From the inside flap: This is the story of Sue Barton's first year of training as a probationer and then as a student nurse. Sue, with her red hair and eager spirit, is a very likable person, direct, outspoken, capable of mistakes, capable also of warm attachments and a courageous devotion. With her pals, Kit and Connie, she submits to the discipline and rigorous training … [Read more...] about Sue Barton, Student Nurse by Helen Dore Boylston: B
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Ninth Key by Meg Cabot: B
From the back cover: Mediator Susannah Simon is a go-between for ghosts and the living. No hand-holder, this teenager is tough on the spirits who need her help. When the ghost of a murdered woman wakes Suze up one night to insist that she deliver a strange message, the 16-year-old just wants to get rid of her. But the ghost won't give up. Soon Suze is looking for a … [Read more...] about Ninth Key by Meg Cabot: B
Shadowland by Meg Cabot: A
From the back cover: Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator who can see and speak with ghosts. As a bridge between the living and the dead, she gets called on to help troubled ghosts take care of unfinished business. Soon after she and her mother move from New York City to sunny California, Suze meets the sexiest boy she's ever seen. But there are two problems: he's a … [Read more...] about Shadowland by Meg Cabot: A
Dracula by Bram Stoker: C+
From the back cover: When Dracula first appeared, it fascinated and terrified readers. A vivid tale of evil forces, unspeakable desires, and imperiled innocence, Stoker's work quickly earned a reputation as one of the first psychological thrillers of its day. This haunting, unabridged reading, from the original 1897 text, recounts with mounting suspense the nocturnal travels … [Read more...] about Dracula by Bram Stoker: C+
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon: A+
From the inside flap: The scene is Baltimore, the year is 1988. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. And at the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. The homicide detective is an American icon, the hero of a … [Read more...] about Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon: A+