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Books read recently
May. 7th, 2010 11:22 am 29. Leviathan, Scott Westerfield. I liked this better than his Uglies series, but not as much as Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn series. But, I did like the central Europe bit being um, well, central. Home stomping grounds and all. It took me a while to get into it, but now I’m looking forward to the sequel.
30. The Duel, Judith St. George. About the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, both Revolutionary War heroes, both self-made men, wherein Hamilton was killed. Quite horrible to think that people actually did this. Incidentally, Burr’s daughter Theodosia married Joseph Alston of Charleston!
31. Once a Witch, Carolyn MacCullough. Reread. Despite a totally different setting and story, something about the writing reminds me of Jackie Dolamore's writing, so if you like one, I recommend trying the other.
32. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, JK Rowling. Reread, to the girls.
33. Hidden Talents, David Lubar. His first kid book. DH and sons also enjoyed these books; we all went on a David Lubar kick. DH says he likes how Lubar managed to set kids into a reform school and still make them sympathetic.
34. True Talents, David Lubar. Sequel to Hidden Talents. A fun boy book, continuing the adventures of six psychic kids.
35. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, Francisco X. Stork. Pancho’s determined to avenge his sister’s murder, but along the way he becomes the companion of a guy dying of cancer, and begins to change the way he sees life and vengeance. About forgiveness and moving on.
36. Mudville, Kurtis Scaletta. I picked it up because the author is a Blueboarder, but it was an awesome book. A curse, two rival towns, and unfinished baseball game from 20 years ago. A kid and his dad and a foster brother. Humor but warmth. Good stuff.
37. Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones, reread, to the girls. Great book! I love reading it aloud.
38. Brightly Woven, Alexandra Bracken, reread. It reminds me vaguely of Howl, and I wasn’t quite ready to be rid of wizards, so I enjoyed it all over again.
39. The Line, Teri Hall. Nicely done futuristic story that will continue in a sequel.
40. Incarceron, Catherine Fisher. Very chilling! Incarceron is a prison that is tiny, like another dimension, and creepily alive. Finn came from Outside, and is trying to escape. Claudia is the daughter of the Warden and is trying to find a lost prince. Plenty of twists and turns, only to leave people inside at the end. So now we have to wait for a sequel.
41. Dragonfly, Julia Golding. Fantasy kingdom (no magic) with glorious wars, etc. .
42. Flipped, Wendelin van Draanen, reread, to the girls. They loved it!
43. The Agency: A Spy in the House, Y.S. Lee. (Candlewick) Victorian girl power mystery. Enjoyable and light, although something about it felt a little off (anachronistic attitude much? But that’s the fun fantasy part of it, I guess). Supposed to be a trilogy.
44. Blackout, Connie Willis (the sequel will be All Clear, out in September). One of the characters (Colin) has one of my favorite names. Slow going at first, with several main characters and various aliases. But now I'm quite invested. Must have sequel!
30. The Duel, Judith St. George. About the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, both Revolutionary War heroes, both self-made men, wherein Hamilton was killed. Quite horrible to think that people actually did this. Incidentally, Burr’s daughter Theodosia married Joseph Alston of Charleston!
31. Once a Witch, Carolyn MacCullough. Reread. Despite a totally different setting and story, something about the writing reminds me of Jackie Dolamore's writing, so if you like one, I recommend trying the other.
32. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, JK Rowling. Reread, to the girls.
33. Hidden Talents, David Lubar. His first kid book. DH and sons also enjoyed these books; we all went on a David Lubar kick. DH says he likes how Lubar managed to set kids into a reform school and still make them sympathetic.
34. True Talents, David Lubar. Sequel to Hidden Talents. A fun boy book, continuing the adventures of six psychic kids.
35. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, Francisco X. Stork. Pancho’s determined to avenge his sister’s murder, but along the way he becomes the companion of a guy dying of cancer, and begins to change the way he sees life and vengeance. About forgiveness and moving on.
36. Mudville, Kurtis Scaletta. I picked it up because the author is a Blueboarder, but it was an awesome book. A curse, two rival towns, and unfinished baseball game from 20 years ago. A kid and his dad and a foster brother. Humor but warmth. Good stuff.
37. Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones, reread, to the girls. Great book! I love reading it aloud.
38. Brightly Woven, Alexandra Bracken, reread. It reminds me vaguely of Howl, and I wasn’t quite ready to be rid of wizards, so I enjoyed it all over again.
39. The Line, Teri Hall. Nicely done futuristic story that will continue in a sequel.
40. Incarceron, Catherine Fisher. Very chilling! Incarceron is a prison that is tiny, like another dimension, and creepily alive. Finn came from Outside, and is trying to escape. Claudia is the daughter of the Warden and is trying to find a lost prince. Plenty of twists and turns, only to leave people inside at the end. So now we have to wait for a sequel.
41. Dragonfly, Julia Golding. Fantasy kingdom (no magic) with glorious wars, etc. .
42. Flipped, Wendelin van Draanen, reread, to the girls. They loved it!
43. The Agency: A Spy in the House, Y.S. Lee. (Candlewick) Victorian girl power mystery. Enjoyable and light, although something about it felt a little off (anachronistic attitude much? But that’s the fun fantasy part of it, I guess). Supposed to be a trilogy.
44. Blackout, Connie Willis (the sequel will be All Clear, out in September). One of the characters (Colin) has one of my favorite names. Slow going at first, with several main characters and various aliases. But now I'm quite invested. Must have sequel!
