From the back cover: The human race faces extinction. It is annihilation brought not by disease or nuclear war, not by crashing meteorites or colliding stars. Men and women have ceased, simply, to procreate. In 1994, sperm counts hit zero; pediatrics wards were rapidly and permanently depleted. Overnight, it seemed, the human race had lost its power to breed. Now, 25 years … [Read more...] about The Children of Men by P. D. James: B-
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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman: B
From the back cover: Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who—or what—could have lured the two sisters away from a busy mall on a Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness? Now a clearly … [Read more...] about What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman: B
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot: B+
From the back cover: At last, Mia is a junior. An upperclassperson. Free of her responsibilities as student body president. So why is it that everything is going so terribly wrong? What is she doing in Intro to Creative Writing? When she has made it through Algebra and Geometry, why must she be faced with Precalculus? And for the love of all that is Genovian, why has … [Read more...] about Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot: B+
Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot: B
From the inside flap: Valentine's Day means flowers, chocolates, and all-out romance. That is, it usually means those things. But when you're Princess Mia, nothing happens the way it's supposed to. For one thing, Grandmere seems determined to prove that boy (or Michael, as he is commonly known) isn't the right one for the crown princess of Genovia. And Mia isn't having much … [Read more...] about Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot: B
Reunion by Meg Cabot: B+
From the back cover: Suze Simon, a teenaged mediator who guides ghosts to the afterlife, is having a great time with her best friend Gina from New York. That is until four ghosts, the "RLS Angels," show up looking for revenge. The angry spirits died in a car accident and they blame Michael Meducci, a nerdy boy with a crush on Suze. Suze starts spending time with Michael to … [Read more...] about Reunion by Meg Cabot: B+