Sanna historier om andra världskriget
by Paul Dowswell
Original title: True Stories of the Second World War

For the A-Z challenge.
Swedish
160 pages
Historiska Media
ISBN: 91-85057-78-9
First line: Trots att det nu gått mer än sextio år sedan andra världskriget rasade kommer det hela tiden nya filmer, tv-dokumentärer och böcker om kriget som vittnar om ett fortsatt starkt intresse för [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, History, Non-fiction, Swedish, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Dragon’s Bait
by Vivian Vande Velde

For the Here Be Dragons and A-Z challenges.
English
196 pages
Magic Carpet Books
ISBN: 0-15-216663-7
First line: The day Alys was accused of being a witch started out like any other.
Back cover blurb:
It is going to eat her… All because the villagers in her town think she is a witch and have staked her [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Fantasy, Here Be Dragons, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

När kommer du tillbaka?
by Marika Kolterjahn
Title translated to English: When Are You Coming Back?

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
202 pages
Tiden förlag
ISBN: 91-88879-77-1
First line: Innan jag hunnit längta eller ens tänka på det är tiden inne att flytta hemifrån.
Back cover blurb:
“Vi sätter oss på några stenar och ser ut över en åker. Vi [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Postcards from No Man’s Land
by Aidan Chambers

For the Young Adult reading challenge.
English
312 pages
Speak
ISBN: 0-14-240145-5
First line: Not knowing his way around, he set off back the way he had come.
Back cover blurb:
Jacob’s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honour his grandfather who died during World War II. He hopes to go, set flowers on [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, English, Fiction, GLBT interest, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 4 Comments »

Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
628 pages
Atom Books
ISBN: 978-1-904233-90-9
First line: All our attempts at subterfuge had been in vain.
Back cover blurb:
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
595 pages
Atom Books
ISBN: 978-1-904233-88-6
First line: I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can’t make your body move fast enough.
Back cover blurb:
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more [...]

Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult | 4 Comments »

Messenger
by Lois Lowry

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
186 pages
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0-385-73253-8
First line: Matty was impatient to have the supper preparations over and done with.
Back cover blurb:
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Once, [...]

Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, D, English, Fantasy, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
218 pages
Bloomsbury
ISBN: 0-7474-5592-3
First line: “Mother?”
Back cover blurb:
In the tough, unforgiving society that Kira lives in, she is forced daily to prove her value in the village. Up until now she has had her mother to protect her. With her mother gone, Kira will need [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fiction, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

The Giver
by Lois Lowry

For the First in a Series, Decades ‘08 (first published in 1993) and A-Z reading challenges.
English
179 pages
Dell Laurel-Leaf
ISBN: 0-440-23768-8
First line: It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.
Back cover blurb:
Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, Decades '08, English, Fiction, First in a Series, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Det fattas en tärning
by Johanna Thydell

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
211 pages
Månpocket
ISBN: 978-91-7001-571-7
First line: Svarta naglar på tangenterna, skärmen vit och tom.
Back cover blurb:
“Om ni hör någon ropa så är det jag. Jag är Puck. Jag är sexton år. Och jag är livrädd.”
Det här är boken om Puck, en ung tjej som [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »