OCTOBER 2007
THE UNRESOLVED
THE UNRESOLVED has been nominated for a 2007 Teens' Top 10. Sponsored by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) and the YA Galley Committee, the Teens’ Top 10 is the only book award recommended and awarded solely by teens. Fifteen (15) teen groups sifted through Advance Reader’s Copies/Galleys to find the best books for teens published in 2006 and 2007. This year, 25 titles made it through the laborious process and were nominated for the Teens’ Top 10. In order to be nominated, a book must be selected by 3 different teens from within these 15 groups.
VOTE here for your favorites during Teen Read Week ~ October 14 - 20, 2007. It only takes a few seconds -- just 3 clicks and you're done.
RESURRECTION MEN
RESURRECTION MEN was recently referenced by the authors of the YA YA YAs website in a story about Entertainment Weekly's review of Jenny Downham's Before I Die. When EW stated, "Unfortunately, Downham’s publisher has handicapped Before I Die by labeling it a young-adult novel, thus ghettoizing this gem to the back of most bookstores," the YA YA YAs authors state, "My guilty side admits that I made a similar criticism in my review of T.K. Welsh's Resurrection Men."
RESURRECTION MEN has been named a Junior Library Guild selection.
Publishers Weekly called RESURRECTION MEN, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s...Welsh's visceral descriptions of industrial London are unflinching...Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices." VOYA said, "(Welsh's) plot and writing style are reminiscent of Oliver Twist by Dickens but far more graphic. Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller." And KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory."
Inspired by the 1831 “Italian Boy” trial of body snatchers in London, England, RESURRECTION MEN is a spine-tingling murder mystery that pits a beggar boy named Victor against a nefarious group of Resurrection Men. In this tumultuous dark underworld, where a “fresh subject” can fetch as much as nine guineas -- the yearly salary of a working man -- Victor must risk his life to uncover the identity of the murderer who is at the heart of London’s furtive trade in human corpses.
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THE UNRESOLVED
Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of 2006 by the Washington Post, THE UNRESOLVED has just been nominated for a YALSA 2007 Teens' Top Ten. The novel was named a 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, which recognized only six works in Jewish teen literature this year. The novel was also nominated for the 2006 Cybils literary awards, and for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association. It's currently featured as one of the Best Teen Books of the year 2006 at BarnesAndNoble.com.
The Washington Post said, "Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction." School Library Journal said, "THE UNRESOLVED tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called THE UNRESOLVED, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story ... (and) a tightly wound novel." Kirkus Reviews termed it, "A remarkable account." Romantic Times said, "THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up." The Edge of the Forest said, "It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year." All About the Book said, "The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time..." And Midwest Book Review called THE UNRESOLVED, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story."
Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history. Based on the sinking of the General Slocum steamship -- which caught fire in the East River, New York, in 1904, resulting in the death of over 1,000 mostly German immigrants on a church outing -- THE UNRESOLVED is at once a ghost story, a courtroom drama, an examination of immigrant life, and a tale of love, redemption and revenge. The novel dramatizes how a single life –- and death –- can have a powerful influence on history.
For a sample chapter of THE UNRESOLVED, click here.
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READERS' POLL
The results are in for last month's READERS' POLL. The question was, "What did Mr. Tipple drop onto the table at the Naked Boy pub?" 67% of you got this one right. Congratulations!
The correct answer was, "The freshly pulled jawbone of a man." Gross!
For the results of previous polls, click here.
REVIEWS (Excerpted in September)
RESURRECTION MEN -- Reader Reviews
Jan @ www.goodreads.com
"A dark story about child enslavement and other horrors of the Victorian age...a fascinating read."
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THE UNRESOLVED-- Editorial Reviews
Oz and Ends
"...I found the language of The Unresolved to be its strongest point: poetic, interesting, and evocative of the turn of the last century. The writing and imagination were strong enough for me to put Welsh's second historical novel for young people, Resurrection Men, on my list of books to read."
Gemini Moon
"A good suspence book...well written. The courtroom scenes reminded me a lot of the scenes from To Kill a Mockingbird."
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THE UNRESOLVED-- Reader Reviews
Teen Reviewer @ 2007 Teens' Top Ten Book Nominees
"Brilliant story, beautifully written."
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