So Totally Emily Ebers

by Lisa Yee

So Totally Emily Ebers is part of trilogy of books featuring the same three characters, each told from one character's point of view. The books are fun and engaging, and Yee does a good job writing from three very different characters' points of view. A good YA book.

Kick Me

by Paul Feig

Ryan ordered Kick Me to use for forensics, and it's hilarious. A little (well, a lot) off color, but funny, funny, funny.

Chasing Redbird

by Sharon Creech

Like I said, I love Sharon Creech, but I didn't like Chasing Redbird as well as some of her other books. It was still good, but not as good as Walk Two Moons (which this book makes some references to). This book had the element of mystery that Walk Two Moons has, but I didn't find the characters quite as compelling. It was good, just not as wonderful as some of her other work.

Replay

by Sharon Creech

I really like Sharon Creech, and Replay is a cute little YA book. It's about an Italian family, and it made me crave Italian food. I could see weaker readers struggling with this book because it alternates between fantasy and reality, but I think only the weakest readers would have trouble with it. It's a good book.

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

by Wendy Mass

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life is a good little YA book. It's about an almost 13-year-old boy whose father died five years earlier. One month before his birthday, he receives a package...a box his father had prepared for him engraved: "the meaning of life: for Jeremy Finch on his 13th birthday." The box requires four keys to be opened, but they have disappeared. So Jeremy and his best friend Lizzy begin a quest to find the keys and discover the meaning of life. Good characters, good plot--it's a good book.