| Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" |
The Basics of Sally Kruger: Have taught 8th-grade English for 33 years in a small town in Michigan. Planning to teach at least another 6 years. Love to read YA fiction and like to keep current on the new stuff and make it available to my students. Currently have 2,400+ books in my classroom. Active in the public library as president of the Board of Trustees. Feel free to visit my blog at http://readingjunky.blogspot.com/! You can contact me at skruger@teensreadtoo.com. |
| Reviews by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky": 8TH GRADE SUPERZERO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich 42 MILES by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer ABSOLUTELY MAYBE by Lisa Yee ACCORDING TO KIT by Eugenie Doyle ACTING OUT edited by Justin Chanda THE ADVENTUROUS DEEDS OF DEADWOOD JONES by Helen Hemphill AFTER EVER AFTER by Jordan Sonnenblick AFTER THE FIRE by Becky Citra AFTER THE WRECK, I PICKED MYSELF UP, SPREAD MY WINGS, AND FLEW AWAY by Joyce Carol Oates AFTERSHOCK by Kelly Easton ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Ann E. Burg ALL THE LOVELY BAD ONES by Mary Downing Hahn ALSO KNOWN AS HARPER by Ann Haywood Leal THE AMAZING LIFE OF BIRDS by Gary Paulsen AMBER by Dave Webb THE ANATOMY OF WINGS by Karen Foxlee THE ANGEL OF DEATH by Alane Ferguson ANGEL'S CHOICE by Lauren Baratz-Logsted ANGRY YOUNG MAN by Chris Lynch ANNA BEGINS by Jennifer Davenport ANNIE ON MY MIND by Nancy Garden ANOTHER KIND OF COWBOY by Susan Juby ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY by Valerie Hobbs AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS by Sarah Weeks BABY GIRL by Lenora Adams BACK by Norah McClintock BAD GIRLS CLUB by Judy Gregerson BADD by Tim Tharp BARNSTORMERS: GAME 1 by Phil Bildner BASEBALL HEROES by Glenn Stout BEANBALL by Gene Fehler BEAR MARKET by Michele Martin Bossley BEAST by Ally Kennen BEAT THE BAND by Don Calame BELINDA'S OBSESSION by Patricia G. Penny BETTER LATE THAN NEVER by Marilyn Kaye BETTER THAN YESTERDAY by Robyn Schneider BIG FAT MANIFESTO by Susan Vaught BIG GUY by Robin Stevenson BIG SLICK by Eric Luper BLACK TUESDAY by Susan Colebank BLAME IT ON BARBARA by C.B. Lilley BLANK CONFESSION by Pete Hautman THE BLIND FAITH HOTEL by Pamela Todd BLINK & CAUTION by Tim Wynne-Jones BLOB by Frieda Wishinsky BLOOD BROTHERS by S. A. Harazin BLOOD ON MY HANDS by Todd Strasser BLUE SCHWARTZ AND NEFERTITI'S NECKLACE by Betty Jacobson Hechtman A BLUE SO DARK by Holly Schindler BOARDER PATROL by Erin Thomas THE BOOK OF SAMUEL by Erik Raschke BOOT CAMP by Todd Strasser BOUNCE by Natasha Friend BOX OUT by John Coy BOY GIRL BOY by Ron Koertge THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne BOY TOY by Barry Lyga BOYS DON'T CRY by Malorie Blackman BOYS WITHOUT NAMES by Kashmira Sheth BRANDED by Eric Walters BREATHE MY NAME by R. A. Nelson BREATHLESS by Lurlene McDaniel BRETT MCCARTHY: WORK IN PROGRESS by Maria Padian BRUTAL by Michael Harmon BUG BOY by Eric Luper BULL RIDER by Suzanne Morgan Williams BULLET POINT by Peter Abrahams CAN YOU GET AN F IN LUNCH? by Nancy Krulik THE CANDYMAKERS by Wendy Mass CANNED by Alex Shearer THE CARDTURNER by Louis Sachar CARTER'S BIG BREAK by Brent Crawford CELLULAR by Ellen Schwartz CENTER FIELD by Robert Lipsyte CHASING TAIL LIGHTS by Patrick Jones CHASING WINDMILLS by Catherine Ryan Hyde CHEATED by Patrick Jones CHELSEA'S RIDE by Patricia G. Penny CLOSE TO FAMOUS by Joan Bauer CLOSED FOR THE SEASON by Mary Downing Hahn COLD SKIN by Steven Herrick COMEBACK by Vicki Grant COMPROMISED by Heidi Ayarbe CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC by Sarah Darer Littman CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KISSER by Wendelin Van Draanen CONFESSIONS OF THE SULLIVAN SISTERS by Natalie Standiford CONFETTI GIRL by Diana Lopez COUNTDOWN by Deborah Wiles COUNTERFEIT SON by Elaine Marie Alphin CRACKER! by Cynthia Kadohata CRAZY by Han Nolan CROSSING LINES by Paul Volponi CROSSING THE TRACKS by Barbara Stuber THE CRUISERS by Walter Dean Myers DAEMON HALL by Andrew Nance DANDYFLOWERS by Jordan T. Maxwell DANIEL BOONE'S GREAT ESCAPE by Michael P. Spradlin DAREDEVIL CLUB by Pam Withers THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN by Josh Berk DAWN by Kevin Brooks DAYS OF LITTLE TEXAS by R. A. Nelson THE DEADLY CATCH by Damien Graves DEADLY LITTLE GAMES by Laurie Faria Stolarz DEADVILLE by Ron Koertge THE DEADLY SISTER by Eliot Schrefer DEATH AT DEACON POND by E.M. Alexander DEATH BENEFITS by Sarah N. Harvey THE DEATH OF JAYSON PORTER by Jaime Adoff DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS by Mary Downing Hahn DERAILED by Jon Ripslinger DESERT CROSSING by Elise Broach DESTROY ALL CARS by Blake Nelson DIAMONDS IN THE SHADOW by Caroline B. Cooney DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES by Jeff Kinney DIARY OF A WITNESS by Catherine Ryan Hyde A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEAT by Antonio Pagliarulo DIRT ROAD HOME by Watt Key DISENCHANTED PRINCESS by Julie Linker DO THE MATH: SECRETS, LIES, AND ALGEBRA by Wendy Lichtman DO THE MATH: THE WRITING ON THE WALL by Wendy Lichtman DOC WILDE AND THE FROGS OF DOOM by Tim Byrd DOUBLE HELIX by Nancy Werlin THE DREADFUL REVENGE OF ERNEST GALLEN by James Lincoln Collier DROUGHT by Pam Bachorz DUMB JOCK by Jeff Erno THE DUST OF 100 DOGS by A.S. King EMPTY by Suzanne Weyn THE EVER-AFTER BIRD by Ann Rinaldi EVERY SOUL A STAR by Wendy Mass EVERYTHING IS FINE. by Ann Dee Ellis EVERYTHING YOU WANT by Barbara Shoup EVIL STAR by Anthony Horowitz EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements EXTRAORDINARY by Nancy Werlin THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRETS OF APRIL, MAY & JUNE by Robin Benway FACTS OF LIFE by Gary Soto FAITH, HOPE, AND IVY JUNE by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor FAMOUS by Todd Strasser FEAR OF SPIDERS by John E. Cother THE FENCES BETWEEN US by Kirby Larson FERAL by Bev Cooke FINALLY by Wendy Mass FIX ME by Rune Michaels FLASH BURNOUT by L. K. Madigan FLYING FEET by James McCann FOR KEEPS by Natasha Friend FRAMED by Gordon Korman FREEFALL by Ariela Anhalt FRIENDS UNLIKELY by Susan Smith Alvis FRONT AND CENTER by Catherine Gilbert Murdock GAME by Walter Dean Myers THE GAME OF MY LIFE by Jason "J-Mac" McElwain with Daniel Paisner GAMER GIRL by Mari Mancusi GETTING AIR by Dan Gutman GIRL OVERBOARD by Justina Chen Headley GIRL, STOLEN by April Henry GLASS by Ellen Hopkins GO LONG! by Tiki & Ronde Barber with Paul Mantell GODDESS GAMES by Niki Burnham GOING NOWHERE FASTER by Sean Beaudoin GOING UNDER by Kathe Koja GOTH GIRL RISING by Barry Lyga GRACE'S TURN by Christy Carlson Romano GRAY BABY by Scott Loring Sanders THE GREATEST POWER by Wendelin Van Draanen THE GUARDIAN by Joyce Sweeney GYM CANDY by Carl Deuker HALF BROTHER by Kenneth Oppel THE HAND YOU'RE DEALT by Paul Volponi HANNAH'S TOUCH by Laura Langston HEADLOCK by Joyce Sweeney THE HEART IS NOT A SIZE by Beth Kephart HEART OF A SHEPHERD by Rosanne Parry HEART TO HEART by Lurlene McDaniel THE HEIGHTS, THE DEPTHS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN by Sally Nemeth HERO-TYPE by Barry Lyga THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY by Susan Patron HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL by Alan Lawrence Sitomer HIPPIE CHICK by Joseph Monninger HIS EYES by Renee Carter THE HIVE by Kelley Powell Barcellona HOMEBOYZ by Alan Lawrence Sitomer HOMEFREE by Nina Wright HOMESTRETCH by Paul Volponi HOTEL FOR DOGS by Lois Duncan HOTHOUSE by Chris Lynch HOUSE PARTY by Eric Walters HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT by Natalie Standiford HOW YA LIKE ME NOW by Brendan Halpin HUMAN.4 by Mike A. Lancaster THE HUMMING OF NUMBERS by Joni Sensel HURRICANE SONG by Paul Volponi I AM J by Cris Beam I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA by Jack Gantos I CAN SEE YOU by Damien Graves I DON'T WANT TO BE CRAZY by Samantha Schutz I HEARD A RUMOR by Nancy Krulik IF I GROW UP by Todd Strasser IF THE WITNESS LIED by Caroline B. Cooney I'M NO FRAIDY CAT! by Brian James IMAGINARY ENEMY by Julie Gonzalez IMPACT by James C. Dekker IMPOSSIBLE by Nancy Werlin IN THE WOODS by Robin Stevenson INVISIBLE LINES by Mary Amato IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL...FOREVER! by R.L. Stine JACKED by Carrie Mac A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD by Kathryn Lasky JUMP by Ginger Rue JUMPER by Michele Martin Bossley JUMPSTART THE WORLD by Catherine Ryan Hyde JUST ANOTHER HERO by Sharon M. Draper JUST BREEZE by Beverly Stowe McClure JUSTIN FISHER DECLARES WAR! by James Preller THE JUVIE THREE by Gordon Korman KARIN'S DILEMMA by Patricia G. Penny KAT GOT YOUR TONGUE by Lee Weatherly KEEPER OF THE GRAIL by Michael P. Spradlin THE KID TABLE by Andrea Seigel THE KILLER'S DAUGHTER by Vivian Oldaker KILLER PIZZA by Greg Taylor THE KIND OF FRIENDS WE USED TO BE by Frances O'Roark Dowell KING LEAR by Gareth Hinds A KISS IN TIME by Alex Flinn KISS OF LIFE by Daniel Waters KITH by Holly Black KNIFEPOINT by Alex Van Tol LAST CHANCE by Lesley Choyce LAST DECEMBER by Matt Beam THE LAST EXIT TO NORMAL by Michael Harmon THE LAST LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPE by Maureen Johnson THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS by Francisco X. Stork THE LAST THING I REMEMBER by Andrew Klavan THE LATENT POWERS OF DYLAN FONTAINE by April Lurie LAWN BOY by Gary Paulsen LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY by Young LEARNING TO FLY by Paul Yee LEIGH ANN'S CIVIL WAR by Ann Rinaldi THE LESS-DEAD by April Lurie LETTERS FROM RAPUNZEL by Sara Lewis Holmes LIFE, AFTER by Sarah Darer Littman THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF BERNETTA WALLFLOWER by Lisa Graff A LIGHT IN THE STORM by Karen Hesse LIGHTS, CAMERA, AMALEE by Dar Williams LIKE THE WILLOW TREE by Lois Lowry LITTLE BLOG ON THE PRAIRIE by Cathleen Davitt Bell LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow LITTLE PRINCE by Annie Wedekind LIVING IT UP TO LIVE IT DOWN by Ronica Stromberg LOCKDOWN by Walter Dean Myers LOCKDOWN by Diane Tullson THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY by Siobhan Dowd LOSERVILLE by Peter Johnson LOST AND FOUND by Andrew Clements LOVE, AUBREY by Suzanne LaFleur LOVE IS THE HIGHER LAW by David Levithan LOVE, STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli LUCKY BREAKS by Susan Patron LUCKY T by Kate Brian MADAME PRESIDENT by Nancy Krulik MASKED by Norah McClintock MEANICURES by Catherine Clark MESSED UP by Janet Nichols Lynch THE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE by Monique Polak MIDDLE ROW by Sylvia Olsen MIDDLEWORLD by J&P Voelkel THE MILES BETWEEN by Mary E. Pearson THE MIRACLE STEALER by Neil Connelly MIRACLE WIMP by Erik P. Kraft MIRROR IMAGE by K.L. Denman MOCKINGBIRD by Kathryn Erskine MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins THE MORGUE AND ME by John C. Ford MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE WRITING THANK-YOU NOTES by Peggy Gifford MUDSHARK by Gary Paulsen MY FAKE BOYFRIEND IS BETTER THAN YOURS by Kristina Springer MY LIFE IN PINK & GREEN by Lisa Greenwald MY WORST BEST FRIEND by Dyan Sheldon NECROPOLIS by Anthony Horowitz NIGHTRISE by Anthony Horowitz THE NOAH CONFESSIONS by Barbara Hall NOTES FROM THE DOG by Gary Paulsen NOTES FROM THE MIDNIGHT DRIVER by Jordan Sonnenblick NOTHING BUT GHOSTS by Beth Kephart NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Avi OKAY FOR NOW by Gary D. Schmidt OMEGA PLACE by Graham Marks ONE BUTT CHEEK AT A TIME by Amber Kizer ONE GOOD PUNCH by Rich Wallace ONE OF THE SURVIVORS by Susan Shaw OPEN COURT by Carol Clippinger OPERATION REDWOOD by S. Terrell French OPERATION YES by Sara Lewis Holmes THE OPPOSITE OF MUSIC by Janet Ruth Young OSTRICH BOYS by Keith Gray OUT OF MY MIND by Sharon M. Draper OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND by Marilyn Kaye OUTSIDE THE BOX by Dan Allosso PAIN & WASTINGS by Carrie Mac PAPER DAUGHTER by Jeanette Ingold PARANOID PARK by Blake Nelson PARAWORLD ZERO by Matthew Peterson PAYBACK TIME by Carl Deuker PEAK by Roland Smith PENNY FROM HEAVEN by Jennifer L. Holm PHANTOMS IN THE SNOW by Kathleen Benner Duble A PICTURE OF FREEDOM by Patricia C. McKissack PICTURE PERFECT by D. Anne Love PICTURE THIS by Norah McClintock THE PILLAR OF LIGHT by A. L. Travis THE PIRATE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER by Eve Bunting PLASTIC by Sarah N. Harvey PLAYING THE FIELD by Phil Bildner PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ by A.S. King POP by Gordon Korman PORTIA'S EXCLUSIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL RULES ON TRUE FRIENDSHIP by Anna Hays PRINCESS MIA by Meg Cabot PRISCILLA THE GREAT by Sybil Nelson PUNKZILLA by Adam Rapp PURGE by Sarah Darer Littman PURPLE HEART by Patricia McCormick QUAD by C. G. Watson RADIO FIFTH GRADE by Gordon Korman RAGE by Jackie Morse Kessler RAGE by Julie Anne Peters REACTION by Lesley Choyce REAL LIVE BOYFRIENDS by E. Lockhart THE REAL QUESTION by Adrian Fogelin REBEL GLORY by Sigmund Brouwer REBOUND by Bob Krech RECKLESS by Lesley Choyce REMOTE CONTROL by Jack Heath REPOSSESSED by A. M. Jenkins RES JUDICATA by Vicki Grant RESPONSE by Paul Volponi RESPONSIBLE by Darlene Ryan RETURN TO SENDER by Julia Alvarez REVOLVER by Marcus Sedgwick RICA'S SUMMER by Patricia G. Penny RICOCHET by Julie Gonzalez RIDING INVISIBLE by Sandra Alonzo RIKERS HIGH by Paul Volponi RILEY PARK by Diane Tullson THE RIVER by Mary Jane Beaufrand THE ROAR by Emma Clayton ROCK STAR by Adrian Chamberlain ROOFTOP by Paul Volponi ROSIE AND SKATE by Beth Ann Bauman RUCKER PARK SETUP by Paul Volponi THE RULES OF SURVIVAL by Nancy Werlin RULES TO ROCK BY by Josh Farrar RUNNERLAND by John Burns THE RUNNING DREAM by Wendelin Van Draanen RUNNING THE RISK by Lesley Choyce SATURDAY NIGHT DIRT by Will Weaver A SCARY SCENE IN A SCARY MOVIE by Matt Blackstone SCARRED by Monique Polak SCUM by James C. Dekker SEA CHANGE by Diane Tullson SECOND FIDDLE by Rosanne Parry THE SECOND TRIAL by Rosemarie Boll THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF GIRLS by Frances O'Roark Dowell SECRET SATURDAYS by Torrey Maldonado SECRETS OF MY SUBURBAN LIFE by Lauren Baratz-Logsted SEMIPRECIOUS by D. Anne Love SETH BAUMGARTNER'S LOVE MANIFESTO by Eric Luper SEX KITTENS AND HORN DAWGS FALL IN LOVE by Maryrose Wood SHOOTING STAR by Fredrick McKissack, Jr. SHRINK by Heather Morrall SISTER MISCHIEF by Laura Goode SKATE FATE by Juan Felipe Herrera SKATE FREAK by Lesley Choyce SKETCHES by Eric Walters THE SKIN I'M IN by Sharon G. Flake SMILES TO GO by Jerry Spinelli SNATCHED by Pete Hautman & Mary Logue SOLACE OF THE ROAD by Siobhan Dowd SOLD by Patricia McCormick SOMEWHERE IN BLUE by Gillian Cummings SORTA LIKE A ROCK STAR by Matthew Quick SPEAK NO EVIL by Marilyn Kaye SPELLDOWN by Karon Luddy SPINNING OUT by David Stahler, Jr. SPIRAL by K.L. Denman SPUD by John van de Ruit STAKE THAT! by Mari Mancusi STORMWIND OF THE NORTH COUNTRY by Jodi Auborn STORYTELLER by Patricia Reilly Giff SUBWAY GIRL by P. J. Converse SUCKERPUNCH by David Hernandez SUNNY HOLIDAY by Coleen Murtagh Paratore SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH by Walter Dean Myers SUPER STOCK ROOKIE by Will Weaver A SWIFT PURE CRY by Siobhan Dowd SWINDLE by Gordon Korman TAKEN by Norah McClintock TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA by Shaun Tan THE TEAR COLLECTOR by Patrick Jones TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT ME by Randa Abdel-Fattah THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES by Kristina McBride TENTACLES by Roland Smith TENTH GRADE BLEEDS by Heather Brewer THEY NEVER CAME BACK by Caroline B. Cooney THINANDBEAUTIFUL.COM by Liane Shaw THINGS CHANGE by Patrick Jones THIS FULL HOUSE by Virginia Euwer Wolff THIS IS WHAT I DID: by Ann Dee Ellis TIGER THREAT by Sigmund Brouwer TOP OF THE ORDER by John Coy TORCHED by April Henry TOUCH by Francine Prose TOUCH BLUE by Cynthia Lord TRAIL OF FATE by Michael P. Spradlin TRAPPED by Michael Northrop THE TREASURE MAP OF BOYS by E. Lockhart TRICKS by Ellen Hopkins TROY HIGH by Shana Norris TWEAKED by Katherine Holubitsky TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson TWO-WAY STREET by Lauren Barnholdt UNDERCOVER by Beth Kephart UNDONE by Brooke Taylor THE UNWANTEDS by Lisa McMann THE VAST FIELDS OF ORDINARY by Nick Burd VILLAIN'S LAIR by Wendelin Van Draanen VIRGIN TERRITORY by James Lecesne VOSS by David Ives VOYAGE ON THE GREAT TITANIC by Ellen Emerson White WAR IS... edited by Marc Aronson & Patty Campbell WARP SPEED by Lisa Yee THE WAY HE LIVED by Emily Wing Smith WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER by Sally Nicholls THE WEDNESDAY WARS by Gary D. Schmidt THE WEIGHT OF THE SKY by Lisa Ann Sandell WELL DEFINED: VOCABULARY IN RHYME by Michael Salinger WHAT HAPPENED by Peter Johnson WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND DOESN'T KNOW by Sonya Sones WHAT THEY FOUND: LOVE ON 145TH STREET by Walter Dean Myers WHEN WILL THIS CRUEL WAR BE OVER? by Barry Denenberg WHERE SHE WENT by Gayle Forman THE WHOLE, ENTIRE, COMPLETE TRUTH by Caroline Rennie Pattison THE WHOLE SKY FULL OF STARS by Rene Saldana, Jr. WICKED GIRLS by Stephanie Hemphill WILD BLUE by Annie Wedekind WISH YOU WERE DEAD by Todd Strasser WISH YOU WERE HERE by Catherine Clark WISH YOU WERE HERE, LIZA by Robin Wasserman WOODS RUNNER by Gary Paulsen THE WORST THINGS IN LIFE ARE ALSO FREE by Jim Benton THE YEAR OF MY MIRACULOUS REAPPEARANCE by Catherine Ryan Hyde YES, SHE CAN! by Glenn Stout YOU ARE HERE by Jennifer E. Smith YOU ARE NOT HERE by Samantha Schutz ZEN AND THE ART OF FAKING IT by Jordan Sonnenblick ZEN & XANDER UNDONE by Amy Kathleen Ryan ZORA AND ME by Victoria Bond & T. R. Simon |
