Category Archives: Book Reviews

ALAN’s Picks: May 2011

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ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column that is compiled and edited by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.

Reviewed this month:
Blood and Flowers by Penny Blubaugh
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
The Doomsday Box by Herbie Brennan
Drought by Pam Bachorz
The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier
I Am J by Cris Beam
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors
Paisley Hanover Kisses and Tells by Cameron Tuttle
Skate Fate by Juan Felipe Herrera
Stir It Up! by Ramin Ganeshram
Subway Girl by P.J. Converse
Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston
Those That Wake by Jesse Karp
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ALAN’s Picks: April 2011

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ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column that is compiled and edited by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University.

Reviewed this month:
All Just Glass by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Another Whole Nother Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander
Girl, Stolen by April Henry
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald
Rip Tide by Kat Falls
Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow
Season of Secrets by Sally Nicholls

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Under the Radar: March 2011

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Under the Radar is a discussion of books from smaller publishers by four members of the ALAN Board:

Ricki Berg, Bucky Carter, Paul Hankins, and CJ Bott.

Groundwood Books (http://www.groundwoodbooks.com) was established in 1978 and publishes children and young adult books, fiction and nonfiction in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. In this column we will discuss titles from the Groundwork Guides series. Teachers guides for all of the books in this series is available at the following link: http://www.groundwoodbooks.com/gw_groundworkguides.cfm the list of available Guides at the end of our discussion.

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ALAN’s Picks: March 2011

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ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column that is compiled and edited by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University. Be sure to check the site often to see a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit

Reviewed this month:

The Beginner’s Guide to Living by Lia Hills
The Carnival of Lost Souls by Laura Quimby
Crosswire by Dotti Enderle
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz by Laura Toffler-Corrie
No Passengers beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko
Pink by Lili Wilkinson
The Rendering by Joel Naftali
Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings by Sophia Bennett
The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke
Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin
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ALAN’s Picks: February 2011

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ALAN’s Picks is a monthly book review column that is compiled and edited by Dr. Pam Cole of Kennesaw State University. Be sure to check the site often to see a preview of the latest titles in YA Lit

Reviewed this month:

Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa Klein
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Livvie Owen Lived Here by Sarah Dooley
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
Nightshade City by Hilary Wagner
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game by John Feinstein
Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry
Stork by Wendy Delsol
The Sweetness of Salt by Cecilia Galante
Teenie by Christopher Grant
Trapped by Michael Northrop
Trickster’s Girl: The Raven Duet by Hilari Bell
The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
Warp Speed by Lisa Yee
Warped by Maurissa Guibord
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