Boot Camp!

Todd Strasser has a way of just pulling you into his books and Boot Camp has grabbed my attetion! Can't put it down. Have you started reading it yet?

Anyone reading Artichoke's Heart?

Her Aunt Mary is driving me nuts! I can't believe her nerve and nag about "Artichoke's" weight. Can you believe it---she bought her a talking scale?

Audio Book: 3 Willows by Ann Brashares

3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows [Audiobook]
Ann Brashares (Author) / Kimberly Farr (Reader)

Incoming freshmen at the same high school that the original sisterhood attended, Ama, Jo, and Polly are learning that falling out of friendship is an unfortunate part of growing up. They're spending the summer apart—uprooted—dealing with divorce, unmet expectations, and, of course, boys. Listeners will become involved with the girls as they grow their separate ways, ultimately realizing that the roots of their friendship have never really come undone. Review from School Library Journal

Kimbery Farr does a fantastic job giving each girl a unique voice and pulling the listener along.

Abe Lincoln 2011 Titles

Abraham Lincoln Nominating Committee 2011

Unwind by Neil Shusterman

Unwind by Neil Shusterman

The Second Civil War has come and gone and with its end comes the creation of "Unwinds"-young adults between the ages of 13 and 17 whose parents or guardians have decided to donate them to the state, so that they can be "unwound" and their body parts can be harvested and used in transplants. Three teens fight the system to try and stay whole until they reach the safe age of 18 . . . a gritty, brutal and haunting story of survival that will force you to read until the bitter end. An Abraham Lincoln 2011 Nominee.