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Check It Out -- Teen Literature Database
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116 book reviews found, page 1 of 24. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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Adaline Falling Star
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
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Adaline's father is Kit Carson and her mother is an Arapaho Indian. Adaline stays with her cousins in St. Louis while her father goes on explorations. Adaline's Arapaho culture/way of life clashes with that of her Caucasian cousins. Adaline eventually runs away and befriends a scraggly dog.
Date read: 5/03/2001
ISBN: 043905947X
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Angels and Demons
Audience: 9th Grade - Adult
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After the death of a world renowed scientist, symboligist Robert Langdon is summoned to answer questions about the death and what it means.
Similar authors: Brown, Dan
Similar books: Da Vinci Code
Date read: 10/20/2005
ISBN: 037543318X
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Ashes of Roses
Audience: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
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Rose is am immigrant coming from Ireland. She must work in a sweat shop to pay for rent, because her mother went back to Ireland. Then Rose must work in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. She meets new people and makes friends, then there is the scream 'FIRE'! and Rose must fight for her own life.
Based on the 1911 Shirt Waist Factory Fire.
Similar authors: Mary Jane Auch
Similar books: Frozen Summer
Awards won: YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2003
Date read: 6/17/2005
ISBN: 044023851X
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Beduins' Gazelle
Audience: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
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A look into the nomadic life of Muslin peoples in 1302. Halima has been promised as a bride to Atiyah at her birth. Atiyah's uncle has other plans and takes him to the city of Fez to study. Halima is left to die in the desert, is rescued by an enemy tribe and held captive until a marriage with their old sheikh can be arranged. Atiyah's uncle tells him Halima is dead but Atiyah knows she lives, can he find her? The lifestyle and beliefs of these Bedouin peoples are well described as well as their love of the desert and all it's hardships.
Similar books: Ramsay Scallop; Shabanu bySuzanne Staples
Date read: 5/28/1996
ISBN: 0531095193
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Bella At Midnight
Audience: 3rd Grade - 9th Grade
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If you enjoy variants of the Cinderella story, you won't want to miss this more complex adventure/romance. When Bella is born, her mother dies and she is left with a father who wants nothing to do with her. Her aunt takes her to a wetnurse, who eventually raises Bella as part of her own family. As a young child, Bella is best friends with the prince. War, political intrigue, and family tensions tear them apart and tragedy seems certain until Bella proves her courage by sabotaging a terrible plot. Disguises, secret messages, and enchanted gifts all add intrigue to this fast-paced fairy tale.
Similar authors: Karen Cushman, Jan Resh Thomas, Gail Carson Levine
Similar books: 'Catherine, Called Birdy,' 'Counterfeit Princess,' 'Ella Enchanted'
Date read: 08/03/2006
ISBN: 0060775734
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