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    • A killing frost [book review]

    • A killing frost [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Survival skills--Juvenile fiction; War--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Australia--Juvenile fiction;

    • Marsden, John. A Killing Frost. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN 0-395-83735-9. $15.00. 275 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham The third of seven planned books in a series that started with Tomorrow, When the War Began (1995), and Dead of Night...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Abhorsen [book review]

    • Abhorsen [book review]

    • Magic--Juvenile fiction; Good and evil--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Nix, Garth. Abhorsen. HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN 0060278269. $18.89. 358 pp. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham Reading Level: Young adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Fantasy fiction; Adventure stories; Subject: Magic--Juvenile fiction; Good and evil--Juvenile...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Absolutely Maybe [book review]

    • Absolutely Maybe [book review]

    • Mothers and daughters--Juvenile drama; Runaways--Juvenile fiction; Los Angeles (Calif.)--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Yee, Lisa. Absolutely Maybe. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009. ISBN 9780439838443. $16.99. 274 p. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham Reading Level: Young adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Realistic; Subject: Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction;...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Boy Proof [book review]

    • Boy Proof [book review]

    • Science fiction fans--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Castellucci, Cecil. Boy Proof. Candlewick Press, 2005. ISBN 0763623334. $15.99. 208 pp. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction; Subject: Science Fiction Fans-Juvenile fiction;...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Count Karlstein [book review]

    • Count Karlstein [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Switzerland--Juvenile fiction;

    • Pullman, Philip. Count Karlstein. Illustrated by Diana Bryan. Knopf, 1998. ISBN 0-679-89255-9. $18.99. 243 pp. A 6-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham In nineteenth-century Switzerland, the evil Count Karlstein plans to sacrifice his two young nieces,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Forbidden tales: sword [book review]

    • Forbidden tales: sword [book review]

    • China--Juvenile fiction; Revenge--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Chen, Da. Forbidden Tales: Sword. HarperCollins, 2008. ISBN 9780061447587. $17.89. 240 p. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham Reading Level: Young adult Rating: Dependable Genre: Adventure stories; Subject: China--Juvenile fiction; Revenge--Juvenile fiction;...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Witchcraft--Juvenile fiction; Extrasensory perception--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation therapy--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile...

    • Duncan, Lois. Gallows Hill. Delacorte, 1997. ISBN 0-385-32331-X. $15.95. 229 pp. NR 7-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham Sarah Zoltanne's mother suddenly decides to move from their California home to the ultraconservative town of Pine Crest so she...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Girl Goddess #9 : nine stories [book review]

    • Girl Goddess #9 : nine stories [book review]

    • Sexual ethics--Juvenile fiction; Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction; Transsexualism--Juvenile fiction; Children and death--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Grandparents--Juvenile...

    • Block, Francesca Lia. Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories. HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN 006027120. $14.89. 181 pp. C 9+ FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham If you believe that childhood is a time of innocence, Francesca Lia Block's short story collection,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Keeping the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Keeping the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction; Overweight children--Juvenile fiction; Overweight persons--Juvenile fiction; Weight loss--Juvenile fiction; Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction; Social acceptance--Juvenile fiction; Teenage...

    • Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon: A Novel. Viking, 1999. ISBN 0-6790-88549-5. $15.99. 228 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham Forced to spend her summer in a small North Carolina town while her mother, Kiki, “fitness guru and personal...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Lost In Time [book review]

    • Lost In Time [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Time travel--Juvenile fiction; Identity (Psychology) in youth--Juvenile fiction; Teenage boys--Juvenile fiction;

    • Enzensberger, Hans Magnus. Lost In Time: A Novel. Henry Holt, 2000. ISBN 0-805065717. $18.00. 344 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham On one typical evening, thirteen-year-old Robert is daydreaming in front of the television when he rubs his...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Meanwhile-- [book review]

    • Meanwhile-- [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction; Obedience--Juvenile fiction; Imagination--Juvenile fiction; Magic--Juvenile fiction; Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile fiction; Caricatures and cartoons--Juvenile fiction; Pirates--Juvenile...

    • Feiffer, Jules. Meanwhile.” Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-0620-5156-3. $14.89. 32 pp. A 1-4 PB Reviewed by Rachel Wadham Realizing that comic books use the word “meanwhile.” to change the scene, Raymond tries his...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Open me-- I'm a dog! [book review]

    • Open me-- I'm a dog! [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dogs--Juvenile fiction; Books and reading--Juvenile fiction; Magic--Juvenile fiction;

    • Spiegelman, Art. Open Me “. I'm a Dog! Illustrated by Art Spiegelman. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-0602-7320-8. $14.95. 30 pp. B PreK-3 PB Reviewed by Rachel Wadham How many books have tails that wag? None! Which proves that the book Open Me “...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Out of the dust [book review]

    • Out of the dust [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dust storms--Juvenile poetry; Farm life--Oklahoma--Juvenile poetry; Depressions--1929--Juvenile poetry; Oklahoma--Juvenile poetry;

    • Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust: A Novel. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-5903-6080-9. $15.95. 227 pp.” 5-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham Billie Jo hates living in the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Depression-all she wants to do is leave. Her talent at...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Pankration : The Ultimate Game [book review]

    • Pankration : The Ultimate Game [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Olympic games (Ancient)--Juvenile fiction; Kidnapping--Juvenile fiction; Escapes--Juvenile fiction; Runaway children--Juvenile fiction; Promises--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Blacklock, Dyan. Pankration: The Ultimate Game. Whitman, 1999. ISBN 0-8075-6323-4. $15.95. 192 pp. B 5-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham Fleeing the rampant plague in Athens, twelve-year-old Nic tumbles into an adventure that may cost him his life....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Princess in the spotlight [book review]

    • Princess in the spotlight [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Princesses--Juvenile fiction; Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Diaries--Juvenile fiction; Best friends--Juvenile fiction; High school...

    • Cabot, Meg. Princess in the Spotlight. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-09-029465-5. $15.95. 223 pp. B 6-10 F Reviewed by Rachel Wadham Mia Thermopolis is back in this sequel to The Princess Diaries. Mia discovers that she is the crown princess of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Roughnecks [book review]

    • Roughnecks [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Football--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers--Juvenile fiction; High school students--Juvenile fiction; High schools--Juvenile fiction; High school seniors--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Cochran, Thomas. Roughnecks. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-201433-0. $15.00. 248 pp. B 7-12 FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham Roughnecks, by Thomas Cochran, chronicles a day in the life of high school senior Travis Cody as he prepares to battle the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Sees behind trees [book review]

    • Sees behind trees [book review]

    • Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction; Physically handicapped--Juvenile fiction; Vision--Juvenile fiction; Wilderness survival--Juvenile fiction; Self-reliance--Juvenile fiction; Identity--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Dorris, Michael. Sees Behind Trees. Hyperion, 1996. ISBN 0786822155. $14.89. 104 pp. C 3+ FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham By tuning his other senses into the world around him, a nearly blind Native American boy overcomes his handicap by learning to...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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