From the back cover: Tsukushi shocks everyone by making it all the way to the final competition in the Miss Teen Japan Contest. Her striking individuality and dumb luck have gotten her a long way indeed! Now the field is narrowed down to Tsukushi and Ayano, the competition favorite. The final event will determine the girl most likely to become a "good wife and wise mother." … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 12 by Yoko Kamio: B+
Boys Over Flowers 11 by Yoko Kamio: A-
From the back cover: Tsukushi has just two weeks to prepare for the Teen of Japan contest! She can't do it all on her own so Tsukasa's sister, Tsubaki, offers her tutors in everything she'll need to know to win. She must stay at the Doumyouji mansion while she receives her lessons. Can Tsukushi stand the rigors of this training, and will anyone bolster her … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 11 by Yoko Kamio: A-
The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers: B+
From the back cover: The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements—particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a scant hour earlier. And then there are the six prime suspects—all of … [Read more...] about The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers: B+
Azumanga Daioh 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma: B
From the back cover: Miss Yukari is not your typical teacher; in fact, she acts more like an air-headed student! But this works well in keeping up with the odd group of girls that attend her class such as Chiyo, the precocious 10-year-old high-school girl; Sakaki, the tall and admirable (who also has an unusual problem with animals); Tomo, the ultimate spaz; Osaka, the girl … [Read more...] about Azumanga Daioh 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma: B
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury: B
From the front flap: The carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour of a chill Midwestern October eve. Ushering in Halloween a week before its time, a calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Young boyhood companions James Nightshade and Will Halloway are the first to heed its call. From a place of safety, … [Read more...] about Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury: B