Posts Tagged ‘St. Martin’s’

The Book of Samuel by Erik Raschke

July 23, 2009

book of samuelSummary:  Living with his religious father, feminist mother, and racist grandmother in Denver, Colorado, during the early 1980s, twelve-year-old Samuel Gerard relates his school adventures and deals with his own prejudices towards Mexican immigrants.

361 pages, St. Martin’s Press

The Other Girl: a Midvale Academy novel, by Sarah Miller

July 22, 2009

the other girl_Summary:  At a fancy New England prep school, Molly tries to break up her ex-boyfriend Gideon’s new relationship with sexy classmate Pilar after Molly finds herself inside the head of Pilar, hearing her innermost thoughts.

St. Martins Griffin

I’m Down: A Memoir, by Mishna Wolff

July 2, 2009

im downSummary:  Traces the author’s experiences growing up with a white father who believed himself to be African-American, describing how his efforts to indoctrinate her into black culture caused her to be rejected by her black and white peers.

St. Martins Press

Find it at WCPL

Night Runner, by Max Turner

June 23, 2009

night runnerSummary:  Fifteen-year-old Zach is quite content living in a mental ward because of his unusual allergies until dark secrets about his past, his parents, and his strange sickness slowly surface, placing him in great danger.

St. Martin’s Griffin

Blue Moon by Alyson Noel

May 7, 2009

blue-moon_aa240_Summary: Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way, but just as her powers are increasing, his are in decline, and as she searches for a way to save him, she finds herself with a wrenching choice to make.

289 pages, St. Martins Griffin

Evermore by Alyson Noel

March 24, 2009

evermoreSummary: Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people’s thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries. 306 p., St. Martin’s Griffin.

Find it at WCPL


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