01 February 2013
1. Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin (Illustrator) One of Horn Book ‘s Best Fiction Books of 2011 Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six: The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism. A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and [...]
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01 February 2013
1. Unwholly by Neal Shusterman It’s finally here. The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Unwind , which Publishers Weekly called a “gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller.” Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa–and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp–people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding [...]
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01 February 2013
1. Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, [...]
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21 November 2012
1. Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago. An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican. As a young girl growing up in Spain, Ana Larragoity Cubillas is powerfully drawn to Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de León. [...]
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21 November 2012
1. Tiger’s quest by Colleen Houck. Back in Oregon, Kelsey tries to pick up the pieces of her life and push aside her feelings for Ren. But danger lurks around the corner, forcing her to return to India where she embarks on a second quest–this time with Ren’s dark, bad-boy brother Kishan, who has also [...]
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21 November 2012
1. Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl. Immediately compelling and action-packed, this carefully researched work of historical fiction introduces young readers to the childhood of the famous yet elusive Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo from England to North America. As in her debut novel, Prisoners in the Palace , MacColl propels readers [...]
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22 October 2012
It is a Hindu ceremony which ideally should take place in the new space prior to a move. This week is a particularly auspicious time in the Hindu calendar and which happens to coincide with our move.
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13 October 2012
1) The Forgotten waltz by Anne Enright In Terenure, a pleasant suburb of Dublin, it has snowed. Gina Moynihan, girl about town, recalls the trail of lust and happenstance that brought her to fall for “the love of her life,” Seán Vallely. As the city outside comes to a halt, Gina remembers their affair: long [...]
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13 October 2012
1) The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other – Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. [...]
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13 October 2012
1) The dead of night by Peter Lerangis. (Series: 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers ; bk. 3) The third book in the CAHILLS VS. VESPERS series, the follow up to the worldwide bestseller THE 39 CLUES. The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the [...]
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