(3) YA Willow realizes that only she can save humanity from Raziel and the rest of the angels. Meanwhile, Alex unknowingly jeopardizes his relationship with her. Patient readers will be rewarded in the final chapters of this trilogy's lengthy conclusion: it's when the love triangle is most compelling. A fierce showdown (which occurs where the series began) neatly brings everything full circle.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(3) YA Willow and her boyfriend Alex (Angel Burn) escape to Mexico City following their semi-successful attempt to destroy the angels. Willow bonds with an attractive fellow half-angel, to Alex's dismay, and Alex prepares a ragtag group of killers to attack the angels once again. The intense love triangle and another riveting ending will keep readers engaged in this trilogy's middle volume.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(2) YA While oblivious humans bask in angels' radiance, the beings are actually destroying people. Willow doesn't know she's half-angel--nor that angel-assassin Alex has been instructed to kill her. He doesn't, and what follows is a novel packed with action and romance, culminating in a gratifying conclusion. This is the first book in a planned trilogy.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2011

(4) YA Business Leaders series. These books highlight the lives of three entrepreneurs: Dell, developer and CEO of Dell Computers; Winfrey, popular TV talk-show host and successful businesswoman; and world-renowned fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Each person's rise to wealth and fame is described in straightforward text. Photographs add interest to these not particularly inspired but readable biographies. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Business Leaders titles: Michael Dell, Oprah Winfrey, and Ralph Lauren.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) YA Alternating chapters feature Kat's first-person account of her experience as an amnesia victim and Kathy's old diary entries, which reveal the girl Kat used to be. Gradually, Kat learns the truth about her parents, her friends, her passions, and herself. The mysteries in this tale are a bit contrived, but the emotions of Kat and her friends are realistically portrayed.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Sadie has a reputation of being, well, dumb. When her mother is hospitalized, Sadie proves how capable she is by running her mother's bed-and-breakfast without anybody figuring out she's doing it alone. That Sadie doesn't recognize her own strengths can be both frustrating and rewarding for readers, who may well recognize similarities in themselves.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(3) YA Months after dropping eccentric Abby as a friend, thirteen-year-old Emma awkwardly encounters her on a bus. Then Abby mysteriously disappears. Emma becomes involved in the search--and begins to question her past treatment of Abby. The book excels at examining the dissolution of a friendship when one friend is unconventional and the other longs for conformity.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) YA After Jules's parents separate, the British schoolgirl is shocked that her father will no longer see or speak with her. Dad has discovered that Jules is not his biological child and has filed a lawsuit against his wife that becomes a national sensation. The novel explores a provocative family situation, though most of the focus is on the characters' predictable reactions to living in the glare of the media spotlight.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) YA Notable Americans series. A detailed look at the Quaker girl who became famous for her lavish clothes and A-list parties, this biography follows Dolley Payne Madison from her plain upbringing through her first marriage to a lawyer (who died of yellow fever) to her subsequent marriage to James Madison and her role as First Lady. Black-and-white reproductions illustrate the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman