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Book Review: Criss Cross
This book is about one 60s-era summer in the lives of an assortment of very nice small-town teens. Just like a real small-town summer for teens, not very much happens. Life is pleasingly slow and languid. They listen to the radio, wonder about the opposite sex and about themselves, hang out, talk, grow a little, change a bit, come to a few understandings they didn't have before.
That's pretty much it. One boy is inspired by a college coffeehouse to take some guitar lessons in the basement of the church. A girl befriends and helps out an elderly woman. Paths cross, connections are made, or missed. It's real life, lyrically rendered.
Read MoreBook Review: The Prophet of Yonwood (Ember, Book 3)
Don't look for much Ember here. But OK for tweens.
Read MoreBook Review: Crusader
Racism, mystery, and politics at the mall.
Read MoreBook Review: Tyrell
Lauded debut is a gritty portrait of homelessness.
Read MoreBook Review: An Abundance of Katherines
Comic slacker-geek lit is fun for the right teen.
Read MoreBook Review: Harry Sue
Rich, passionate tale of a child enduring the trials of Job.
Read MoreReview: When Jeff Comes Home
Heartbreaking story of a boy returning from a three-year kidnapping.
Read MoreBook Review: Hoot
Plucky kids save endangered species from evil corp
Read MoreBook Review: The Da Vinci Code
Too arcane for younger kids. Really for adults.
Read MoreBook Review: Strays
Gripping story of teen entering foster care.
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