In absolutely no order whatsoever, BOOKS I WANT:
Peeled
by Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer! What else do you want me to say?
Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Well, duh. How could I not?
Sweethearts
by Sara Zarr
Ok, I read Story of a Girl and liked it. Not quite as much as other people, but I liked it. I want to see more of what Sara can do. Plus, look at that cover. I haven't had breakfast yet, and that pink icing is KILLING me.
Clementine's Letter
by Sara Pennypacker
Okay fine. I'm a Clementine fan-girl. (I'm also a little nervous that Clementine is going to start getting not-so-good one of these days. Please, please, please don't "series" it to death!)
She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer
by Sally Hobart-Alexander
Another "duh." I'm itchin' for this one. Laura Bridgman's been missing from children's lit since Child of the Silent Night.
100 Days and 99 Nights
by Alan Madison
Doesn't it look sweet? Plus, I read an excerpt from the LB catalog and got hooked.
The Floating Circus
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
I have a thing for circuses. Not to mention authors who write readers guides for MY books and then go and win Schneider Family Book Awards. (Woo, Tracie!)
The Fortunes of Ingido Skye
by Deb Caletti
Deb rocks, and Little Willow says this is a good'un. Need I say more?
Greetings from Nowhere
by Barbara O'Connor
By my cyber-bud!
I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee
by Charles J. Shields
This feeds right into my Mockingbird kick -- I can't resist.
The Humming of Numbers
by Joni Sensel
I sorta kinda know Joni through the blue boards. I'm curious.
Bird Lake Moon
by Kevin Henkes
I refuse to miss anything by anyone who can write for such an array of audiences.
The as-yet-unnamed biography of Abe Lincoln that I'd never heard of until Fuse mentioned it this morning
by Kadir Nelson
Because I love what he did for Carole Boston Weatherford's Moses.
And now...
Books I've already read that I'm going to wave under your pretty little noses one more time. (I like to buzz. Sue me.)
Princess Ben
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Terrific voice, surprising twists on the fairy tale standards, and completely different from Murdock's other books.
A Curse Dark as Gold
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Am I being overly boastful if I claim I started the buzz for this little beauty?
Ever
by Gail Carson Levine
Her best fantasy since Ella Enchanted, hands down. My favorite is still Dave at Night, but this is a hummer.
Helen's Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan
by Marfe Delano Ferguson
Super, super, super. The best children's bio on Annie Sullivan yet. If you love me, you'll read this and make me happy.
How to Build a House
by Dana Reinhardt
As far as I can tell, Dana Reinhardt just doesn't make mistakes.
The Willoughbys
by Lois Lowry
Refreshingly sharp and snarky. Prepare to giggle maniacally.
Trouble
by Gary D. Schmidt
What Gary Schmidt writes, I read. You should, too. Period.
Thanks to Fuse #8 and the rest of the gang for grabbing this trend-of-the-day (which apparently started on Chasing Ray) and running with it. I sure couldn't resist.
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Currently reading:
The Off Season
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
