So, I am trying to keep up with my reading of Juvenile and Young Adult fiction (or nonfiction) so I can help kids find some good reads...here are a few of my recent reads...
THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF FAN BOY AND GOTH GIRL by Barry Lyga - a boy who is neither popular or strong is noticed by a goth girl...not afraid to be who she is and get into some trouble along the way...she is doing horribly in school, he is still maintaining his grades, fighting to keep away from his horrible (all in his mind) stepfather and weirded out by his pregnant mother...he is writing his graphic novel...there is an important convention coming to town...what will his new friendship, his family relations and school do to help or hinder him in pursuing his dreams? I LOVED this book and recommend it to anyone who ever wasn't popular!
SEVEN SPINNING SPIDERS by Gregory Maguire - yes, by the author of WICKED, this book starts with Siberian snow spiders who are born and immediately frozen...several thousand years later they are discovered and transported to America where the fun begins....the spiders thaw and attach themselves to the seven girls of the group Tattletales...in complete competition with the boys of the Copycats. The spiders start to die...the siblings decide vengeance and all the while the Tattletales and the Copycats are about to enter a war of their own. It is an incredible book, lots of humor and suspense!
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo - a mouse with HUGE ears falls in love with a human princess...and the tale continues from there. This author has written several books that I have fallen in love with, and this is yet another.
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