The Emperor's New Clothes - Hans Christian Andersen & The Starbright Foundation
Summary: Sure, you may know the story of The Emperor's New Clothes . But have you ever heard it from the point of v…
Once Upon A Fairy Tale - Starbright Foundation
Summary: This collaborative production, a fund-raiser for the Starbright Foundation, which helps seriously ill young pe…
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Also reviewed by Kari and Anne , one of our guest reviewers. Summary: January 1946 : London is emerging from the sha…
The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
Summary: Ponyboy can count on his brothers. And on his friends. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs,…
Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schreiber
Summary: In her small town, dubbed Dullsville, sixteen-year-old Raven — a vampire-crazed goth-girl — is an outcast. Bu…
The Nursing Mother's Companion - Kathleen Huggins
Summary: Breastfeeding may be natural, but it is not always instinctive. The 20th Anniversary Edition of this classic g…
A Different Kind of Hero - Leah Beth Evans
Summary: The rainforest is under attack. One monkey is determined to save it. His name is Tomagochi . He’s brown. He’…
Moloka'i - Alan Brennert
Summary: Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, is part of a big, loving Hawaiian family, a…
The Breadwinner - Deborah Ellis
Summary: Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Beca…
A Kiss in Time - Alex Flinn
Summary: Talia fell under a spell....Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so en…
Methods of Madness - Stephanie Black
Summary: It's been three years since the terrible night Emily Ramsey suffered a double tragedy-the death of her si…
Girls Will Be Girls - JoAnn Deak, Ph.D
Summary: Girls Will Be Girls offers a comprehensive road map to the many emotional and physical challenges girls ages …
Stargazer - Claudia Gray
Warning: You must read Evernight by Claudia Gray before you read this summary or it'll ruin the first book for yo…
Have a New Kid by Friday - Dr. Kevin Leman
Summary: Want a kid without the attitude? Without the behavior that makes you slink away in the grocery store and pret…
Extras - Scott Westerfeld
Summary: It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without thos…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Summary: At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepen…
Specials - Scott Westerfeld
Once again, do not read this summary unless you've read the first two books, Uglies and Pretties . The summary al…
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
WARNING: Do not even ATTEMPT to read this review if you haven't already read The Hunger Games . Even reading the S…
La Cucina : A Novel of Rapture - Lily Prior
Summary: Simmering in the heat of a Sicilian kitchen, a saucy tale of sex, recipes, and murder. Since childhood, Rosa F…
Fablehaven Rise Of The Evening Star - Brandon Mull
Summary: At the end of the school year Kendra and her brother, Seth, find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refu…
Belly Laughs : The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth - Jenny McCarthy
Summary: Oh the joys of pregnancy! There's the gasiness, constipation, queasiness, and exhaustion; the forgetfulne…
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Illuminations of the Heart - Joyce DiPastena
Summary: Trained in the art of illumination in the far-off city of Venice, Siri is directed by her late brother's …
LOTS of Children's and Young Adult Book Suggestions
A great many thanks to all the peopl e who helped me compile this list. I'm not going to put your names down partl…