Before I forget all of them, a rundown on some of the recent books I've read or listened to:
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
First novel in the Chrestomanci quartet -- another fun one with a boy discovering magic powers (yes, I'm in a rut of those)
And how cool is it that the School Library Journal review posted on that Amazon page is by our very own deputy county librarian!
The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne Duprau
The prequel (50 years before its even built) to the City of Ember, which I had written my culminating paper on (planning a visit for the author at our local library). I had preordered it ages ago. I definitely liked it, especially the end when we connect up with what we know from the later books. There's an excerpt on the Amazon page.
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins
Third in this fun series and just as satisfying. Next up is Gregor And The Marks Of Secret which the library doesn't seem to own yet (darn!)
Funny in Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
This is our bookclub pick for the month (we meet the last wednesday of each month at lunch)
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata [CD]
Narrated by Elaina Erika Davis
A Newbury medal winner
The Mask of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig [CD]
The sequel to the The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, another fun historical espionage/love story. Definitely a guilty pleasure. (ooh, a new one is due out in November - The Deception of the Emerald Ring)
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth [CD]
Narrated by Ron Silver
Since we had about 12 hours in the car last weekend we polished this one off. I had heard about it for ages but the idea really didn't appeal to me. But it was worth listening to.
I think there were more... I have to get back into the habit of blogging them as soon as I'm done!
reading now: Dead Days of Summer
in the car: Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) (though its due back on Saturday and I have over half the CDs left to go, so I'll probably end up reading the rest)