From the back cover: As the feared assassin of the Bakumatsu, Himura Kenshin killed in the name of the new era. As the rurouni of Meiji, he wielded a sakabato to protect those who couldn't protect themselves, all along holding true to his vow to never take another life. Now Kenshin's fight with Enishi has entered its final stage, as has his quest for atonement. Will another … [Read more...] about Rurouni Kenshin 28 by Nobuhiro Watsuki: A
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: A
From the back cover: Take one bored princess. Make her the seventh daughter in a very proper royal family. Have her run away. Add one powerful, fascinating, dangerous dragon. Princess Cimorene has never met anyone (or anything) like the dragon Kazul. But then, she's never met a witch, a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, or a stone prince either. Princess Cimorene ran … [Read more...] about Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: A
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson: A-
From the back cover: From her first moment at Merryweather High, MJ Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops—a major infraction in high-school society—so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. She retreats into her head, where the lies and hypocrisies of high school stand in stark relief to … [Read more...] about Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson: A-
Ouran High School Host Club 2 by Bisco Hatori: A-
From the back cover: The school-wide physical exam has thrown the members of the Host Club for a loop. How can the doctor not discover that Haruhi is a girl?! And once the female customers learn the truth, Haruhi can kiss her job goodbye. But then life at the club will be unbearably boring if she leaves! So the guys wrack their brains for a solution... Review: This volume … [Read more...] about Ouran High School Host Club 2 by Bisco Hatori: A-
Haunted by Jeff Mariotte: C-
From the back cover: Cordelia's getting her first big break—as a contestant on yet another twist on "reality programming." The catch? She has to spend five days and four nights in a so-called haunted house. Not a problem for a girl who lives with a ghost and works with a vampire (and even managed to graduate from Sunnydale High School in one piece). She's a shoo-in. But … [Read more...] about Haunted by Jeff Mariotte: C-