Hound Dog True. Linda Urban. 2011. Harcourt. 152 pages. Uncle Potluck said when he talked to the moon, the moon talked back. I just love...

Cupid. Julius Lester. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 208 pages. A long time ago, when Time was still winding its watch and Sun was tryin...

This World We Live In. Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2010. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 239 pages. I'm shivering, and I can't tell if it's...

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. 2010. (April 2010). This World We Live In. Harcourt. 256 pages. I'm shivering, and I can't tell if it's bec...

Fantaskey, Beth. 2009. Jessica's Guide to Dating on The Dark Side. Harcourt. 354 pages. The first time I saw him, a heavy, gray fog clun...

Jinks, Catherine. 2009. The Reformed Vampire Support Group. Interesting cover and premise. But only moderately pleasing (to me). Nina is a v...

Plum-Ucci, Carol. 2008. Streams of Babel. Harcourt. 424 pages. I sat very still, waiting for the police and ambulance to arrive. I liked thi...

Cashore, Kristin. 2008. Graceling. Harcourt. 471 pages. In these dungeons the darkness was complete, but Katsa had a map in her mind. I love...

Ehrhardt, Karen. 2006. This Jazz Man. Harcourt. Karen Ehrhardt's This Jazz Man is a fun picture book that adapts the classic song "...