http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/ A place for book reviews, book covers and links to the catalog. en http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 1.3.8 support@pbwiki.com http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:07:11 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:06:21 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:01:32 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:53:45 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books The History of Love: A Novel by Nicole Krauss
The History of Love is about Leo Gursky, an old man living alone in New York and his manuscript that survived the Holocaust. Leo escaped his native Poland as a WWII refugee and is afraid of dying without anyone noticing. Krauss wrote this story based onLeo's storyand hisfear of dying without anyone noticing. The History of Love introduces a 15 year old girl named Alma, an name shared with Mr. Gursky's first love. I found the book to be very well written and yet a bit confusing. The point of view switches frequently with the introduction of new characters. However, the characters are well developed and I recommend this book for anyone in the mood to sit and read a good novel.
Stephanie, 9th Grade - PALY
The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman
The Year My Sister Got Lucky is about two city girls who move to a small town in the countryside. Katie, the younger of the two, suffers from being away from her friends and the glamour of the city. How]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:47:54 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/The+Staff+Recommends+for+Teens email.hidden@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited The Staff Recommends for Teens Bond Adventureby Adventure by Charlie Higson
"The man with the pole now poked the body and the buttons on the front of his suit gave way and the clothing opened, releasing a great, tangled mass of gray and black eels. That was what James had seen moving" .. . . the man was not breathing as James had first thought. Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure is the first in a series of books written by Charlie Higson about the young James Bond before he became the famous spy.
We first meet James as he was beginning his studies at a prestigious school in England, where he copes with bullying and cheating during a sports competition. During a school break, James visits his aunt and uncle in Scotland and his natural spy instincts take hold when he gets interested in a missing person case that happens to have connections to the school bully. This is a great read that I found hard to put down. Blood Fever and Double or Die follow Silverfin in the Young Bond Series.
Mary Ann Youn]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:03:39 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/The+Staff+Recommends+for+Teens email.hidden@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited The Staff Recommends for Teens Silverfin: A James Bond Adventureby Charlie Higson
"The man with the pole now poked the body and the buttons on the front of his suit gave way and the clothing opened, releasing a great, tangled mass of gray and black eels. That was what James had seen moving" .. . . the man was not breathing as James had first thought. Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure is the first in a series of books written by Charlie Higson about the young James Bond before he became the famous spy.
We first meet James as he was beginning his studies at a prestigious school in England, where he copes with bullying and cheating during a sports competition. During a school break, James visits his aunt and uncle in Scotland and his natural spy instincts take hold when he gets interested in a missing person case that happens to have connections to the school bully. This is a great read that I found hard to put down. Blood Fever and Double or Die follow Silverfin in the Young Bond Series.
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Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
MirrorMask byMirrorMaskby Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
MirrorMask is a masterpiece written by the one and only Neil Gaiman featuring sophisticated but funky Jazz and
drawing by Dave McKern (another emmitter of awesomeness). This is my overdramatic review, but with good reason.
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Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
MirrorMaskbyMirrorMask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
MirrorMask is a masterpiece written by the one and only Neil Gaiman featuring sophisticated but funky Jazz and
drawing by Dave McKern (another emmitter of awesomeness). This is my overdramatic review, but with good reason.
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Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
MirrorMask byMirrorMaskby Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
MirrorMask is a masterpiece written by the one and only Neil Gaiman featuring sophisticated but funky Jazz and
drawing by Dave McKern (another emmitter of awesomeness). This is my overdramatic review, but with good reason.
]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:12:50 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
(In the manner of Lemony Snicket): This is another end-of-summer inspirational book about the traumas of bratty teenage girls....wait, no it's not. If you don't enjoy books about a convocation of murderers, orphaned boys, polished, razor-sharp knives, graveyards, ghouls, or Neil Gaiman's lovely dark humor, then I suggest you find another sort of amusement, such as reading an inspirational book about the traumas of bratty teenage girls or buying a human hand from a Chinese peddler in the desert. However, if you are interested in such things, then stay and read. The Graveyard Book is a chilling tale about Bod (short for Nobody) Owens, who has lived in a graveyard since he was a toddler. He is taught everything he needs to know about life by the (dead) inhabitants of the graveyard, and lives a content life until the day he is forced to confront the man who murdered his parents......
Cheers,
Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
MirrorMask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKe]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:10:02 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/The+Staff+Recommends+for+Teens email.hidden@example.com (Maya) Maya edited The Staff Recommends for Teens The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Celia Galante
figure nammed named Emmanuel. Everyone does Everyone, adults and children alike,does exactly as Emmanuel instructsor is severely punished. There is almost no contact with the outside world. Honey questions everything and hates their way of life, while Agnes is trying hard to live the life of a saint.
When
During a surprise visit from Agnes' s and her brother Benny's beloved grandmother,Benny is severely injured in an accident, his visiting accidentally injured. Their grandmother secretly takes him to the hospital, along with the girls. hospital against Emmanuel's wishes. Horrified by what she learns about their treatment the children'streatment at Mt. Blessing,Nana Petethen escapes with all three children. This is exactly what Honey has been waiting for, but Agnes' reaction is completely t]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:04:55 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Maya) Maya edited FrontPage Teens Tell All About Books-New listing onSeptember 302008
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~Maya Spector, School Liaison Librarian
by Jeanne DuPrau
TheThe Diamond of Darkhold Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
Ember fans, you'll definitely want to read this one. It continues the story of Lina and Doon, now residents of Sparks. People in the town are suffering from winter's toll - the cold, not enough food andillness. After finding a fragment of anancientbook that seems as though it was meant for the people of Ember, the two kids decide to go back to Ember to see if they can find the mysterious object the book refers to in hopes of helping their community survive. What they find is a whole lot of trouble.
Have Lina and Doon bitten off more than they can chew this time? You'll have to read the book to find out!
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Agnes and Honey have been friends since they were babies, but at fourteen they are growing apart. They live at Mt. Blessing, a religious commune led by a powerful, charismatic figure nammed Emmanuel. Everyone does exactly as Emmanuel instructsor is severely punished. There is almost no contact with the outside world. Honey questions everything and hates their way of life, while Agnes is trying hard to live the life of a saint.
When Agnes' brother is severely injured in an accident, his visiting grandmother secretly takes him to the hospital, along with the girls. Horrified by what she learns about their treatment at Mt. Blessing,Nana Petethen escapes with all three children. This is exactly what Honey has been waiting for, but Agnes' reaction is completely the opposite.
This powerful read come from an author who grea up on a religious commune herself.
Recommended for grades 7- 10.
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Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
grown, mined
mined (yes, mined) and manipulated into what America eats by Steve Ettlinger
More than you ever wanted to know about Twinkies and their ingredients. Suprisingly interesting. It
It will make you think twice about eating a Twinkie, or any other processed foods.
Angela, 9th Grade - Gunn
32Third Graders and One Class Bunny: life lessons from teachingby Philip Done
]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:40:24 +0000 mod http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/Teens+Tell+All+About+Books email.hidden@example.com (myoung) myoung edited Teens Tell All About Books MirrorMask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
MirrorMask is a masterpiece written by the one and only Neil Gaiman featuring sophisticated but funky Jazz and
drawing by Dave McKern (another emmitter of awesomeness). This is my overdramatic review, but with good reason.
Evelyn, 8th Grade - Jordan
Twinkie, Deconstructed: my journey to discover how the ingredients found in processed foods are grown, mined (yes, mined) and manipulated into what America eats by Steve Ettlinger
More than you ever wanted to know about Twinkies and their ingredients. Suprisingly interesting. It will make you think twice about eating a Twinkie, or any other processed foods.
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