From the inside flap: Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endo are about to discover that their recent friendship is turning into obsessive love. But when today's hopes and yesterday's dreams meet tomorrow's problems, will they be able to continue? Review: Blue is a one-volume title in nice binding and printed on glossy paper that happens to cost $24. I read it in the store today, … [Read more...] about Blue by Kiriko Nananan: A
InuYasha 26 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
From the back cover: Inuyasha and friends encounter a strange mountain with mystical powers. The mountain is so sacred Kirara, Kikyo and Shippo can't even set foot on it! Meanwhile, the Army of Seven have resurrected their final member and now seek revenge on those responsible for their original deaths. Elsewhere Sesshoumaru is in pursuit of Kohaku when he too is refuted by … [Read more...] about InuYasha 26 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg: A-
From the back cover: Why was Mrs. Olinski's sixth grade academic bowl team so successful? And why had Mrs. Olinski chosen them in the first place? Noah, Nadia, Ethan and Julian call themselves The Souls. Each has a story to tell, and within each of their stories is part of the answer. Listen to Noah's tale of life in Century Village, Nadia's story of turtle walks, Ethan's … [Read more...] about The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg: A-
Ouran High School Host Club 1 by Bisco Hatori: A+
From the back cover: One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club," a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. To pay back the damages, she is forced to work for the club, and it's there that she discovers just how wealthy the members are and how different the rich … [Read more...] about Ouran High School Host Club 1 by Bisco Hatori: A+
Checkers by John Marsden: A-
From the back cover: Tonight before I started writing this, it was me confronting Jack. It was so real I could smell it. Suddenly, according to my imagination, I'd be on my feet, screaming, "Why didn't you leave us alone? Why did you have to drag us in? You're scum, filth. I hate you. Go away. You deserve everything, everything, you understand? Everything that you get. … [Read more...] about Checkers by John Marsden: A-