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This complex horror story takes place in an alternative Victorian London where wych-hunters fight every type of beast, ghoul, and nightmare ever feared. 17-year-old Nathaniel and his guardian Cathaline are wych-hunters, working at night during a time when a Jack-the-Ripper type of killing is taking the lives of multiple women. Alaizabel Cray is a young girl who has somehow escaped from an asylum and whose body, they discover, is harboring Thatch, an elderly evil spirit with a diabolical plan to assist a cult-like group known as the Fraternity. This book would be suitable for older teens who enjoy a well-told story that includes plenty of details, atmosphere, and ground-laying for an alternate world. Although there are battles and action during the climax of the story, the majority of the book is slow moving - creating characters and background to build suspense. Very well thought out and has a satisfying conclusion. One has to wonder though, since Nathaniel is a wych-hunter and Alaizabel has wych powers, will there be a sequel? 
Adult author, James Patterson, has branched away from his adult mysteries, to give us this Young Adult science fiction series. 14 year old Max is not your typical teenager. Oh,sure,she likes to sleep late and doesn't like being told what to do, but Max is different. She has wings. Not in the figurative sense, but in a literal sense. She has wings on her back, and she can fly like a bird. Max is 98% hman, and 2% brd. She and her friends, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel, are all like that. None of them grew up in a normal home with parents, and sibilings. Max and her friends grew up in The School. The School is not your typical school, where kids learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. It is actually a science lab where humans and animals are regenetically engineered. At the beginning of this story, Max and her friends were out of the school, and living with Jeb, one of their scientist friends. Sadly, Jeb is dead. Now, Max is the one in charge of 5 other kids, and they are all in constant hiding from the Erasers. The Erasers are half-human, half-wolf like creatures, also from the School, whose main instinct is to kill. One day, Angel, the youngest of the group, is playing outside,and is captured by an Eraser. From then on, the story is an adventure where Max, and the gang try to rescue Angel. What ensues, is a lot of twists and turns with answers to some questions, and also raising additional questions. However, the ending leaves the reader wanting more. "The Angel Experiment," is the first in a 4 part series. Recommened for students in grades 7 and up. 
12-year-old Jamie and her brother TJ have been brought up by their father "The Colonel" to love America. TJ has enlisted to fight in Vietnam as soon as he is out of high school. Jamie would if she could, and makes TJ promise to send letters to let her know everything. But the Colonel is not happy and would have preferred his son go to college than fight. This confuses Jamie, who knows of no one more gung-ho for the Army than the Colonel. Furthermore, TJ only sends her photos from Vietnam, mostly of the moon, which she prints at the Army rec. center she volunteers at for the summer. As the days pass playing cards with Private Hollister and teaching other enlisted soldiers to develop their own film, the negatives she prints from her brother's film begin to change to grim images from Vietnam. It turns out that war is nothing like she imagined and she suddenly becomes frightened for her brother. Perhaps her father's concern is justified afterall? The book will appeal to readers in grades 5 and up, and would be a good choice for reluctant readers. It has an anti-war message, but is not preachy. 
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