BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Family Secrets (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 26, 2008

IDENTICAL

by Ellen Hopkins

"Sharp and stunning, with a brilliant final page. (Fiction. YA)"

Hopkins's gift with free verse reaches new heights in this portrait of splintered identical twins. Read full book review >

Cover art for A BRIEF CHAPTER IN MY IMPOSSIBLE LIFE

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 28, 2006

A BRIEF CHAPTER IN MY IMPOSSIBLE LIFE

by Dana Reinhardt

"Simone's first-person voice is funny and unforgettable—a little too wise, perhaps, but her epiphanies are on target and are what readers will be looking for in this fabulous debut. (Fiction. YA)"

Sixteen-year-old Simone has always known she's adopted, and has never wanted to know more, not even when her birth mother calls out of the blue. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 2004

CHANDA’S SECRETS

by Allan Stratton

"Still, the strong, respectful writing makes this crucial and broadly relevant story unfailingly human. (author's note) (Fiction. YA)"

The subject of AIDS in contemporary Africa receives powerful—though apolitical—treatment. Read full book review >