From the front flap: It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her birthday gala coming up... not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. What's not to love about her life? Well... * Her senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish … [Read more...] about Forever Princess by Meg Cabot: C+
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The Year Without Michael by Susan Beth Pfeffer: C
From the back cover: Bad things aren't supposed to happen to good people. But somewhere between home and the softball field, 16-year-old Jody Chapman's younger brother disappeared, and now the family is falling apart. Her parents hardly speak to each other, her younger sister is angry and bitter, and Jody's friends, always so important to her, are slowly slipping away. It seems … [Read more...] about The Year Without Michael by Susan Beth Pfeffer: C
Princess Mia by Meg Cabot: B
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
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 House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton: B
From the back cover: One hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two runaway slaves hiding in his house, an important station on the Underground Railroad, were murdered. Legend has it that the ghost of Mr. Drear still haunts the lonely old house. But Thomas Small's father, a Civil War history professor, doesn't believe the legend and buys the house. The house is fascinating, thinks … [Read more...] about The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton: B