From the back cover: Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon acts as a middleman between ghosts and the real world. As a mediator, she helps the spirits move on into their next life, whatever that might be. Even though she tried not to, Suze has fallen head over heels for a 19th-century ghost, an extreme hottie named Jesse. Most ghosts try not to antagonize a mediator when they want … [Read more...] about Darkest Hour by Meg Cabot: A
The Children of Men by P. D. James: B-
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-
Whistle! 3 by Daisuke Higuchi: B+
From the back cover: It's the first game of the season and Josui Junior High is matched up against cross-town rival, Musashinomori. Without question the elite private school has the better soccer players, but Shou Kazamatsuri and the rest of Team Josui are hoping to steal a win with extra hustle and desire. But at halftime it doesn't look too good. The kids from Josui find … [Read more...] about Whistle! 3 by Daisuke Higuchi: B+
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
Hikaru no Go 9 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata: A-
From the back cover: Practicing at Go salons is turning out to be more fun than Hikaru thought. But at one salon he meets his match in Suyong Hong, a sullen 12-year-old who is studying for the pro test in his native Korea. By mistake, Hikaru insults Suyong, and now the only way they can settle their differences is by playing a grudge match! Review: This volume picks up where … [Read more...] about Hikaru no Go 9 by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata: A-