Not much this month, but maybe more will come as the weather cools.

Just Jane, Lavender (Y)
Really read like a historical romance that had turned into a teen novel. Our heroine (originally Lady Jane, but now that she’s sympathetic to the rebellion in her new home in the American Colonies she goes by Jane) is terribly plucky and whatnot, and her love is true. Not a great read, overall. One star.

Dungeon: Twilight, Vol. I: Dragon Cemetary (Y)
The first volume in the third series (of many) of the Dragon graphic novels by Sfar and Trondheim. They are not translating and publishing them in the US fast enough for me. Dramatic quests, flawed heroes and villains, and a good leavening of humor mark the whole series. The Twilight series seems to be aiming to wrap up a lot of threads from the other series. Some swearing, dismemberment and cartoon nudity may limit what schools purchase the book. Three stars.

Day of Tears: a Novel in Dialogue, Lester (Y)
A fictionalized version of the largest slave auction in American history, with each character having a voice and a variety of experiences and views. Well put together. Three stars.

Fever 1793, Anderson (Y)
A fictionalized version of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793, told through the eyes of a teen girl who works in her family’s coffeehouse. Lots of good detail and drama, even though it reads fairly modern. Three stars.