From: Hope Baugh <hbaugh>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:00:33 -0500

I admire Sonya Hartnett's SURRENDER very much. I doubt that I will go out of my way to promote it to many teens, but I can see why it was named a Printz honor book. Here is what I wrote after the summary for our departmental reading log:

"The story builds slowly and is pretty depressing and horrifying overall. It took me a while to get into it, and I probably would not have finished it if it had not been named a Printz Honor Book. However, it is exquisitely crafted, and if you keep reading, it begins to make sense and become a satisfying, if still very weird, read. Older teens who are good readers and who are looking for something of high literary quality and/or looking for a taut, "psychological" horror read might be intrigued by this. People from YALSA-bk suggested that it might also appeal to fans of Francesca Lia Block, Kevin Brooks, Gail Giles, Robert Cormier, and Thomas Tryon's THE OTHER. Red flags include death and abuse."

I am very interested in hearing what others thought of the book.

Best wishes,

Hope

Hope Baugh Young Adult Services Manager Carmel Clay Public Library 55 4th Ave. SE Carmel, IN 46032 Tel: 317-814-3979 Email: hbaugh at carmel.lib.in.us Website: www.carmel.lib.in.us Also check out: www.reads4teens.org



 
                   
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