- Gathering Blue (2000). This companion novel to The Giver takes place in the same future time period and takes on some of the same themes as its predecessor, but is instead about a young disabled girl named Kira. Kira
The Giver Quartet
by Louise August 3rd, 2012 | Fiction, Young Adults
Earlier this year there was an article posted here on BB about Lois Lowry's The Giver, a children's fiction novel about a dystopian society. Did you know that The Giver (1993) is actually part of what was once a trilogy and is soon to become a quartet? Here's a bit about the rest of the books in the bunch:
No Crystal Stair
by R. Carnavale July 13th, 2012 | New Releases, Topic of the Month, Young Adults
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller is an outstanding, slightly fictionalized retelling of the life of an African-American bookseller and civil rights activist in New York City. His store was in business from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War era. The book, geared for young adults, is a short, quick read, with lots of photos and interesting tidbits about Michaux’s life and the times in which he lived.
Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, a librarian and Coretta Scott King book award-winner, is the grand-niece of Lewis Michaux. Rather than using
Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, a librarian and Coretta Scott King book award-winner, is the grand-niece of Lewis Michaux. Rather than using
I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook
by R. Carnavale June 14th, 2012 | Nonfiction, Topic of the Month
The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook: 150 Cheap-and-Easy Gourmet Recipes by Andrea Lynn offers readers an alternative to expensive and less-than appetizing college food service grub. The book is available in paperback and Kindle editions and is a good choice for a high school graduation gift or for students already enrolled in college. The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook contains 150 recipes and its numerous photos of tantalizing foods will make a reader salivate.
The pluses of this recipe book are that the easy-and-inexpensive to make recipes are geared for college students on the go and take just 5 to 30 minutes,
The pluses of this recipe book are that the easy-and-inexpensive to make recipes are geared for college students on the go and take just 5 to 30 minutes,
Why We Broke Up
by Louise June 7th, 2012 | Fiction, Young Adults
Why We Broke Up is a so-called "young adult" novel written by Daniel Handler. If you don't recognize the name Daniel Handler perhaps his pseudonym Lemony Snicket will ring a bell. Yep, he's that guy: the author of the Series of Unfortunate Events, which features the three Baudelaire orphans. With a famous series like that, you can't expect this guy to publish some happy-go-lucky story, right? That's why it came as no surprise when Mr. Handler brought us Why We Broke Up.
Why We Broke Up tells the story of Min Green and Ed Slaterton, who are breaking up. Because
Why We Broke Up tells the story of Min Green and Ed Slaterton, who are breaking up. Because
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
by Kaitlin May 17th, 2012 | Fiction, Young Adults
When I recently saw a preview for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, I thought it had to be a joke. Perhaps The Onion had infiltrated actual movie theaters? Nope, apparently it’s an actual movie, set to release on June 22. But people make weird movies all the time, so really, should I be that surprised? (And um, Tim Burton is on board for this project so… enough said.) Well, more surprise was in order, when I discovered that not only is the movie based on a book by the same name, it is actually listed as one of the bestselling
