Rating: Excellent! (5)

Did you know that Jews fled to Shanghai during the Holocaust? This book is a treasure about just such a Jewish family. Anya Rosen is the main, curly-headed, character. Over a few days, she learns that the war may not only be happening in countries far away, but in her own home as well. When will peace come?
And have you ever wondered where the phrase "Oy vey" came from? Have you ever wanted to know what it was like to have a bomb drop practically on top of you and yet live? Or maybe you've wondered how exactly one takes parakeets for a walk. Find the answers to all these questions and more in "Anya's War".

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"Anya's War" by Andrea Alban

Rating: Good (4)

What if you could see your future. What if every little thing you did, caused your future to change. In 1996 Emma and her best friend Josh receive an AOL computer disk but surprisingly Emma is able to log onto her facebook account fifteen years in the future. Each day something changes. What does their future hold?

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The Future Of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler

Rating: Good (4)

"Not the End of the World" is one of the most thought provoking books I have read in the last year. Did Noah really get every kind of animal onto the ark? Did anyone else survive the flood? These questions and more are asked my Noah's daughter Timnah. It cuts to my heart in some places, and other times I want to shout in frusteration at the characters. The author has skillfully created a Noah's ark I had never imagined, but is her's also the correct one? Read this mistifying book that talks about the end of the world, but it turns out that the end of the world might not be as horrible as everyone thinks.

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Not The End Of The World by Geraldine McCaughrean

Rating: Good (4)

Boys come back changed men after a war. Such is Cam Attling's fate. Follow the story of his return and read about characters that you've never read about before. Even the way the characters speak is captivating and earthy. Returning from war is harder than one might think. For Cam, it affects not only himself, but his entire village, and even once he's in his own house, he hasn't yet fully returned. This book was really good and fun to read.

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The Returning by Christine Hinwood

Rating: Excellent! (5)

Having the backround of growing up in the rustler town of Bodi, California, it's no wonder that witty Ageline Reddy is like she is: Courageous, plain, adventurous, blind to fear (or so she's trying), and with the gift of being able to see behind the masks. News strikes hard around town that Angeline's daring lawyer father, Patrick Reddy, was shot in a gunfight, but Angeline and her mother know better. Often Mr. Reddy has gone missing to asume costumes and gain more clues and truths to help him crack cases. Unknowing to what her father's intentions are, Angeline hopes that her father will come back to "life", so that the Reddy family can get back to their every day life. But Angeline can't get off the hoke so easily when a mystery awaits her. Thrust into the an unknown adventure with her new comrades, Elli and Ling Loi, Angeline braves the unkown. Many opportunities slam into Angeline so that she can uncover the mystery of why her father is in hiding...With midnight runs, highway men on the loose, mysterious balls, ghost children, stylish commities, and mysterious beus, this book was on the run with me! It was hard to put it down and it entertained me from the very beggining!

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Dear America, The Diary Of Angeline Reddy, Behind The Masks bySusan Patron