More
new books are out and on their way!!!
Came
out this summer:
The Diamond of Darkhold (City of Ember #4) /
Jeanne DuPrau. After obtaining an ancient book with only a few pages
remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember seeking the machine described
in the book that might be able to aid their new community, Sparks,
through the winter.
The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl #6) / Eoin Colfer.
Artemis's fairy friends help him travel back in time to find a cure for
his mother's rare disease which can only be cured by the brain fluid of
now-extinct African lemurs, and is shocked to discover that it was
actually his younger self who was responsible for bringing about the
animal's extinction.
Superior Saturday (Keys to the Kingdom #6) / Garth Nix. Even
as he grows stronger and closer to discovering the secret of his
identity, Arthur must face further dangers and conflicts as he struggles
to attain the Sixth Key from the powerful Saturday.
Brisingr (Inheritance #3, end of trilogy) / Christopher
Paolini.
Eragon tries to
uphold the oath he made to save Katrina from King Galbatorix, while
being pulled in different directions by the needs of the Varden, elves,
and dwarves--all of whom need his help and strength to overcome the
tyranny of the king.
Inkdeath (last in trilogy) / Cornelia Funke. The
Adderhead has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The
peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's
fictitious double. Can anyone save this cursed story?
Coming
soon:
2009
January 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid : the last straw (book 3) / Jeff Kinney.
March 1
Best Friends and Drama
Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, book 3)
/ Meg Cabot
March 24
Moonlight on the Magic Flute
(Magic Tree House #41) / Mary Pope Osborne
May 5
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) / Rick
Riordan.
TBA
Queen of the Nile at Noon (Magic Tree House #42) / Mary Pope
Osborne.
Read these
books before the movies come out:
Dec. 19
The Tale of Despereaux / Kate DiCamillo. Adapted from the book,
The tale of Despereaux : being the
story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread, the
adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the
princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and
a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
Jan. 23, 09 Inkheart / Cornelia Funke. Based on the first of a
trilogy, Twelve-
year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can
"read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named
Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to
force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.
2009 The True Confessions of
Charlotte Doyle / Avi. As the lone “young
lady” on a trans-Atlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the
captain is murderous and the crew is mutinous.
Where the Wild Things Are / Maurice Sendak.
