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195 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen
| December, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-234707-7$17.99
(4)
YA
This tragic love story begins with a suicide and ends with the beginning of first romance. Presented in reverse chronological order, Atty's diary entries reveal the tense circumstances that led her to run away with her boyfriend, her burgeoning love of electronic dance music, and--sadly--the guileless younger teen she once was. The reverse structure is inventive but more awkward than effective.
114 pp.
| Darby Creek
| March, 2016
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LibraryISBN 978-1-5124-0003-8$27.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-5124-0091-5$7.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5124-0092-2
(4)
YA
Unbarred series.
Shakespeare's tragedies--Antony and Cleopatra (Duty), Hamlet (Fight), Othello (Friend), Romeo and Juliet (Heart)--are adapted to modern settings. Gangs, racial conflicts, drug trafficking, and correctional institutions feature strongly in these unsubtle attempts to make Shakespeare relevant to readers unfamiliar with aristocratic politics or the Roman Empire. Short chapters, fast action, and lots of dialogue increase the hi-lo appeal. Review covers the following Unbarred titles: Duty or Desire, Fight or Flee, Friend or Foe, and Heart or Mind.
(2)
4-6
A shape-shifting creature called "the Envoy" informs eleven-year-old Gabe that it has appointed him Earth's ambassador to "everyone else." Gabe travels across space (while he's asleep) to the Embassy. When he wakes up back home, he discovers his father is to be deported to Mexico the next day--and one of the other ambassadors is trying to kill Gabe. A meaty and entertaining novel.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2014
244 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano
| June, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-8050-8961-5$17.99
(2)
4-6
In 1940, thirteen-year-old Evvy Hoffmeister is sent to Loon Lake Sanatorium to recover from tuberculosis. Evvy's natural inquisitiveness gradually overcomes her fear and isolation, creating an evenly paced story in which she learns about people and herself against the backdrop of sanatorium life. Hayles succeeds admirably in showing, rather than telling, Evvy's character and growth.