The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan
Ryan, Carrie (2009). The forest of hands and teeth. NY: Delacorte. 308 pages.
Deep in a forest inhabited by zombie-like creatures–beings known as the Unconsecrated who have risen from the dead and who hunger for human flesh–Mary and her family live in uneasy peace in a fenced Village patrolled by Guardians and administered by the Sisterhood. [...]
Skeleton Creek, by Patrick Carman
Carman, Patrick (2009). Skeleton Creek. NY: Scholastic. 185 pages.
I was so psyched to see this at my library because I had seen Angela Kennedy (a student at Texas A and M University) talk about this book (and others) at the Children’s Literature Association conference in Charlotte this summer. The novel, the first in an interactive [...]
Bliss, by Lauren Myracle
Myracle, Lauren (2008). Bliss. NY: Amulet Books. 444 pages.
After her hippie parents drop her off at her grandmother’s house in Atlanta and leave for Canada, Bliss, a fourteen-year-old who has grown up in various communes, begins her freshman year at a posh private school. The year is 1969 and, although Bliss is surprised at the [...]