Volume II, Issue 9
November-December 2007
 


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Books reviewed by The Edge of the Forest.
Vol.I (2006) and Vol. II (2007)

Picture Books

The Adventures of Max and Pinky: Best Buds, by Maxwell Eaton III
Alligator Boy, by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Diane Goode
Alphabet Explosion!: Search and Count from Alien to Zebra, by John Nickle
Bee-bim Bop!, written by Linda Sue Park. Illustrations by Ho Baek Lee
The Best Eid Ever, by Asma Mobin-Uddin, illustrated by Laura Jacobsen
The Boy Who Loved Words, by Roni Schotter. Illustrations by Giselle Potter
Broken Beaks, by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer. Illustrations by Robert Ingpen
Dance, written by Bill T. Jones and Susan Kuklin
A Day at the Market, by Sara Anderson
A Dragon on the Doorstep, by Stella Blackstone. Illustrations by Debbie Harter
Ellen's 11-Star Spectacular Superdeluxe Hotel, by Larry Schwarz. Illustrated by Kelly Denato.
Every Single Night, by Dominique Demers. Illustrations by Nicolas Debon
The Extinct Files: My Science Project, by Wallace Edwards
Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, by Julia Rawlinson. Illustrations by Tiphanie Beeke
A Gathering of Garter Snakes, by Bianca Lavies
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac, by Dawn Casey. Illustrations by Anne Wilson
Guji Guji, by Chih-Yuan Chen
Harry and the Dinosaurs Go to School, by Ian Whybrow, illustrated by Adrian Reynolds
Hippo! No, Rhino!, by Jeff Newman
Hippopotamus Stew and Other Silly Animal Poems, by Joan Horton. Illustrations by Joann Adinolfi
Hiromi's Hands, by Lynne Barasch
How the Moon Regained her Shape, by Janet Ruth Heller, illustrated by Ben Hodson
Hurry! Hurry!, by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jeff Mack
I’m a Pill Bug, by Yukihisa Tokuda. Illustrations by Kiyoshi Takahashi.
In English, of Course, by Josephine Nobisson, illustrated by Dasha Ziborova
Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish, by Twig C. George
José! Born to Dance, by Susanna Reich. Illustrations by Raúl Colón
Kid Tea, by Elizabeth Ficocelli, illustrated by Glin Dibley
Learning to Fly, written by Sebastian Meschenmoser
Little Fish, by Sanne te Loo
Little One, We Knew You'd Come, by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jackie Morris.
Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy, by Catherine Louis. Calligraphy by Feng Xiao Min. Translated by Sibylle Kazeroid
Lucia and the Light, by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Mary Grandpré
The Magic Horse of Han Gan, by Chen Jian Hong
Magic Windows/Ventanas mágicas, by Carmen Lomas Garza
Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria, by Kyra E. Hicks. Illustrations by Lee Edward Fodi
Mia's Story: A Sketchbook of Hopes and Dreams, by Michael Foreman
Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen, by Nancy Wood. Illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering
Museum Trip, by Barbara Lehman
My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks and Other Funny Family Portraits, by Hanoch Piven
New Clothes for New Year's Day, by Hyun-Joo Bae
Night Boat to Freedom, by Margot Theis Raven. Illustrations by E.B. Lewis
Pinkalicious, by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
Poetry Speaks to Children, edited by Elise Paschen, illustrated by Judy Love, Wendy Rasmussen, and Paula Zinngrabe Wendland.
The Police Cloud, by Christoph Niemann
The Prince's Bedtime, by Joanne Oppenheim. Illustrations by Miriam Latimer
Scaredy Squirrel, by Melanie Watt. Kids Can Press, 2006
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to do Anymore, by Jenny Offill, illustrations by Nancy Carpenter
Singing Shijimi Clams, by Naomi Kojima
Sosu’s Call, by Meshack Asare
The Sound of Colors: A Journey of the Imagination, by Jimmy Liao
What is Peace?, by Etan Boritzer
Whole World, sung by Fred Penner, illustrated by Christopher Corr

Poetry

Blackbeard: The Pirate King, by J. Patrick Lewis
Collected Poems for Children, by Ted Hughes, illustrations by Raymond Briggs
Here's a Little Poem: a Very First Book of Poetry, collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusker Peters, illustrations by Polly Dunbar
The Snowflake Sisters, by J. Patrick Lewis
When the Horses Ride By; Children in the Times of War, Poems by Eloise Greenfield, illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Middle Grade Fiction

Birmingham, 1963, by Carole Boston Weatherford
Clair-de-Lune, by Cassandra Golds
A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban
Dawn Undercover, written by Anna Dale
Donutheart, by Sue Stauffacher
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama, by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Exiles, by Hilary McKay
The Fabled Fourth graders of Aesop Elementary School, by Candace Fleming
Finding Day's Bottom, by Candice Ransom
Framed, by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Framed, by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Friskative Dog, by Susan Straight
Half Moon Investigations, by Eoin Colfer
Gentle's Holler, by Kerry Madden
Giant in the Garden, by Candice Ransom, illustrated by Greg Call and Jim Bernardin
Happy Kid!, by Gail Gauthier
The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron. Illustrations by Matt Phelan
How to Save Your Tail, by Mary Hanson, illustrated by John Hendrix
Hugging the Rock, by Susan Taylor Brown
Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906,by Deborah Hopkinson
Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny, by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus
The Kingdom Keepers, written by Ridley Pearson
Leap, by Jane Breskin Zalben
The Legend of Zoey, by Candie Moonshower
The Loud Silence of Francine Green, by Karen Cushman
Louisiana's Song, by Kerry Madden
Magician in the Trunk, by Candice Ransom, illustrated by Greg Call and Jim Bernardin
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little, by Peggy Gifford, photographs by Valorie Fisher
Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times, by L. Brittney
The Neddiad, by Daniel Pinkwater
Penny From Heaven, by Jennifer L. Holm
Pond Scum, by Alan Silberberg
Reaching for Sun, by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Reaching for Sun, by Tracy Vaughn Zimmer (second review)
Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins
The Road to Paris, by Nikki Grimes
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything, by Lenore Look. Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf
Rules, by Cynthia Lord
Scout, by Christine Ford.
So Totally Emily Ebers, by Lisa Yee
Shakespeare's Secret, by Elise Broach
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, by Lisa Yee
Summerhouse Time, by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Tall Tales, by Karen Day
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, by R.L. LaFevers
Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo
Trollbridge: A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale, by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt

Young Adult Fiction

10 Things To Do Before I Die, by Daniel Ehrenhaft
All of the Above, by Shelley Pearsall
Am I Right Or Am I Right?, by Barry Jonsberg
Baby and Journey, by Patricia McLachlan
bad girls club, by Judy Gregerson
Being Bindy, by Alyssa Brugman
Behind The Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery, by Peter Abrahams
Big Slick, by Eric Luper
Blood Brothers, by S.A. Harazin
Blood Red, Snow White, by Marcus Sedgwick
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Born for Adventure, by Brand X: The Boyfriend Account, by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life, by Dana Reinhardt
Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233, by Sean Steward and Jordan Weisman
Crazy In Love, by Dandi Daley Mackall
Crushed, b y Laura and Tom McNeal
Cupcake, by Rachel Cohn
Dangerous Admissions, by Jane O'Connor
Defect, by Will Weaver
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies & Algebra, by Wendy Lichtman
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine De'Medici, by Carolyn Meyer
Evil Genius, by Catherine Jinks
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature, by Robin Brande
Fringe Girl, by Valerie Frankel
Haters, by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Hollywood Sisters: Caught on Tape, by Mary Wilcox
Honk If You Hate Me, by Deborah Halverson
House of the Red Fish, by Graham Salisbury
How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff
How To Get Suspended and Influence People, by Adam Selzer
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You, by Ally Carter
It's Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini
Just in Case, by Meg Rosoff
Keeping Corner, by Kashmira Sheth
Leaving Paradise, by Simone Elkeles
Lemonade Mouth, by Mark Peter Hughes
Letters from Rapunzel, by Sara Lewis Holmes
The Murder Of Bindy Mackenzie, by Jaclyn Moriarty
The Noah Confessions, by Barbara Hall
Nobody's Princess, by Esther Friesner
Notes from the Midnight Driver, by Jordan Sonnenblick
Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies), by Justina Chen Headley
Out of Focus, by Margaret Buffie
Out of Patience, by Brian Meehl
Piratica (Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas), by Tanith Lee
The Poker Diaries, by Liza Conrad
Raiders Night, by Robert Lipsyte
A Room on Lorelei Street, by Mary E. Pearson.
The Rules of Survival, by Nancy Werlin
Slam, by Nick Hornby
Storm Thief, by Chris Wooding
Strange Relations, by Sonia Levithin
Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
Tips on Having a Gay (ex) Boyfriend, by Carrie Jones
Total Constant Order, by Crissa-Jean Chappell
Trigger,by Susan Vaught
Twisted, by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Unresolved, by T.K. Welsh
Unwind, by Neal Schusterman
Victory, by Susan Cooper
The Whole Sky Full of Stars, by René Saldaña, Jr
Wonders of the World, by Brian Yansky

Non Fiction

The American Story, by Jennifer Armstrong. Illustrations by Roger Roth
Arctic Tale: A Companion to the Major Motion Picture, by Rebecca Baines
Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii, by James H. Deem
Celebrate Easter with Colored Eggs, Flower, and Prayer, by Deborah Helligman
Celebrate Hanukkah with Light, Latkes, and Dreidels, by Deborah Helligman
Celebrate Passover with Matzah, Maror, and Memories, by Deborah Helligman
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Turkey, Family, and Counting Blessings, by Deborah Helligman
Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker, by Carla Joinson
Diego, concept and illustrations by Jeanette Winter, text by Jonah Winter
Encyclopedia of Animals, by Karen McGhee and George McKay, Ph.D.
Everything's Coming Up Sock Monkeys!: Art, History and Business of the American Sock Monkey,by Bonnie Kraus Connelly
Exploratopia, by Pat Murphy, Ellen Macaulay, and the staff of the Exploratorium. Illustrations by Jason Gorski
Face to Face with Polar Bears, by Norbert Rosing and Elizabeth Carney
Factory Girl, by Barbara Greenwood
The Forbidden Schoolhouse, by Suzanne Jurmain
Freedom Riders, by Ann Bausum
George vs. George: The Revolutionary War as Seen by Both Sides, by Rosalyn Schanzer
George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War, by Thomas B. Allen
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music, by Holly George-Warren. Illustrations by Laura Levine
John Lewis in the Lead; A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson, illustrations by Benny Andrews
Let Me Play : The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America, by Karen Blumenthal
Liftoff: A Photobiography of John Glenn, by Don Mitchell
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth, by Rochelle Strauss, illustrations by Rosemary Woods
Out and About at the United States Mint, by Nancy Garhan Attebury, illustrated by Zachary Trover
Reflections: Ralph Fletcher, Author at Work, by Ralph Fletcher
We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin, by Larry Dane Brimner
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical "Rent", by Anthony Rapp
The World Made New, by Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn

Graphic Novels

Big Fat Little Lit, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly
The Courageous Princess Volume 1, by Rod Espinosa
Flight: volume 3, edited by Kazu Kabuishi
Gray Horses, by Hope Larson
Kat & Mouse: Teacher Torture, by Alex de Campi. Illustrations by Federica Manfredi
Neotopia Book 1, by Rod Espinosa

Fantasy

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott
Anatopsis, by Chris Abouzeid
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword, by Robin Mc Kinley
Calypso Dreaming, by Charles Butler
Century, by Sarah Singleton
City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork, by Philip Pullman
The Courageous Princess Volume 1, by Rod Espinosa
The Creature in the Case, by Garth Nix
The Darkling, by Charles Butler
Death of a Ghost, by Charles Butler
The Declaration, by Gemma Malley
Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Door in the Hedge, by Robin McKinley
Drowned Wednesday, by Garth Nix
Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
Eight Days of Luke, by Diana Wynne Jones
Elementals: Water, by Robin McKinley
The Empty Hand, by Catherine Fisher
Endymion Spring, by Matthew Skelton
Epoch, by Timothy Carter
The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle, by Catherine Webb
The Fetch of Mardy Watt, by Charles Butler
The Foreshadowing, by Marcus Sedgwick
A Fox Called Sorrow, by Isobelle Carmody
Gideon the Cutpurse, by Linda Buckley-Archer
Gifts, by Ursula Le Guin
Grim Tuesday, by Garth Nix
Hallowmere: In the Serpent's Coils, by Tiffany Trent
Heretic, by Sarah Singleton
The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley
Hood, by Stephen R. Lawhead
Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
Ingo, by Helen Dunmore
Ingo, by Helen Dunmore
The Intruders, by E.E. Richardson
I Was a Rat!, by Philip Pullman
Lady Friday, by Garth Nix
Lirael, by Garth Nix
Little Fur: the Legend Begins, by Isobelle Carmody
The Lurkers, by Charles Butler
Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour, by Scott Westerfeld
Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness, by Scott Westerfeld
Midnighters #3: Blue Noon, by Scott Westerfeld
Mister Monday, by Garth Nix
Neotopia Book 1, by Rod Espinosa
The Obsidian Dagger: Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle, by Catherine Webb
Pirate's Curse: The Wave Walkers, by Kai Meyer (U.K. title: The Wave Runners)
The Prophet of Yonwood, by Jeanne DuPrau
Sabriel, by Garth Nix
Secrets of the Sirens, by Julia Golding
Sir Thursday, by Garth Nix
The Snow-Walker's Son, by Catherine Fisher
The Soul Thief, by Catherine Fisher
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley
Star Dancer, by Beth Webb
The Starlight Conspiracy, by Steve Voake
Stoneheart, by Charlie Fletcher
The Stones Are Hatching, by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Tar Man, by Linda Buckley-Archer
The Tide Knot, by Helen Dunmore
The Time of the Ghost, by Diana Wynne Jones
Timon's Tide, by Charles Butler
Voices, by Ursula Le Guin