I'm a really big fan of Susan Beth Pfeffer's books. I was a total fan geek when she responded to my email and sent me an autographed bookplate. I just finished reading the last book in her trilogy, This World We Live In. I've already talked about the first two books, Life as We Knew It and The Dead & The Gone, and how much I loved them --- even though they made me ponder if I had enough food stocked in my pantry. I've always been mesmerized by disasters and other types … [Read more...]
In the midst of the chaos that is my day job, the news about the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy brought some excitement into this week. Scholastic has unveiled the title and the cover of the third book, Mockingjay, which drops on August 24, 2010. I don't believe that they are sending out ARCs for this one so any spoilers should stay at a minimum. To say that I'm excited about this final book would be an understatement. So although August is a long way off---it will be here … [Read more...]
Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I went to the library to see if I could find some books to read while I was in Athens. It was there that I saw the popular Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Now having the opportunity to read it, I checked it out and I'm so glad that I did. I loved Katsa and her strong character. I also enjoyed the world-building that author created (I found myself referring the maps at the front of the book several times). Katsa is character who has been given great powers … [Read more...]
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