Category Archives: Family relationships

Never Cry Wolf by Heather Davis

Posted on 01.07.2010 by

Shelby Locke’s life has changed drastically in the past three years: her mom died, her father’s plastic surgery drug made him a multimillionaire, his remarriage and a move to Beverly Hills. Priscilla, the step-mom is highly critical of everything Shelby … Continue reading →

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How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills

Posted on 01.03.2010 by

Oliver Olson is nine and lives with his parents in Colorado. Because he was sick before he started school, Oliver is only a third grader.  Oliver’s class is learning about the solar system and manned space craft.  When Mrs. O’Neill assigns them a solar … Continue reading →

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The Middle-Child Blues by Kristyn Crow

Posted on 11.27.2009 by

Ray came first, Kate came last, and Lee is stuck in the middle. He’s too young to do what Ray does and too old to do what Kate does.  Being a middle child isn’t easy. I know I am one … Continue reading →

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I Am A Genius Of Unspeakable Evil And I Want To Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb

Posted on 11.27.2009 by

Seventh grader Oliver Watson is so smart the world thinks he’s a dummy. In fact, he is the evil genius behind a multi-billion dollar, multi-national empire. He’s good at his manipulation as his parents think he is dummy, his classmates … Continue reading →

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My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald

Posted on 07.09.2009 by

Lucy Desberg lives with her mom and grandmother in Old Mill, Connecticut and works in the family pharmacy.  It’s Lucy’s job to stock shelves and open the mail, which is how she found out that the pharmacy is in danger … Continue reading →

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Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle

Posted on 06.25.2009 by

Sisters.  Being a sister is a very complicated thing.  Carly, the protagonist, has a younger sister named Anna. Carly is a free-spirit and resists the Buckhead lifestyle.  Anna likes girly things and doesn’t mind the luxuries living in the ritziest … Continue reading →

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SLOB by Ellen Potter

Posted on 06.18.2009 by

Who stole Owen’s Oreos?  Owen is really smart and really fat, 57% fat; and the three Oreos his mom puts in his lunch sack are the one good thing about his day.   The day the Oreos are stolen gets worse when … Continue reading →

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Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton

Posted on 06.06.2009 by

On Jane Holden’s twelfth birthday, she is expecting to get a digital camera and to finally get her ears pierced; instead Lizzie, her sister, is admitted to the hospital suffering from anorexia.  Breathe in, breathe out.  Breathe in love, breathe … Continue reading →

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The Locked Garden by Gloria Whelan

Posted on 06.06.2009 by

In 1900, Verna and Carlie move to the Traverse City (MI) State Hospital with their father and Aunt Maude. The girls’ mother has died and stern Aunt Maude is along to help raise them. Verna’s father is a psychiatrist in … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Posted on 06.05.2009 by

Calpurnia (Callie Vee for short) lives in central Texas with her well-to-do family.  It’s June 1899 and Callie Vee’s mother wants to teach her how to be a lady; baking biscuits, tatting lace, but instead Callie Vee is interested in … Continue reading →

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