From the back cover: It's so typical: Mia can't even attend a performance of Beauty and the Beast with her best friend's boyfriend without it ending up in the New York Post. And that's the last thing she needs after her dramatic breakup with Michael. But that's the life of a princess. And to make matters worse, Mia's been asked to deliver a speech for the Domina Rei women's … [Read more...] about Princess Mia by Meg Cabot: B
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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer: B-
From the back cover: When Miranda first hears the warnings that a meteor is headed on a collision path with the moon, they just sound like an excuse for extra homework assignments. But her disbelief turns to fear in a split second as the entire world witnesses a lunar impact that knocks the moon closer in orbit, catastrophically altering the earth's climate. Everything else in … [Read more...] about Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer: B-
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: B-
From the book jacket: Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who brings gifts to all on Christmas Eve. There are many stories that tell of his life, but the delightful version related in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is by far the most charming and original. Only L. Frank Baum, the man who created the wonderful land of Oz, could have told Santa's tale in … [Read more...] about The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: B-
Sixpence House by Paul Collins: B+
From the book jacket: Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside—to move, in fact, to the little cobblestone village of Hay-on-Wye, the "Town of Books," boasting 1,500 inhabitants... and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, no less. Inviting readers into a sanctuary for book lovers, and guiding us through the … [Read more...] about Sixpence House by Paul Collins: B+
Post Captain by Patrick O’Brian: B+
From the back cover: "We've beat them before and we'll beat them again." In 1803 Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, and Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., taking refuge in France from his creditors, is interned. He escapes from France, from debtors' prison, from a possible mutiny, and pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Review: There were … [Read more...] about Post Captain by Patrick O’Brian: B+