All About "contemporary fiction"
Book Review: The First Part Last
A realistic look at being a teen parent.
Read MoreBook Review: How I Live Now
Anorexia, incest, and world war -- a bizarre combination.
Read MoreBook Review: Flush
Teens fight polluting casino boat owner.
Read MoreBook Review: The Da Vinci Code
Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu seek to uncover a millennia-old conspiracy hidden, among other places, in the artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci. They are chased by prelates of the sinister Opus Dei, police, and a mysterious mastermind known only as "The Teacher."
The story interweaves history, fictional history, famous art, and the architecture of France and England, all while posing and solving various intricate puzzles as Langdon and Neveu solve a deathbed mystery left for them by Louvre curator Jacques Sauniere. Most challenging is that the two must not only solve the mystery, but beat Opus Dei to the information, conceal it, and then decide what to do with it.
Read MoreBook Review: You Don't Know Me
John copes with abuse with humor and fantasy.
Read MoreBook Review: The Boy from the Basement
Charlie recovers from abuse after escaping his basement prison.
Read MoreBook Review: I Am the Messenger
Slacker forced to help others learns to help himself. Teens only.
Read MoreBook Review: Stoner & Spaz
Fast-moving, funny story with doses of sex, swearing, and drugs.
Read MoreBook Review: The Higher Power of Lucky
Newbery winner is delicate, humorous, poignant.
Read MoreBook Review: Small Steps
Sequel to <i>Holes</i> is very different from predecessor. For tweens.
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