Young genius exposes folly of test scores
A nice article on Andrew Clement’s new book The Report Card.
“And it’s refreshing to find a book for young readers that features kids who operate not out of selfishness or rage or despair. Nora is concerned about her friend, she does her best to avoid breaking rules, and she’s respectful of authority.”

DenverPost.com – BOOKS
This article is on new books for teens that push the envelope, but the writer misses the ones that are really getting the buzz going on being controversial. Nonetheless, I think that librarians need to be aware that even the ones that are not being described as controversial can make parents nervous.