Shadows of Ghosts by Stefan Haucke (MacTavish, 2013), 323 pages, Ages 12 and Up Cal Lanshire, the hero of Shadows of Ghosts, is the prince of the Kingdom of Enara. Growing up in a land without refrigeration, Cal still would have had access to cold treats such as the Noble Smoothie in the summer because of ice houses. […]
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Charlotte Kandel’s Hearty Tomato Soup
The Scarlet Stockings Trilogy: Book One, The Enchanted Riddle by Charlotte Kandel (Dutton Children’s Books, 2008), 384 pages, Grades 2 and up Extraordinary magic, mystery and adventure combine, as a thirteen-year-old aspiring dancer searches to find self-confidence, trust in herself and others, and the glamour and adventure she craves. A dancer must eat nourishing, healthy meals. As must […]
Jewell Parker Rhodes: Lanesha’s Lemonade
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010), 224 pages, Grades 5-8 Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orlean’s Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, […]
Lanesha’s Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010), 224 pages, Grades 5-8 Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orlean’s Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely […]
Jacquelyn Mitchard’s Indian Fry Bread
Look Both Ways by Jacquelyn Mitchard (Penguin/Razorbill, March, 2009), 256 pages, Grades 7 and Up Look Both Ways continues the story of Mallory and Merry, begun in the first novel of The Midnight Twins trilogy. Mirror-image twins born a minute before and a minute after midnight on New Year’s Eve, they’re trapped in a near-fatal fire on the night they turn […]
S.A. Bodeen’s Snickers Bars
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen (Feiwel and Friends, 2008), 256 pages, Grades 7 and Up For the past six years, fifteen-year-old Eli and his family have lived in an underground compound after a nuclear attack. His father built the compound to keep them safe. But now they can’t get out. He won’t let them. Should you ever be […]