New and Noteworthy

Check out Voya's Nonfiction Honor List to get last-minute ideas for your summer reading here. The reviews (not available online) included a few books I can't wait to get my hands on - maybe you are ahead of the curve and this is old news. But just in case, you may want to check these out (of your public library - we're not open for TWO more weeks!): Sovay, Celia Rees: historical fiction about a female highway robber. The Calder Game, Blue Balliet: the food court at my mall back home on Lawn Guyland was called "Calder Court" after the giant baby's mobile hanging over the place. Turns out Calder was a REAL, FAMOUS artist, and his sculptures (along with a boy who shares his name) are disappearing in Balliet's latest art and math themed mystery. Things That Are, Andrew Clements: Bobby and Alicia are again in danger as they decide whether or not to help someone else who has turned invisible. The Sky Inside, Clare B. Dunkle: the reviewer compared it to Among the Hidden and Holes - she had BETTER not be kidding! Twice Upon a Marigold, Jean Ferris: oh, wait, someone donated that to the library! And it was on my summer reading list - what happened to that??? The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman: What was I just saying about Gaiman needing to write more for our younger yet sophisticated audience? Woo-hoo! Superior Saturday, Garth Nix: the penultimate book in his Keys to the Kingdom series is out. The Adoration of Jenna Fox, Mary E. Pearson: Jenna wonders if life is worth living when her consciousness is saved after her body is destroyed in a car accident. Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel, Michael Scott: the sequel to The Alchemyst, by the author who visited Hillview in the Spring of 2007. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Naholo Uehashi: for manga fans, translated from the original Japanese. * And, of course, you don't need ME to tell you that Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer's new book, is out. I'm rooting for the werewolf, but I know I'm in the minority here. You'll need to tell me how it ends - I'll never get to it!