Kirkus Star
THE KIRKUS STAR
Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit

BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Welcome to Bordertown (page 2)


Cover art for CORALINE
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2002

"Not for the faint-hearted—who are mostly adults anyway—but for stouthearted kids who love a brush with the sinister: Coraline is spot on. (Fiction. 9-12)"
A magnificently creepy fantasy pits a bright, bored little girl against a soul-eating horror that inhabits the reality right next door. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE PRINCESS AND THE LORD OF NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 1994
by Emma Bull, illustrated by Susan Gaber

"Gaber's romantic, stylishly rendered art, escaping its borders to enliven clean white margins, is also sure to appeal. (Picture book. 5-10)"
 The princess has been cursed by the Lord of Night: if she's not given whatever she wants, her parents will die and their kingdom ``fall into ruin.'' Bull's tale is built on the princess's unusual response to this prescription for indulgence: she does her best not to want anything. Read full book review >
Cover art for NEVERNEVER
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1993

"Though it doesn't stand well alone, this has the same witty adolescent verve and vulnerability—plus a message concerning peace among those who are really different. (Fiction. 14+)"
 Fast-paced, occasionally confusing, but never dull: a sequel to the punk fantasy Elsewhere (1991) recounting the further adventures of teenager Ron and his friends—other human runaways, elves, and those of mixed blood. Read full book review >