The Lonely Hearts Club

By Elizabeth Eulberg
(YA F Eulb)
290 pages 2010 Chick Lit

Penny Lane Bloom has had it with boys. She’s had her heart broken one too many times and has watched her friends give up everything in their lives for guys. Going into her junior year of high school she creates “The Lonely Hearts Club,” and starts out as its sole member, vowing not to date until after graduation. However, news of her club soon gets around, and girls are flocking to join it. But what will Penny do when she finds herself crushing hard on a guy when she is supposed to be the leader of a club that has sworn off dating? Grades 9 & up.

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Sara H.

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat

By Michael Pollan
(YA 338.10973 Poll)
298 pages 2009 Nonfiction

Did you know that a soda is made up almost completely of corn, or that some of the organic brands we buy are actually subsidiaries of large corporations? Michael Pollan examines these and many other food facts in this investigative look at the way our food is grown, raised, and processed. He takes the reader through four types of meals, uncovering the hidden costs of continuing to eat for convenience and challenges you to consider where your food comes from before taking a bite. Grades 6 & up.

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Shelly P.

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Every Little Thing in the World

By Nina de Gramont
(YA F Gram)
282 pages 2010 Realistic Fiction

“I don’t know why such a smart girl does such stupid things,” wonders sixteen-year-old Sydney as she sits in the middle of the bug-infested Canadian wilderness for four weeks. Shipped off by parents to stop their errant behavior, Sydney and best friend Natalia find themselves searching for food, camping, and canoeing among a group that includes a major thug, a TV soap star, and inexperienced counselors. A huge secret Sydney is carrying intensifies the drama. Grades 9 & up.

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Elaine D.

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Hot Pick from TAB - Fang

By James Patterson
(YA F Patt)
309 pages Science Fiction

Your younger flock member just told you that you are going to be the first to die. And you thought nothing in your life could get any stranger! This is what is happening to Fang. First of all, he is a mutant bird freak along with 5 others that were made out of a test tube as a scientific mistake. And on top of that he is going to die just when he is having a great relationship with fellow flock member Max. But their relationship had temporarily been put on hold as scientists try to make a new Fang named Dylan that is supposedly Max’s soul mate. On top of that, an evil scientist is trying to ruin the flock’s life. If you have read the past books in the Maximum Ride series, you know that Max is destined to save the world. Will Max’s destiny involve Fang, or will Fang disappear forever from the flock’s life? This book includes romance, action, drama, comedy, and much more. (Grades 6 & up)

Reviewed by TAB member Shivani S.

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Project Sweet Life

By Brent Hartinger
(YA F Hart)
282 pages 2010 Humorous Fiction

Ah, it’s summer and fifteen-year-old Dave and his buddies, Victor and Curtis, are going to have a summer of absolute freedom. Swimming, biking, relaxing, and watching TV are the only items on their agenda. But when their parents force the boys to get summer jobs, they decide to get “fake” jobs and spend the summer having fun. There’s just one small problem—their parents expect to see paychecks. In a series of hilarious and entertaining get-rich-quick schemes, the boys plot, plan, and end up working their butts off all in the name of “project sweet life”. (Grades 6 & up)

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Kay G.

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