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The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel , 368 pages. NON-FICTION. Scholastic Focus, January 2019.  $19. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some deaths, not descriptive) BUYING ADVISORY:  HS – OPTIONAL, ADULTS - ADVISABLE AUDIENCE APPEAL: HS – LOW; ADULTS – HIGH Near the end of World War II a special, though very small group of people worked frantically to find and save priceless art throughout Europe.  They not only needed to try to save it from damage, but also find the secret stashes that Nazi looters left all over. As an adult, I found this fascinating reading – I wish I had read it before my first trip to Europe so that I could even more appreciate the works of art I saw.  The writing is not great; Edsel tries so hard to keep things chronological that he jumps from person to person all over Europe – making things a bit confusing.  Only die hard WWII junkies will want to read this, though it has plenty of information to ac

Dragon’s Code by Gigi McCaffrey , 272 pages.  Del Rey, 2018.  $27. Content: G BUYING ADVISORY: ADULTS – ESSENTIAL; HS - ADVISABLE AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Piemur once had the most coveted soprano voice in the Harper Hall.  When his voice changed, however, he became lost and now he goes wherever Robiton, the MasterHarper of Pern, sends him.  At the moment he is in the south, keeping an eye on the OldTimers and Southern Hold.  Something strange is definitely going on – but Piemur has nothing concrete to report that might stop something bad from happening.  When Ramoth’s egg is stolen, Piemur springs into action, even if he has to put his own life on the line, he will keep dragon from fighting dragon.  Gigi McCaffrey seems to have the magic touch when it comes to her mother’s world of Pern.  While we are seeing familiar events, she manages to make them feel fresh and adds depth to them with skill.  I am very much hoping that she has some other new Pern books planned.  However – this is a

Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss , 242 pages.  Quirk Books, 2018.  $23. 9781683690788 Content: PG (mentions of issues) BUYING ADVISORY:  ADULTS - OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL:  AVERAGE Moss takes a long and hilarious look at the paperback teen fiction of the 80’s and 90’s.  Most of the book covers series fiction, like Sweet Valley High, but later chapters delve into problem novels and horror – where the books weren’t necessarily part of a series.  As an adult and a middle school librarian, I totally appreciate to look back at the history of YA fiction.  I missed most of it as it came out because I was either in college or teaching in a classroom, but I certainly weeded a lot of it from my library shelves as the quality of middle grade and YA fiction had improved the last 20 years.  The book ends rather abruptly – I was hoping at least for an epilogue or a list of books that have stood the test of time, but no. This is a total niche publication – but for the right aged book group, it woul