Archive for the ‘2008’ Category
What I Saw and How I Lied
Scholastic Press, 2008
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0439903467
288 pages
Winner of The National Book Awards
Synopsis
After World War II, things have seemed to get back to normal. There’s no longer a need to ration food and supplies, and Evie’s father has returned. Soon, however, it’s apparent that not everything is as it seems. Evie’s family goes on an impromptu vacation during the middle of the school year, and a young G.I. from her father’s platoon shows up unexpectedly. Very quickly a web of lies and deceit becomes apparent to Evie, and she must walk the tenuous line between childhood and adulthood as she get to the bottom in order to save herself and her family. …
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Chains
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2008
Historical Fiction
ISBN-10: 1416905855
320 pages
The National Book Awards Nominee
Synopsis
With both her mother and her master now dead, a young and brave girl named Isabel tells her new owner that her previous owner had the papers drawn up to set her free. However, no one believes her, and she and her sister are soon sold again and shipped to New York City during the midst of the Revolutionary War. Battling against all odds, Isabel must fight to protect her sister, herself, and her burning desire to be free. …
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The Spectacular Now
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008
Fiction
ISBN: 0375851798
304 pages
National Books Awards Nominee
Synopsis
Sutter Keely is the self-proclaimed master of the party. Cruising through life creating one subtle adventure after another, he is approaching the end of his senior year. Just like any world that will eventually have to change, Sutter’s becomes increasingly complicated when he decides to befriend a timid girl named Aimee. …
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My One Hundred Adventures
Schwartz & Wade, 2008
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0375845828
272 pages
Synopsis
Jane is a 12-year-old girl who is ready to have an adventurous summer, unlike all her summers before in the quiet beach town in the Northeast where she lives with her mother and three younger siblings. Hoping for something new and exciting, she wishes for one hundred adventures. Many adventures do find their way to her, some of which she loves and some she regrets. Ultimately, however, she realizes that change is inevitable, and what’s most important is not the adventure itself, but the change and growth that happens as a result. …
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Fiction
ISBN: 0316057800
448 pages
Synopsis
A year after their original dangerous task of unearthing the terrible plan of Mr. Curtain to take over the world and enslave the minds of men with his nefarious machine, The Whisperer, the four genius children are ready to take another trip together that will stimulate their ever growing minds. …
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The Disreputable History of Frankie-Landau Banks
Hyperion, 2008
Fiction
ISBN: 0786838183
352 Pages
National Book Award Honor Book
Synopsis
Raised in a well-to-do family who has access to the upper echelon of the world, Frankie Landau-Banks was the daughter that should have been her father’s son. Tired of being thought of as Bunny Rabbit, a name she’s often called, Frankie decides to make her sophomore year at her expensive prep school different. …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Amulet Books, 2008
Fiction<
ISBN-10: 0810994739
224 pages
Synopsis
Who can keep secrets when there’s an older brother there to tell everyone? Greg Heffley has gone through something disastrous over his summer vacation that he wants no one to know about. Now that the school year has started, he has to navigate the pressures and difficulties of middle school, a bully of an older brother, a tattletale younger brother, and a big secret he fights desperately to keep. …
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