From the back cover: Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior—to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. This regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as … [Read more...] about To Kill a Mockinbird by Harper Lee: A+
The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket: A
From the back cover: Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer not to read this book, in which the Baudelaire siblings encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair, underwater. In fact, the horrors they encounter are too numerous to list, and you wouldn't … [Read more...] about The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket: A
Lord Hornblower by C. S. Forester: A
From the back cover: The Admiral's face was grim as he gave Commodore Hornblower his orders. The situation was critical: mutiny was an infection that could spread through the fleet like the plague and, furthermore, the defiant crew of the Flame were threatening to go over to the French. St Vincent has put his faith in Hornblower. Hornblower knows he must not fail. Yet … [Read more...] about Lord Hornblower by C. S. Forester: A
Fushigi Yûgi 18 by Yuu Watase: B-
From the back cover: Miaka has been fighting a battle across two different worlds to keep Taka, the human incarnation of her true love Tamahome, from vanishing. But what could it mean when Tamahome himself returns to confront Miaka and Taka? The answer to this riddle leads Miaka and the Seven Celestial Warriors to the stunning finale of the best-selling Fushigi Yûgi … [Read more...] about Fushigi Yûgi 18 by Yuu Watase: B-
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