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Wow, a two-book afternoon. (Yes, they were short.)
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine was halfway between Speak (ie, standing up for oneself and no longer being a victim) and River Secrets (how to do you fight your battles while at the same time protesting war?) I thought it was lovely.
Flipped, by Wendelin van Draanen, was one of the best tween contemporary books about relationships I've read. Simply perfect! Juli, one of the main characters, reminded me of my sister. I like van Draanen's Sammy Keyes mysteries, but this one blows them out of the water.
Next up: Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull. I'm a YA person, but this library puts YA on a different floor than MG, and my kids usually don't let me look long upstairs before we run downstairs again. I find I'm reading much wider than my usual these days--there are just so many flavors, and it feels good to have a bite from all of the tables.
What about you? What are some of your recent favorites?
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine was halfway between Speak (ie, standing up for oneself and no longer being a victim) and River Secrets (how to do you fight your battles while at the same time protesting war?) I thought it was lovely.
Flipped, by Wendelin van Draanen, was one of the best tween contemporary books about relationships I've read. Simply perfect! Juli, one of the main characters, reminded me of my sister. I like van Draanen's Sammy Keyes mysteries, but this one blows them out of the water.
Next up: Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull. I'm a YA person, but this library puts YA on a different floor than MG, and my kids usually don't let me look long upstairs before we run downstairs again. I find I'm reading much wider than my usual these days--there are just so many flavors, and it feels good to have a bite from all of the tables.
What about you? What are some of your recent favorites?
