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
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas: B
From the back cover: Houston, Sophomore Year Steve is on top of the world. He and his friends are the talk of the school. He's in love with a terrific girl. He can even deal with the astronaut—a world-famous hero who happens to be his father. San Diego, Senior Year Steve is bummed out, drugged out, flunking out. A no-nonsense counselor says he can graduate if he writes a … [Read more...] about Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas: B
Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot: B+
From the inside flap: Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmere has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing—Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable … [Read more...] about Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot: B+