Author Archives: Melendra
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The Fox Inheritance
Posted on December 26, 2011 by Melendra in Science Fiction, Young Adult/Teen>By Mary E. Pearson In this sequel to the popular teen novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, Jenna’s friends Locke and Kara have been reborn after centuries in digital archives. Everything they knew is gone, and everyone they loved is dead. Except Jenna. Now Locke and Kara must escape the scientist who brought them back [...]
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Entwined
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult/Teen>By Heather Dixon In this compelling retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Azalea and her sisters are lost and confused when their mother dies. In his grief, their father the king pushes the girls away when they need him most. And their greatest joy, dancing, is forbidden as they are in mourning. Faced with the [...]
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Animal Eggs: An Amazing Clutch of Mysteries and Marvels
Posted on November 15, 2011 by Melendra in Nonfiction>By Dawn Cusick & Joanne O’Sullivan With lots of amazing photographs and interesting facts, this book about all things eggs really is amazing. While no specific type of egg or animal gets much focus, each egg fact is demonstrated vividly with animals ranging from insects to mammals. Did you know that the platypus isn’t the [...]
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Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Melendra in Historical Fiction>by Jerdine Nolen Although Eliza’s mistress is kind, and has taught her to read and write, Eliza’s master is cruel. Eliza knows that it is only a matter of time before she will be sold away as her mother was. So, when presented with a chance to follow Harriet Tubman to freedom, Eliza doesn’t hesitate. [...]
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Kat, Incorrigible
Posted on October 29, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy>by Stephanie Burgis Kat, or Katherine as her stepmama likes to call her, truly is incorrigible. But what else can she be when she is the only one who can save her eldest sister, Elissa, from marrying the evil Sir Neville? Never mind that Angeline, her second oldest sister, has a plan of her own, [...]
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I’m a Scientist
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Melendra in Nonfiction>From Dorling Kindersley Geared toward the picture book crowd, this fun nonfiction series presents information related to familiar places, Kitchen and Backyard, as well as of great interest, My Body and Water Fun. With simple experiments that can be performed using household materials, these titles offer parents a fun way to introduce their children to [...]
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Tower of Treasure
Posted on October 13, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy, Graphic Novel> By Scott Chantler This fast-paced adventure covers a lot of ground, introducing Dessa and her odd friends as well as the evil queen, her equally evil chamberlain, and the captain of her guard. Dessa is an acrobat with a traveling circus, but readers soon learn that Dessa’s fellow performers are more interested in picking [...]
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Mistress of the Storm
Posted on August 11, 2011 by Melendra in Fantasy, Mysteries>By M.L. Welsh In her home town of Wellow, Verity has never fit in. Unlike her charming younger sister, Poppy, Verity is quiet and a bit clumsy. She has only recently made her first friend, another misfit named Henry. Still, her home has always been a refuge. However, when a grandmother she’s never heard of [...]
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Inside Out & Back Again
Posted on August 7, 2011 by Melendra in Historical Fiction, social issues>By Thanhha Lai In this novel in verse, based in part upon Lai’s own experiences, Há must leave behind the only life she’s ever known, that of a South Vietnamese child during the Vietnam war. In Vietnam, she is a slightly spoiled youngest child, well-educated, loved, and teased by her three older brothers. But when [...]
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Eggs Over Evie
Posted on August 6, 2011 by Melendra in Uncategorized>By Alison Jackson Evie is having trouble adjusting to her parents’ divorce, especially now that her father’s new wife is pregnant with twins. Evie misses the time she and her father used to spend cooking together, and she misses her (now her father’s) dog. Evie hopes that her summer cooking class can fill the void [...]
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