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The books I've gotten lately:
From Amazon for something less than cover price:
The Hero books by Moira J. Moore: Resenting the Hero (I finished this a couple of days ago - it was good!), The Hero Strikes Back, Heroes Adrift, Heroes at Risk
Queen of the Slayers by Nancy Holder - a Buffy novel
From Children's Book of the Month club:
I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore - Named Amazon Best Book of the Month, August 2010
John Smith has just arrived in Paradise, Ohio, just another stop in a string of small towns where the 15-year-old has been hiding out from the Mogadorians. Those terrifying aliens are hellbent on destroying him and the other nine Loric children who have sought refuge on Earth. The Mogadorians are picking off the surviving kids in numerical order. The first three are dead and John's number is up. Will his Legacies, his defining super powers, develop in time for him to fight against the enemy? I Am Number Four is a breathless page-turner of a sci-fi novel that will have readers rooting for the teen alien who must unleash his fire power to save himself, his human friends, and the planet.
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells - the greatest power is the power to create. Daniel X has that power.
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Sixth-graders Ruthie and her best friend, Jack, are on a class visit to Chicago’s Art Institute, where they see the famous Thorne Rooms. Filled with incredible miniatures, the rooms, representing different time periods, fascinate Ruthie. When she finds a key that shrinks her and allows her to get inside the rooms, Ruthie wants to return as soon as possible. Jack is a willing partner, and when a way is found to shrink him, too, the adventure really begins. First-time novelist Malone carefully crafts a fantastical story with plenty of real-world elements, including Jack’s mother’s worries as she tries to make a living as an artist and the subplot of a museum security guard, who has lost something important. Jack and Ruthie find it in the rooms, which tie the past and present together.
Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
Post-apocalyptic story of women making a life for themselves.
Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay
A sequel to A Little Princess, one of my favorite books of all time.
From Amazon for something less than cover price:
The Hero books by Moira J. Moore: Resenting the Hero (I finished this a couple of days ago - it was good!), The Hero Strikes Back, Heroes Adrift, Heroes at Risk
Queen of the Slayers by Nancy Holder - a Buffy novel
From Children's Book of the Month club:
I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore - Named Amazon Best Book of the Month, August 2010
John Smith has just arrived in Paradise, Ohio, just another stop in a string of small towns where the 15-year-old has been hiding out from the Mogadorians. Those terrifying aliens are hellbent on destroying him and the other nine Loric children who have sought refuge on Earth. The Mogadorians are picking off the surviving kids in numerical order. The first three are dead and John's number is up. Will his Legacies, his defining super powers, develop in time for him to fight against the enemy? I Am Number Four is a breathless page-turner of a sci-fi novel that will have readers rooting for the teen alien who must unleash his fire power to save himself, his human friends, and the planet.
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells - the greatest power is the power to create. Daniel X has that power.
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Sixth-graders Ruthie and her best friend, Jack, are on a class visit to Chicago’s Art Institute, where they see the famous Thorne Rooms. Filled with incredible miniatures, the rooms, representing different time periods, fascinate Ruthie. When she finds a key that shrinks her and allows her to get inside the rooms, Ruthie wants to return as soon as possible. Jack is a willing partner, and when a way is found to shrink him, too, the adventure really begins. First-time novelist Malone carefully crafts a fantastical story with plenty of real-world elements, including Jack’s mother’s worries as she tries to make a living as an artist and the subplot of a museum security guard, who has lost something important. Jack and Ruthie find it in the rooms, which tie the past and present together.
Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
Post-apocalyptic story of women making a life for themselves.
Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay
A sequel to A Little Princess, one of my favorite books of all time.
