McCaughrean, Geraldine. The White Darkness.
Sym is not a normal fourteen year old girl. She is obsessed with the Antarctica and her imaginary friend is Lawrence Edward Oates, from the Scott Expedition to the South Pole. She wishes more than anything to go to the Antarctica, and her wishes come true when her Uncle Victor invites her, but not everything happens the way she wanted and hoped it would. Everything goes wrong and she finds out secrets that will change her life forever. One is that her father was killed. Her mother did not lose her passport which kept her fromk coming to this trip, her Uncle was the one that stole it. He also took all the money Sym's family had and all to plan for this trip. This trip that could end up with her life. It turns out Uncle Victor was the bad guy and ends up dead. Oates stays with Sym until the end. The end which shows how Sym was rescued after being so close to death. The story was very exciting and you could never know what was going to happen next. It was unpredictable. It had too many details that I felt made the story longer than it had to be. This book is suitable for young adults because of the vocabulary and contents of the story.
2008 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
Clarke, Judith. One Whole and Perfect Day.
Lily worries about her family. They are "freakish" according to her. Her mother works in an adult day-care center and often brings visitors from there to the house. There is a party being planned to celebrate Lily's grandfather, Pop's, 80th birthday and Lily is hoping that it will be "one whole and perfect day," but Pop's fights with Lonnie, Lily's brother, and several other events that give a twist tot he story makes this story unpredictable and interesting. It was a very down-to-earth story that takes the reader to a journey of a combination of feelings and emotions. It show the meaning of caring, friendship, and a little bit of romance. I enjoyed the third person narration because it shifts among the characters and let us know what the other characters are feeling and thinking. Suitable for readers 12 years and older because of the plot and vocabulary.
2008 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Jenkins, A.M. Repossessed.
Kiriel was a Fallen Angel that was tired of his job: tormenting souls in Hell. He decides to take a much-needed vacation to Earth. He steals the body of a teenage boy, Shaun, he had been watching for some time. Shaun is the typical teenager that come from divorced parents, has a messy room, wears the same clothes over and over again, and has an annoying younger brother. Kiriel wants to act like Shaun, but he also wants to make a difference so he can be remembered here like humans are when they leave Earth. He also wants to help some people by preventing them from ending up in hell. Kiriel does not want to leave Earth until he experiences some feelings and emotions that he would never experience in hell. Without knowing it, he does make a difference in the lives of people around Shaun. For example, his mother appreciates how he leaves the bowls they use in the morning in the dishwasher, all of a sudden he treats his brother with respect and love. This novel was different than what I expected because when you hear the word "Repossessed" and read the synopsis of the book, you think Kiriel will be a bad guy, but he is really nice and caring. The ending was too short, though. I wanted more. An angel picks him up but he is not going back home. He will end up somewhere else. Suitable for readers 12 years and older because of vocabulary and some explicit scenes involving sexual acts.
2008 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
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