Lovely reviews I've seen this week
So many books I want to read. A particular one is released, and I think, I want that. And then it's a few years later, and I still haven't read it. Ultimately, this is a good thing for readers. So many excellent stories out there waiting for us.
2009 Printz Award winner JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta is one of those I keep meaning to read. It was first published in Australia - three years before the Printz committee honored it - under the title ON THE JELLICOE ROAD. VOYA describes the story: "Taylor Markham has been living at the Jellicoe School since her mother abandoned her at a gas station when she was eleven. Taylor's whole life is a mystery to her-from what happened to her mother and who her father was to why certain people in town are so interested in her well-being." Kirkus Reviews calls it a "beautifully rendered mystery" and says readers will "find themselves ensnared in the story's fascinating, intricate structure."
Ashley at Book Labyrinth recently reread JELLICOE ROAD and posted: "I'm re-reading Jellicoe Road right now and totally falling in love with it all over again."
Melina Marchetta's website: http://www.melinamarchetta.com.au/
Ashley at Book Labyrinth also discussed THE WAY WE FALL, a new novel by writer Megan Crewe. In an early review of the ARC, Ashley said that "in the end I was completely enthralled with this one . . . This book is about family, about friendship, and it has a sweet romance to it as well. . . .At the heart of this book is the disease and what it does to those who are affected, either directly or indirectly, and it makes for an absolutely gripping story. Highly recommended."
I most definitely agree. I had the opportunity to read chapters of the manuscript while the author was working on it. Just riveting.
Publisher's Weekly describes the novel: "In this tense apocalyptic thriller, first in a planned series, Crewe (Give Up the Ghost) explores the slow collapse of society in a microcosm, as a deadly disease ravages a small Canadian island community."
From VOYA's review of THE WAY WE FALL: "The intriguing plot involving a viral outbreak should attract fans of Viral by Kathy Reichs (Young Arrow, 2011/VOYA October 2010), The Enemy by Charlie Higson (Hyperion, 2010), and The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (Scholastic, 2011/VOYA February 2012), among others."
Megan's website: http://www.megancrewe.com/
2009 Printz Award winner JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta is one of those I keep meaning to read. It was first published in Australia - three years before the Printz committee honored it - under the title ON THE JELLICOE ROAD. VOYA describes the story: "Taylor Markham has been living at the Jellicoe School since her mother abandoned her at a gas station when she was eleven. Taylor's whole life is a mystery to her-from what happened to her mother and who her father was to why certain people in town are so interested in her well-being." Kirkus Reviews calls it a "beautifully rendered mystery" and says readers will "find themselves ensnared in the story's fascinating, intricate structure."
Ashley at Book Labyrinth recently reread JELLICOE ROAD and posted: "I'm re-reading Jellicoe Road right now and totally falling in love with it all over again."
Melina Marchetta's website: http://www.melinamarchetta.com.au/
Ashley at Book Labyrinth also discussed THE WAY WE FALL, a new novel by writer Megan Crewe. In an early review of the ARC, Ashley said that "in the end I was completely enthralled with this one . . . This book is about family, about friendship, and it has a sweet romance to it as well. . . .At the heart of this book is the disease and what it does to those who are affected, either directly or indirectly, and it makes for an absolutely gripping story. Highly recommended."
I most definitely agree. I had the opportunity to read chapters of the manuscript while the author was working on it. Just riveting.
Publisher's Weekly describes the novel: "In this tense apocalyptic thriller, first in a planned series, Crewe (Give Up the Ghost) explores the slow collapse of society in a microcosm, as a deadly disease ravages a small Canadian island community."
From VOYA's review of THE WAY WE FALL: "The intriguing plot involving a viral outbreak should attract fans of Viral by Kathy Reichs (Young Arrow, 2011/VOYA October 2010), The Enemy by Charlie Higson (Hyperion, 2010), and The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (Scholastic, 2011/VOYA February 2012), among others."
Megan's website: http://www.megancrewe.com/