Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Raven by Allison Van Diepen - ADVISABLE


Van Diepen, Allison Raven, 279 p. Simon, 2009.

Language: R (50 swears, 4 "f"); Sexual Content: G (one innuendo); Violence: PG

HS - ADVISABLE

Nicole is fascinated with Zin - slightly older and a hip-hop genius. When she begins her job at Evermore, the same under-age night club that Zin works at, the owner, Carlo, keeps calling her Raven. But Nicole is obsessed with Zin and break-dancing. Then Nic finds out a depp secret that Zin has been keeping - but he's not the only one he's protecting. Nicole/Raven will change her world and Zin's world forever.

This is not a book about vampires - instead it addresses an entirely different creature of the night. If it weren't for the language, it would be a great book for all of your middle school vampire lovers. Leave this one for the high school instead.

Cindy - Library Teacher.

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