Reviews

#s

• 1-800-Where-R-You by Meg Cabot
• 2 Days by L. B. Tillit
• 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
• 45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson
• 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody 
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, review courtesy of Brit Ward

 A

• The Accidental Billionaires The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich
• After by Amy Efaw   
• Airhead by Meg Cabot
• Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-Six Men Who Changed the World  by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy
• Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter 
• All American Girl by Meg Cabot
• All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
• Aloha, Kanani by Lisa Yee
• Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not a Virgin by Helen Fitzgerald 
• Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy
• Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer 
• Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Parts 1& 2 
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search by Gene Luen Yang

B 

• Baby-Sitters' Summer Vacation by Ann M. Martin
• Baby-Sitters' Winter Vacation by Ann M. Martin
• Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
• Beauty and the Beast by Jenni James
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
• Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin
• Belle's Star by Connie Gotsch
•  The Berenstain Bears and the Mama's Day Surprise by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• The Berenstain Bears Dollar and Sence by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• Better to Wish by Ann M. Martin
• Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
• Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
• Big Nate: I Can’t Take It! by Lincoln Perice
• Big Nate: In A Class By Himslef by Lincoln Peirce 
• Big Nate: Out Loud by Lincoln Peirce  
• Bing & Nero by I. L. Williams 
• Blood Orange Soda by James Michael Larranga
• Bob and Otto by Robert O. Bruel
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 
• The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm by Patricia MacLachlan 
• Breathing Underwater by Alex Finn
• The Bro-Magnet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
• Bronxwood by Coe Booth
• The Burnouts by Lex Thomas

C

• Caroline Series by Kathleen Ernst
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• The Caterpillar Princess by Dominic and Hannah Tuttle
• The Century Kids by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler
• Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles 
• Chasing Brookly by Lisa Schroeder
• Chrissa by Mary Casanova 
• Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne
• Christmas in Wellsworth by Rev. W. Awdry
• Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! Listen to the City by Robert Burleigh
• Claudia and the New Girl by Ann M. Martin
• Cliff-Hanger: A Mystery in Mesa Verde National Park by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
• Collateral by Ellen Hopkins 
• A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
• The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
• The Crocodile and the Scorpion by Rebecca Emberly
• Crossed by Ally Condie

D

• Dad is Fat by Jimm Gafigan 
• Daddy Christmas and Hanukka Mama by Selina Alko
• Dangerous Hunt: A Zombie Father's Day Tale by Raymond Masters
• Darkest Fear by Care Tiernan
• Dare You To by Katie McGarry
• The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
• December Moon by Suzy Turner
• Delerium by Lauren Oliver
• Dewey's Nine Lives by Vicki Myron
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
• Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
• Dick Van Dyke: My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke  
• Diva by Alex Finn
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Don't Even Think About it by Sarah Mlynowski
• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems    
• Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russel
• Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Double Take by Kevin Michael Connolly
• Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon
• Duck! Rabbit by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld

E

• Eden's Root by Rachel E. Fisher  
• Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Kruss Melmed, Illustrated by Elisabeth Schlossberg
• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
• Elixir by Hilary Duff with Elise Allen 
• Elmer, the Christmas Elf by Eileen Telford
• Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot
• Every Day by David Levithan
• Ex-mas by Kate Brian 

F 

• Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce 
• Fairest of All (Whatever After #1) by Sarah Mlynowski 
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• The Farmer by Mark Ludy
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo 
• Freakboy by Elizabeth Clark 
• From Scratch: Inside the Food Network by Allen Salkin
• From the Mist (NeverGirls #4) by Kiki Thorpe  
• From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler  
• From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer and ValerieThomas
• The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

G 

• Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
• The Geek’s Guide to Dating by Eric Smith
• The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith  
• George Washington and the General's Dog by Frank Murphy
• Ghost Stories of California by Barbara Smith (and other ghost stories too!) 
• The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy Edited by: Leah Wilson 
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Gotcha! by Shelley Hrdlitschka
• Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History by Alan di Perna
• Guys Read: Other Worlds by Jon Sciezka

H 

• Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard
• Happy Birthday to Me by Brian Rowe
• Happy Birthday to Me Again by Brian Rowe
• Happy Birthday to You by Brian Rowe
• Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Anelli 
• Haunted by Meg Cabot
• Hello Robots! by Bob Staake
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Here Comes the Big Mean Dust Bunny By Jan Thomas
• Here Comes the Bridesmaids by Ann M. Martin
• Here Today by Ann M. Martin
• Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
• Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking 
• The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
• Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick
• Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
• Hooked by Catherine Greenman
• How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop
• How I Survived Middle School #1: Can You Get an F in Lunch? by Nancy Krulik
• How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
• The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus by Sonya Sones
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi

I 

• I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
• I Beat The Odds by Michael Oher with Don Yeger
• I Can't Tell You by Hillary Frank
• I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano  
• I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dog by Francesco Marciuliano
• I Heart Band by Michelle Schusterman
• I Love Baby Animals by David Chuka 
• I Love Lucy: The Classic Moments by Tom Watson 
• I Spy Fly Guy by Ted Arnold
• I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
• I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis
• I Want to Go To the Moon by Tom Saunders
• I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness by Micky Dolenz
• I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
• If the Shoe Fits by Sarah Mlynowski
• Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling 
• Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell
• It's Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne Peters  

J

• Janie Face to Face by Caroline B. Cooney
• Jessi and the Bad Baby-Sitter by Ann M. Martin
• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
  
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
• Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park

K

• Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
• The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon

L 

• Lauren Yanofsky Hates the Holocaust by Leanne Lieberman 
• Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino
• Life with Lily by Marnn Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher
• Little Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood by Timothy Toche 
• The Little Moose Who Could Not Sleep by Willy Claflin
• Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
• The Long Way Home by Ann M. Martin
• Looking for Alaska by John Green
• Losing It Edited by Keith Gray
• Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
• Lust by Mike Wells

M 

• Mallory and the Mystery Diary by Ann M. Martin
• Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin
• Mandie and the Secret Tunnel by Lois Gladys Leppard 
• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
• Margot by Jillian Cantor
• Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic by Ann M. Martin
• Matched by Ally Condie
• Max Goes to the Moon by Jeffrey Bennett
• McKenna by Mary Casanova
• Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
• Monkey Business by Sarah Mlynowski 
• The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
  
• The Moon Coin (The Moon Realm Series) by Richard Due
• The Mother Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
• The Mother Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick 
• Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control! (My Weird School Daze #1) by Dan Gutman
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 
• Muggles and Magic: J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon by George Beahm
• My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World  by Gilles Bachelet 
• My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
• My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
• My So-Called Family by Courtney Sheinmel
• My Story by Elizabeth Smart

N 

• New York, New York by Ann M. Martin
• Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
• No Bath! No Cake! Polly Pirate Party by Mattias Weinhert
• Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease
• Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease
• Northanger Alibi by Jenni James 
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, ready by Blarie Brown 

O

• Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz  
•  Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, Review Courtesy of Brit Ward 
• Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
•  On Christmas Eve by Ann M. Martin  
• On My Way to the Bath by Sarah Maizes
• Once Upon A Toad by Heather Vogel Frederick
• Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr
• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

P 

• The Pact by Jodi Picoult 
• Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
• Panic by Lauren Oliver 
• Paper Towns by John Green
• People of Walmart:Shop and Awe by Andrew Kipple 
  
• Perfect by Ellen Hopkins  
• Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, Created & Illustrated by James Dean  
• Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin
• Picture Perfect by Deena Remiel
• Piggy by Brit C. Ward
• Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg 
• Plan B by Charnan Simon
• The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez
• Press Here by Hervé Tullet
• Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
• Pride & Popularity by Jenni James
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
• The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan 
• Purity by Jackson Pearce   
• Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry 

Q

R 

• Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C. Bennett  
•  Raven by Suzy Turner  
• Ready or Not by Meg Cabot 
•  Revealing Eden  by Victoria Foyt 
•  Revenge Wear's Prada by Lauren Weiseberger  
• Robot, Zombie, Frankenstein by Annette Simon
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryby Mildred D. Taylor
• Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

S

• Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
• Saige by Jessie Haas
• The Saints (Quarantine #2) by Lex Thomas
• Scary School by Derek the Ghost
• School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins 
• Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 
• The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring
• Sink or Swim (Whatever After #3) by Sarah Mlynowski
• Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
• Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
• Slam Book by Ann M. Martin
• Smile by Raina Telgemier
• Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
• So You Want to be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick
• Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
• Son by Lois Lowry 
• Space by Wil Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne
  
• Spike: The Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier
  
• The Start-Up by Sadie Hayes
• Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
• The Steps by Rachel Cohn
• Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
• A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard 
• The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
• The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
• Sunny Diary 3 by Ann M. Martin
• Sweet Seasons Series by Debbie Viguié

T 

• The Tale of Despereaux:Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
• A Tale of Two Proms by Cara Lockwood
• Tales of a Sixth Grade Muppet by Kirk Scroggs 
• Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 
• Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
• Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
• The Teashop Girls by Lauren Schaefer
• Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala
• Ten Kids, No Pets by Ann M. Martin
• Ten Rules for Living With My Sister by Ann M. Martin   
• Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski 
• That Day in September by Artie Van Why
  
• Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume
• There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
• This Doesn't Happen in the Movies by Renee Pawlish
• This is Not a Drill by Beck McDowell 
• This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
  
• Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown
• Tilt by Ellen Hopkins 
• TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Tiny Acts of Love by Lucy Lawrie
• Titanic A to Z by Judy Nichols
• The Titanic Lost...and Found by Judy Donnelly
• Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic's Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of Fact and Fiction by Barry Denenberg
• Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
• Triangles by Ellen Hopkins
• The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu 
• Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
• Twilight by Meg Cabot
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Review Courtesy of Jonathan Bacon) 
• Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

U

• Ugly to Start With by John Michael Cummings 
• Undaunted: Five True Stories of World War II by J. Pepper Bryars
• Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
  
• Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

V

• Venn by Roxanne Hunter 
• Very First Last Time by Jan Andrews
• The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter 
• The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

W

• We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhart
• Welcome to Camden Falls by Ann M. Martin
• What Does the Fox Say by Ylvis 
• What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones 
• What's in Your Closet by Rhonda Gibson and Stacy Baron
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
• Where the Heart is by Billie Letts
• Where We Belong by Emily Giffin  
• Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart
• Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
• Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
• The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio 

X

Y

• A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
• Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka 
• You Have Seven Messages by Stewart Lewis
• Young Marian's Adventures In Sherwood Forest By Stephen Mooser

Z