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[CCBC-Net] 2005 Favorites

From: Julie Corsaro <juliecorsaro2>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:19:14 -0500

Someday, I'll proof read e-mail. In the meantime, the name of the terrific book by Marcus Zusack is I Am the Messenger.

Julie


>From: "Julie Corsaro" <juliecorsaro2 at hotmail.com>
>To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] 2005 Favorites
>Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:47:11 -0500
>
>I'd like to add to the list of memorable YA books from Cananda and
>Australia;
>
>A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim-Wynne Jones (Canada)-a character
>study that is also a tale of mystery and suspense, as well as a family
>drama about secrets. Literary yet accessible.
>
>The Diary of Pelly D. by L.D. Adlington (Australia)-A dystopia with echoes
>of the Jewish Holocaust. The engaging voice of privileged diarist Pelly D.
>is vibrant and carefree before her futuristiic society's genetic profiling
>leads to genocide.
>
>A Thief in the House of Memory by Marcus Zusack (Australia)-I know the
>ending has been controversial but getting there is so enjoyable: the first
>person narration is compelling, convincing and appealing; the staccato
>dialogue is pithy, the characterization is strong; the concept is
>distinctive; the organization is clever; and it's funny, moving and
>suspenseful.
>
>Three originals!
>Julie
>
>
>
>>From: Connie Rockman <connie.rock at snet.net>
>>To: Subscribers ccbc-net <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu>
>>Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] 2005 Favorites
>>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:43:06 -0500
>>
>>
>>Two YA books that have resonated for me this year:
>>
>>The Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury - this had an intensity
>>that didn't let up and built to a crescendo. I read parts of it with
>>my heart in my mouth. Knowing that it is a true story, that Salisbury
>>actually interviewed people who were involved, makes it all the more
>>moving and intense.
>>
>>All Rivers Flow to the Sea by Alison McGhee - a stark and taut story of
>>grief, written with compassion and poetic intensity. The characters
>>have stayed with me long after the book was over. The community feels
>>remarkably real, especially when you read other books, both adult and
>>YA, that McGhee has set in the same place.
>>
>>For children's books, the ones I like best so far:
>>
>>The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall - a solid "good read" but more than
>>that - great characters with terrific ensemble acting within the story
>>- each sister has a distinct personality, and the family dynamics are
>>believable, enjoyable and, sometimes, poignant.
>>
>>Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay - Another great ensemble cast, set in
>>motion in Saffy's Angel, and continuing to grow and develop through
>>this third book about the family. Rose may be the most complex and
>>interesting of the lot of them.
>>
>>
>>Connie Rockman
>>
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