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Author	Chaim Potok
ISBN	0449213447

Danny Saunders en Reuven Malter groeien in de jaren veertig van de vorige eeuw op in een gemeenschap van chassidische joden in New York. Danny is orthodox opgevoed en voorbestemd zijn vader op te volgen als rabbijn. Het milieu waarin zijn vriend Reuven opgroeit, is veel moderner. Steeds meer wordt Danny...

Author

Tamora Pierce

During a dire battle against the fearsome Skinners, Daine and her mage teacher Numair are swept into the Divine Realms. Though happy to be alive, they are not where they want to be. They are desperately needed back home, where their old enemy, Ozorne, and his army of strange creatures are waging war against...

Author	Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN	0553212281

Edgar Allan Poe remains the unsurpassed master of works of mystery and madness in this outstanding collection of Poe's prose and poetry are sixteen of his finest tales, including "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "William...

Author	Rumiko Takahashi
ISBN	1569319472

I have never read this book. Ever. In my life.

But that doesn't matter. I've watched the anime. And my friend has read it and said that they were, like, exactly the same.

So, after saying that, I may get on to my review. *Takes a deep breath."

OMGOMGOMGOMG THIS IS THE BEST SERIES...

Author	William Strunk Jr.
ISBN	0205313426

This book is good for the following things:

1. Propping up a short table leg

2. Lining a bird cage

3. Building a fire

4. Using as a coaster for cold drinks



I devoted some of my grammar thesis to criticizing this book, and it was time well spent.


Geoff...

Author	Jerry Spinelli
ISBN	0590452037

He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. Maniac Magee took to the streets.

And Maniac Magee became a legend.

Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; about how...

Author

C.S. Lewis

In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves...

Author	Unknown
ISBN	0451528182

Contains the greatest "OH FUCK" moment in medieval literature!

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - listed here as written by Unknown, though I believe it may have been penned by that prolific Greek author Anonymous - is a classic tale from Arthurian legend in which the code of honor attributed...

Author

Chie Shinohara

Youri, a pretty Japanese girl who just passed a college entrance exam, is ecstatic after her first kiss with her handsome childhood friend-turned-boyfriend, Himuro. Meanwhile, she starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it! One night, hands appear out of a puddle on the...

Author	Kaori Ozaki
ISBN	1591827221

Kaori Ozaki, Immortal Rain, vol. 1 (Tokyopop, 1999)

I've gotten into the manga habit over the last few years, and have been reading in roughly equal amounts from the big three. Dark Horse is off in its own little niche, while Viz and Tokyopop are adapting the more mainstream material for American...