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Serbia and Montenegro
4 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Introspective Joey discovers that a girl has built a treehouse (mistaken for a spaceship) on the hill he visits alone to play his guitar. He nicknames the girl "Marsh," short for Martian, and is baffled and fascinated by her. As the two forge a friendship based on music, Marsh's poignant backstory emerges. This well-crafted Australian novel explores the nuances of friendship and family.
Reviewer: Renée Wheeler
(4)
YA
Twins Iris and Malina share a "gleam"--a magical ability to manipulate beauty--whose mythic origins and troubling endpoint they uncover when they pursue a mysterious white-haired woman who appears just as their mother suffers a deadly attack. Overlong but thickly textured with sensual descriptions, this folklore-based novel set in Montenegro builds to an agonizing choice over which sister will sacrifice for their mutual fate.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(3)
4-6
Missing series.
After time freezes in the present day, Jonah and Katherine travel to 1903 to return Albert Einstein's daughter Lieserl to her proper place in time. But Einstein's wife Mileva catches onto the time-travel principles and uses them to manipulate history. As usual, this series humanizes historical figures while providing plenty of action. Haddix elucidates the historical background in her author's note.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
(4)
4-6
Cultures of the World series.
These in-depth country studies cover everything from geography, history, the environment, and government to food, lifestyles, and the people living in each of these Balkan countries. The wooden prose may turn off casual readers, but report writers will find plenty of information and many clear photographs. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Cultures of the World titles: Slovakia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, and Macedonia.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
4 reviews
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