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Rikers High

by Paul Volponi
- Rated 5 stars
“Fast-paced and real with just the right balance of action and reflection. This will be near the top of my list to recommend to high-school-age reluctant readers. ”

jeannes wrote this review Saturday, September 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Unwind

by Neal Shusterman
- Rated 4 stars
“Thought-provoking, action-packed, and unpredictable. A great read! ”

jeannes wrote this review Sunday, August 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Watery Part of the World

by Michael Parker
- Rated 3 stars
“Parker gets stuck on Maggie's story in the middle of the novel, but the sections on Theodosia are imaginative.”

jeannes wrote this review Wednesday, August 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Spellman Files

by Lisa Lutz
- Rated 3 stars
“The Spellmans put the D in dysfunctional family. If you are willing to suspend reality for a bit, this is an entertaining story.”

jeannes wrote this review Wednesday, August 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Tiger's Wife

by Téa Obreht
- Rated 5 stars
“One of the best books I've read in a long time. Obreht weaves together the fractured history, religion, culture and politics of the Balkans without taking sides. Moreover, she does through a beautifully written, imaginative tale told from the point of view of two equally credible generation-spanning narrators, Natalia and her grandfather. I was sorry to finish this book.”

jeannes wrote this review Tuesday, August 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
I Am Number Four

by Pittacus Lore
- Rated 2 stars
“The two best things about this book were Bernie Kosar and the friendship between John and Sam. Otherwise the story is predictable. ”

jeannes wrote this review Tuesday, August 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Before I Die

by Jenny Downham
- Rated 4 stars
“This book should come with a box of tissues. Deeper than I expected.”

jeannes wrote this review Friday, August 12, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Macbeth

by William Shakespeare
- Rated 4 stars
“This is a solid modern English version of Macbeth. I was initially very leery about reading a "translated" text with my students, but the editors did a good job staying true to the original text. In some passages, they were even able to retain the meter and verse. ”

jeannes wrote this review Sunday, November 14, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Where Men Win Glory

by Jon Krakauer
- Rated 5 stars
“This book should be required reading of every citizen of U.S., especially anyone interested in joining the armed forces. But be forewarned: it will piss you off.”

jeannes wrote this review Monday, November 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Lila

by Robert M. Pirsig
- Rated 5 stars
“I really, really enjoyed reading this book. Pirsig's ideas are spot on, especially with respect to his ideas about morality (seeing good in Lila) and the shortcomings of trying to evaluate everything through the lens of scientific inquiry. If I have one complaint about this book, it's that the character of Lila never seemed to be completely developed. But that too might be telling--we don't understand Lila, yet must accept her value alongside those characters whose motives are more like our own. ”

jeannes wrote this review Friday, August 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink )