Jaclyn Moriarty

Dreaming Of Amelia (2010)

(This is more of an experience with the book then an actual review)Ok. Let's start with the fact that I read this book about a year or two ago...maybe more. So I def didnt know it was a series. *yikes* I don't really remember much now. But I feel like I might of been confused at some points [prob...

The Spell Book of Listen Taylor (2007)

The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie (2006)

4.5 starsAs Bindy would say, I devoured this book. It's long, but I actually ripped through it. And I loved it. I want to give this book to the people who treat YA as some kind of bastard genre -- I've been wrestling with On The Road for weeks. I zipped through this in one night.Jaclyn Moriarty -...

I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes (2005)

Feeling Sorry for Celia (2002)

Feeling Sorry for Celia is hilarious, heartfelt, and an absolute delight. Moriarty's specialty seems to be novels told in an epistolary form and her talent comes alive in this novel. Elizabeth, the protagonist of our tale, begins a written correspondence with Christina, a girl from a neighboring ...