Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - This is the most Young Adult of the three and does have some language and a sex scene (think the latest Twilight books, not graphic, but certainly there) it should make for an interesting discussion on what age you think the book is appropriate for and the direction YA books are heading these days.
As promised, here is the info on some local Utah author signings coming up:
Laurie Keller and The Scrambled States of America Talent Show at the Kings English on Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00..More info here
James Dashner signs the 13th Reality at The King's English on Monday, November 3rd at 7:00. Info here.
Megan MacDonald will be signing Judy Moody and Stink books at The Kings English Friday, November 7th at 4 p.m. Info here.
Also coming up is the Utah Humanities Book Fesitval at the City Library downtown, Saturday October 25th, A.E. Cannon will be speaking from 11 to noon in conference room A/B. From 12:30 to 1:30, Richard Peck will be speaking in the main auditorium. From 2 to 3 p.m. Sarah Zarr and Paul Fleischman will be speaking in Conference room C, discussing "Current Trends in Adolescent and Children's Literature." Pretty amazing lineup, eh? And it's all FREE! There are also all sorts of other things going on so get all the info here
Happy reading!
Come back for discussion questions later this month.
3 comments:
Looks like a fun set of books. Between school and my own nightstand, I'm "booked up" for the next few weeks, but I've added these to my queue. Who knows, I might get to them in November. ;)
Have read and loved all three books. Great choices.
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