July 24, 2012Jacqueline West’s ‘The Second Spy’ comes alive with imagery, suspense “The Second Spy,” by Jacqueline West, Dial, July 5, 2012, $16.99 (ages 10 and up) Every once in a while… Read More
July 13, 2012Greg Leitich Smith’s ‘Chronal Engine’ is an exciting one-sitting read “Chronal Engine,” by Greg Leitich Smith and Blake Henry, Clarion Books, March 20, 2012, hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10 and up)… Read More
March 10, 2011Library find: ‘Mira, Mirror’ full of surprises “Mira, Mirror,” by Mettie Ivie Harrison, Viking (ages 10 and up) Before “The Princess and the Hound,” “The Princess and… Read More