Bloody Jack

Meyer, LA. Bloody Jack: Being n Account of the Curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ships Boy. New York, NY: Harcourt Children's Books, 2002. Print. ISBN: 0152167315. Hardcover. 336 pp. $17.00.

Awards: N/A

Reviewed: 

Publishers Weekly 2002

Library School Journal 2002

Booklist *Starred Review*

Annotation: The heroine in this novel--the first of a series is Mary "Jacky" Faber, she's been a orphan for almost as long as she can remember in early 19th Century London. But her luck is about to change as she heads out on the start of a swashbuckling adventure disgused as "Jacky" the ship's boy. 

Booktalk:

If you thought the adventures of Cap'n Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl were wild and wonderful then you are in for a rollercoaster of a ride. Join the Jacky on the M/S Dolphin to escape life as an orphan in the streets of London. She may be hiding out as a boy but when she earns her her nickname "Bloody Jack" in a sea battle to rival any other, you'll be glad you followed along! Join, suit up and get ready for some blood! 

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Bread Givers

Yezierska, Anzia. Bread Givers. New York, NY: Persea Books, 2003. Print. ISBN: 0892552905. PBK. $8.00.

Awards:N/A

Reviews:

Included in Jesse Larsen's 500 Great Books by Women

Annotation: The first quarter of the 20th Century proved to be a groundbreaking period for women across the United States. In this novel the struggle for one young Jewish woman of the New World is to find her place while her father desperately tries to keep her living in the Old World's ways.

Booktalk:

Why cannot my father leave me be? I want to experience the world. I want to have a taste of everything and then decide for myself if it is good or bad. I am tired of being told how a nice young Jewish maiden must only busy herself with becoming ready for her pending marriage to a nice young Jewish man. But here in America, "where girls pick out for themselves the men they want for husbands, how grand would it be if the children could also pick out their fathers and mothers" (76).

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A Wrinkle in Time

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1962. ISBN 0-440-49805-8. $6.50. Paperback edition. Awards:  Newbery Medal (1963) Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1965) Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1963) Annotation: This title is the first in a series by L'Engle surrounding the Murry and O'Keefe families. Meg Murry must save her father whose mysterious disappearance has answered no questions. Joined by the Calvin O'Keefe (who thinks quite a lot of himself) and her young brother, they travel through the tesseract--a folding of space and time.   Book talk: "It was a dark and stormy night" in which an unimaginable adventure began for the unsuspecting Meg Murry, her brother and schoolmate as they pass through A Wrinkle in Time. Image courtesy of: www.kidsource.com

A Step From Heaven

Na, An. A Step From Heaven . Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001. Print. ISBN: 1-886910-58-8. Hardcover. $15.95.

Awards: 2004 Printz Award

Reviews:

Publishers Weekly 2008

Library School Journal 2008

Booklist *Starred Review*

Annotation: A coming of age story for Young Ju as she and her parents emigrate from Korea to the United States. Young Ju's family will experience many ups and downs in the country they believe to be heaven. But will it be?

Booktalk: Whimsical/Heartache/Honesty/Confusion/Uncertainty/Future/Change/Bubbles/Clouds/Forever/Balloons/Surprise/Unique/Strength/Dreams/Experiences...A Step From Heaven....

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Kare Kano

Tsuda, Masami. Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances. Los Angeles: TokyoPop, 2003. Print. ISBN: 1591820596. $9.99. 

Awards: N/A

Reviews: N/A

Annotation: The fourth in a Manga romantic comedy series about Soichiro and Yukino. Follow yet another trial and tribulation on the path to true love.

Book Whisper: Soichiro and Yukino are in love but outside forces are continually trying to drag them apart. This time it's so-called friends from the past who are jealous and want to ruin their happiness. Will their relationshop be able to survive?

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