to be autistic.

Jaxon also proves to be a strong girl, quick thinking that has crush on a black child and a friend who, in 1918, likes boys' pants and shoes under their dresses. Author Mary Calhoun Brown challenges many stereotypes. Teachers and parents looking for a book with strong female characters or soft, nurturing men find them here. The book also promotes awareness of autism without presenting as a problem to overcome. In fact, the main problem from the standpoint of Jaxon is that people do not understand autism and treat it like it is stupid or, to use his word, unworthy.

We see the world through the eyes of someone who is extremely sensitive to touch and sounds. Jaxon also pays attention to details and colors. Alerts the world around them-the feeling of the carpet, the rain sounds are peaceful and poetic. Jaxon, who has difficulty communicating with others, including his own mother is still able to paint beautiful pictures for us the world as she sees it.

When Jaxon is magically transported through a painting and time, she discovers that she is able to speak. In fact, she seems to have no trouble communicating and that is exceptionally good at sensing the feelings of others. In Tennessee, in 1918 Jaxon autism is not a problem, but soon discovers that racism, an issue she was not aware before their adventure travel in time, is enormous.

There are no words is a quick read with sympathetic characters depth. The relationships between the characters are sweet while being very real. Readers will be inspired by grandparents' patience Jaxon and kindness of his friends.

Pen says: A dream adventure that reads like poetry, while stereotypes

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   Griffin, Paul. The Houses of Orange. Penguin Books / Dian. 2009.

From Booklist:

* Favorite Review * As Rita Williams-Garcia jumped (2009), this story follows three children through the pressure cooker of inner city life as teenager crushing moves towards its conclusion. While this book mined minor humiliations and exaggerated dramas that swirl in a single day of class, this has a range much more diffuse. The three characters could not be more different: Tamika Sykes is a partially deaf student agonizing over whether she really wants to hear all the noise that surrounds it, wait Fatima is a refugee from 16 years of age who fled violence and poverty of unspecified African country to live in the shadow of the Statue Freedom, depending on who you ask, Jimmy Six and a troubled veteran of 18 years, is either a street poet or a junkie. The three form a friendship rare, which connects both artistically and emotionally. All this is set in a city that has become a powder keg of anti-immigration sentiment (thanks recently passed a law that rewards people for reporting illegal aliens) and is dangerously close to the ever-present spark of gang violence. Griffin clearly knows adolescents, especially the way they speak. In another writer hands, this story of three marginalized may have resulted in an emotional mess, but he maintains the depth of sincere emotion as characters battle their sale and find the strength in sacrifice. Although readers will be prepared for a journey of disturbing opening scene, however it floored by some of the fastest laps in this book, tense and powerful. Grades 10-12. -Ian Chipman

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Reisman, Michael. Bloom Simon and the effect of octopus. Dutton Juvenile. 2009.

Audio Archive:

Simon Bloom tells Nicholas Hormann third fantastic adventure like 12 years old, explores the Order of Biology, an underwater world of strange creatures. Hormann meet the challenge of a large cast of characters and multiple settings with an abundance of accents to differentiate and add color. It is characterized omniscient narrator of the story with the clear enunciation UK that matches your independent view and represents a sea creature with babbling. Portrays the passionate director of the underwater kingdom with the drama. When Simon and his friends are enriched with the DNA of octopus, develop special powers that are especially useful when in front of his archenemy, Sirabetta. Hormann includes inventive spirit of the story, listeners going through the adventure and intrigue.

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  Herlong, MH the great sea of the Great. Penguin / Viking. 2008.

From Booklist:

* Starred Review * Soon after the death of his mother, 15-year-old Ben and his two younger brothers was surprised when his father sells his house, buy a sailboat and announced that they will live aboard and cruise the Bahamas for the next year. Torn from everything he knows and forced to obey the orders of his father, Captain, Ben begins angry and finds no escape. As he says, "We were always together." When his father sets a course for Bermuda and goes overboard one night, children have little time to wonder if jumped or fell before it is struggling to stay afloat in a fierce Atlantic storm. Lost at sea on a ship damaged find their way to an island where they are trapped with little food, little water and little hope of rescue. Herlong first book is a great survival story and a fine portrait of family relationships in a time of crisis. sometimes justifiably angry, but logical, thoughtful and, the compassionate, Ben makes a sympathetic protagonist, and his siblings are no less attractive. With enough detail to make real adjustments and a minimum of metaphor, first person narrative is clear and direct. This page-turner, a adventure story is also a compelling, convincing and ultimately moving novel. Grades 6-10. -Carolyn Phelan

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Berryhill, Shane. Chance Fortune in the Shadow Zone. Starscape. 2009

From Publishers Weekly

Readers weary of Potter-esque fantasy, but hunger for another semi-humorous / school setting semi-serious, and lovers of superhero stories in general, will delight in this first volume of the adventures of Chance Fortune series, ideally structured for many adventures.

From Voya

Berryhill debut novel begins an exciting series, The Adventures of Chance Fortune, which has old and new formulas and gives them a zippy .... A lively and fascinating history is not taken too seriously or underestimate his readers .... Here's hoping you have several entries Berryhill series ready to go.

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Ecton, Emily. Night of the Living lawn ornaments. Aladdin. 2009

From TeensReadToo (dot) com

When Arlie awoke that morning, I had no idea that his life would be turned upside down in minutes. Arlie mother had given some of his toys to his neighbor, Cookie. When Arlie went outside, saw Cookie remove the inner workings of the head of his former Orange Kangaroo Fred. Arlie is snatched it from her and ran, only to end up a better friend of Tina, Bethany Burgess, ruining his new white capris.

I could not stop, so ran past a surprised Ty and ended up in a tree near Madame Wombat's. Ty appeared a few minutes later and leaves on the tree with Arlie.
While the tree, Arlie is a black dragonfly pendant and that's when the madness really takes off. The pendant is that it has a strange power - is inanimate objects into living, breathing things. Soon lawn ornaments and other objects for all the people are awake and turning. Arlie, Ty, Mr. and Boots have to work hard for them trying to get everything back to normal.

I found NIGHT OF THE LIVING LAWN DECORATIONS be even more fun than his last book, BOTAS AND PARTS. The characters were interesting and hilarious. Children, adolescents and adults, even laugh out loud when reading this book. "Opinion: Breia" The Brain " Brickey

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  Napoli, Donna Jo. Bayou Alligator. Random House / Knopf. 2009

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up-After extensive research carried out after reading a newspaper article about the lynching of Sicilian grocery in Tallulah, LA, in 1899, Napoli has a moving, instructive story an aspect of American immigration is probably unknown to most readers. After the death of his mother, age 14, leaving Calogero Sicilian home animated sleepy southern town to help his uncles and his younger cousin run grocery store. White customers expect to be served before blacks and their disgust with anger evident when the Sicilians do not. Excluded from white schools and not knowing that he can attend the black school, learn English Calogero of a guardian, who also tries to help him understand the behavior of South America. The cousins meet some African American boys who take on a hunting trip terrible crocodile firmly cements their friendship. Calogero is attracted to Patricia, an African-American girl, but does not fully understand the danger behind her fear of being seen in public with him. Although he has heard the stories of his uncles of the recent lynching of Sicilians in New Orleans, he is not prepared to horrible tragedy that hangs over his family when a white doctor kills the land of Uncle Francesco goats and then convinces one that the Sicilian mob plan to retaliate with violence. Historical events seamlessly integrates with vivid details of life, strong characterizations, and genuine dialogue with sound. In the final instance, the author expands beyond its specific themes of the story, encouraging readers to reconsider the motivations behind this disaster and other events of racism .- Ginny Gustin, Sonoma County Library System, Santa Rosa, CA

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Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell. Autumn Winifred Oliver does things different. From one year. 2010.

From Booklist:

In 1934, courageous 11-year-Autumn Winifred Oliver picaresque lives in Cades Cove, in the depths of the Great Smoky Mountains. His grandfather is involved crunch in a federal plan to convert the surrounding land into a national park, which would allow local people to take advantage of the tourism plan. But after Fall realizes that the government is actually a plot to level of Cades Cove, she tries everything in his power to stop the destruction. She writes a letter to Mr. John D. Rockefeller, asking to withdraw its funding, and even gives you the flatulent hound loose on a group of park builders. While the eventual compromise is not entirely pleasant one side, fall is certain she did her best to keep your precious yell "pay almost as perfect as possible." Heroin comes inventive Tubb impression of being a female version of familiar characters, such as Harris or Gary Paulsen Soup Robert Newton Peck. This homespun tale, full of folksy humor and Based on historical facts, will appeal to fans of Deborah Wiles and the books of Ruth White. Grades 4-6. -Jennifer Hubert

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Small, David. Points: A Memoir. WW Norton & Co., 2009.

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. In this memory deep and moving, Small, an award-winning children's book illustrator, uses his drawings to represent the conscience of a child. The story begins when the narrator is six years and continues into adulthood, with the bulk of history happened during his adolescence. The youngest member a quiet, sad family, David is subjected to repeated x-rays to monitor breast problems. When cancer develops as a result of this procedure, which is operated without being told what is wrong with him. The operation results in the loss of his voice, cutting it off even more of the world around him. white pencil small black-and-ink drawings are infinitely perceptive, as they represent the layering of dream and imagination in the real life experiences of the child. intuitive morphing of small images, like the scar after surgery terrible in the throat of the protagonist who becomes a dark staircase up by his mother, provided emotional depth echoes. Some understanding is gained as family secrets are unearthed, but mostly David elusive for him in a family which is not very communicative to a degree truly frightening. Small tells his story with unsettling subtlety and power.

About the Author

Mary Calhoun Brown tells stories about things that matter, weaving colorful and sensitive characters into history for a generation that prefers to be entertained rather than educated. Brown is an advocate for children and adults with autism. She also partners with educators to create curriculum guides for her novels so teachers and home-school parents can meet state requirements while making the most of classroom and planning time. Mary Calhoun Brown lives in beautiful Huntington, West Virginia, with her husband Cam and three sons, William, Harrison and Dewey

Does anyone else think the 90s was the best decade in music?

I refer to the 70 it was time to Boogie Down, years 80 was all about dance and synthesizers, and 90 was really the most incredible time for music. I mean that was the best selling artists such as Alanis Morissette, Donna Lewis, Tracy Chapman, Sublime, Natalie Merchant, Collective Soul, Oasis, The Cranberries, The Wallflowers The, TLC, Seal, Counting Crows, Notorious BIG, Fugees, Mariah Carey, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls, No Doubt, just to name a few! lol no but seriously, the music coming out today is horrible. just awful. nobody agree? and FYI, I'm only 20. I grew up with all the music of the 90s.

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