Tiger by the Tail

Eric Walters’ new YA novel, Tiger by the Tail, unfortunately lacks the depth of his recent one, War of the Eagles. In this adventure story, Sarah and Nicholas, who have moved to their grandmother’s farm, ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Alone at Ninety Foot

By Katherine Holubitsky

Fourteen-year-old Pam, the narrator of this accomplished first novel, spends a lot of time alone in a local beauty spot called Ninety Foot Pool. Her friends think that’s weird, especially since it’s just downstream from ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Create Your Own Millennium Time Capsule

By Sheryl Shapiro and Tina Forrester

Here is an inexpensive New Year’s present: a do-it-yourself scrapbook project for pre-teens to amuse their future selves in 10 or 20 years. The scrapbook features 10 blank pages to fill in and 10 matching ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Sunwing

By Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel’s first bat fantasy, Silverwing, ends with an explicit sequel teaser: “Within two sunsets he’d be starting on another journey, and maybe the greatest of all.” The book ends there but not the story. ... Read More »

February 10, 2004

Nightgown Countdown

By Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi, illus.

Part of a series of rhyming picture books, these are designed to help four- to six-year-olds learn to read. They certainly do not help them learn about scansion, as most of the rhymes are off ... Read More »