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Anderson, Jodi Lynn
9 Reviews
(2)
YA
In 2065, sixteen-year-old Adri Ortiz relocates to Kansas for training as a Mars colonist; moving into an old family farmhouse, she discovers the Dust Bowl–era journal of a woman named Cathy and a collection of WWI letters sent to Cathy's mother. Adri becomes engrossed in these more-than-a-century-old strangers' lives--even as she prepares to leave Earth forever. Anderson vividly captures each of the eras in three distinctive narratives.
Reviewer: Sarah Rettger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2017
(2)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Gracie's world is almost like ours--except that the planet is flat, dragons exist, and poltergeists stopped the Industrial Revolution. When the arrival of a Dark Cloud seems to portend her younger brother Sam's death, the family tries to escape fate by leaving for the fabled Extraordinary World. Intricate details of Gracie's world emerge gradually through her sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant diary entries.
Reviewer: Sarah Rettger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2016
(3)
YA
Maggie moves from Chicago to rural Door County with her family and reluctantly befriends beautiful, magnetic Pauline and outsider Liam. The teens' world is rocked when local girls start vanishing in the fall, then turn up dead come winter. Anderson alternates a ghostly first-person narrator and a more factual third-person narration centering on the three teens. A surreal, haunting story.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(4)
YA
Omniscient narrator Tink relates fellow Neverland faerie Tiger Lily's tumultuous, doomed relationship with Peter Pan. Tiger Lily's sometimes muddled characterization makes for an uneven read; however, by (re)creating a luminous, dreamy world with clever appearances by Hook, Wendy, and a hungry crocodile, Anderson's original star-crossed love story will resonate with fans of Barrie's classic.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum
Anderson, Jodi Lynn
, Ehrenhaft, Daniel
& Nouraee, Andisheh
Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom
(4)
YA
Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but always irreverent, this compendium of information about issues affecting contemporary American life will be most appreciated by those who already have some knowledge of government, religion, history, and current events. Readers can browse through the text, documentary photos, and cartoons to engage intellectually with the many questions the authors bring to the fore. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
(4)
YA
Leeda, Murphy, and Birdie are back for one final summer at the peach orchard, during which Leeda rediscovers a love for animals, Murphy finds out who her dad is, and Birdie comes to terms with losing her beloved home. The plot is heavy on description, but the final pages provide fans of the trilogy with a wholly satisfying conclusion.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
4-6
Failing to fit in at home, May is relieved when she must return to the Ever After. Reuniting with her companions in a final battle against Bo Cleevil, May must gather her own strength and self-confidence to save the afterlife. May's journey continues with the same strong storytelling, tight writing, and quirky characters of the earlier books.
Reviewer: Becky Levine
(4)
4-6
In this second book about May Bird, she and her ghostly friends continue to the Far North. Ultimately, May must choose between returning home and saving the Ever After, and she tries to do both. Despite an overly heavy use of symbols and jokes only grownups will get, Anderson brings her readers another sweet, gentle adventure story.
Reviewer: Becky Levine
(4)
YA
In this sequel to Peaches, Birdie, Leeda, and Murphy face heartbreaks and new beginnings after an idyllic summer. Secrets are revealed and relationships are damaged and repaired as the friends prepare to leave the orchard and strike out on their own. Though the book is often heavy on description, the girls' distinctive personalities and fierce loyalty infuse the plot with liveliness.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
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