Teen Book Reviews


April 2013 Teen Book Reviews

Hawksmaid Kathryn Lasky Matty is the daughter of Nottingham’s most famous falconer.  After her mother is brutally murdered by Prince John’s men, her father teaches her many things to help her not only survive, but thrive as well.  It turns out that Matty is exceptional at falconry in her own […]


March 2013 Teen Book Reviews

Everybody Sees the Ants A. S. King Lucky Linderman’s name is pretty ironic, considering how likely he is to get beat up by the bully, ignored by his parents, and looked down upon by school administrators. He would really much rather just fly below the radar by everyone, but manages […]


Teen Book Reviews – January, 2013

Waiting Carol Lynch Williams London Castle is utterly and completely lost. She and Zach had spent the last sixteen years together traveling the world with their missionary parents, tied solely to each other and their faith. And now Zach is utterly and completely gone. Through extraordinary poetic storytelling, the reader […]


Teen Book Reviews – December 2012

This Girl is Different J. J. Johnson “This girl is different” is Evie’s personal mantra.  She’s been homeschooled her whole life, opting now – beginning her senior year – to enroll in a public high school.  She lives in a sustainable home, complete with chickens, a cow, and solar energy.  […]


November 2012 Teen Book Reviews

Teen Book Reviews by Kate Vasilik The Summer I Learned to Fly Dana Reinhardt Thirteen-year-old Drew Robin Solo spends most of her time helping her mom, Lizzie, in the Cheese Shop; she doesn’t have many friends – not including her pet rat, Hum, of course – so there really isn’t […]


October 2012 Teen Book Reviews

Between Jessica Warman It’s Liz’s eighteenth birthday, and it seems that life couldn’t get much better.  She had a party with her closest friends, her stepsister, and her super cute boyfriend out on her family’s boat, complete with cocktails and birthday cake.  But then, before anyone else is awake, she […]