Some of the books I've been reading:
Blue Girl by Charles De Lint
A great YA novel that mixes YA angst with fairies and ghosts. I haven't read any Charles De Lint since Katy recommended The Little Country back in HS, but I remember really liking that one.
And listening to:
The Tale of Despereaux [CD]
Been meaning to get to this one for ages, but wasn't blown away. I got into it by the end, and I know kids love it. There was a great Unshelved about it recently.
Feed by M.T. Anderson [CD]
Lots of talk about this one in my YA resources class and I finally got around to listening to it.
The Merchant of Death (Pendragon Series #1) [CD]
The Lost City of Faar (Pendragon Series #2) [CD]
by D.J. MacHale
I love these -- I don't think I would have picked it up based on the cover of the book, but the CDs have been great fun and I have the third one waiting next.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig [CD]
One of the librarians I work with was talking about this one, so I put it on hold. Its a bit of chick-lit and a great historic novel about spies in France. There are some steamy scenes that were a bit much for morning rush hour [blush] but a great story with great characters.
And to read a few things related to The City of Ember (which I wrote one of my culminating papers on):
Gregor The Overlander and Gregor The Overlander And The Prophecy Of Bane (Underland Chronicles) and by Suzanne Collins
The Giver and Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
There may have been some others, but I've been terrible about keeping track the last few weeks, and the kids ones go so fast. But now that school's over, I can tackle some of the huge pile of books on the to-read pile!
Posted by Emily at October 30, 2005 09:56 PM