Okay, let me do a quick run-through to make sure I have everything.
#1 Pandora Gets Vain by Carolyn Hennesy
#2 The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
#3 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#4 The Sign of the Beaver
#5 The Case of the Missing Books
#6 London Calling
So, let me tell you briefly about the last two books I read. They were both pretty great, by the way.
The Case of the Missing Books was kind of silly. It was about a guy who moved to Ireland to be a librarian, but ended up hunting for all the books. What I found annoying was the really neat and kind of unbelievable ending. I won't give it away, but it was kind of silly. I was surprised by where the books had gone, so that was great. It's hard to keep the ending a secret when writing a mystery, but then it was like the author decided he needed a sweet, predictable ending. And I just didn't buy it. Which was a shame and also probably why it was on clearance. The rest of the book was totally worth it, though!
London Calling by Edward Bloor was a very strange book that I thoroughly enjoyed. The characters were great and believable and...I loved them. The plot was creative. The writing was great. I was hooked from the first page! What was a little annoying was how the main character went from non-religious (at least that's the feeling I got) to uber-religious at the end. I was also a little put-off by the way the character could just get whatever he wanted. Whose father flies them around the world just because they ask?? Nope, not buying it. It's a shame, because the rest was WONDERFUL. I cried and cried (probably only due in part to being over-tired and emotional)! Definitely pick it up!
Also pretty cool, I passed it on to one of my favorite students today! I hope he enjoys it, too. I fully expect he'll have it read by Monday!
Okay, now I'm off to post summaries!
#1 Pandora Gets Vain by Carolyn Hennesy
#2 The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
#3 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#4 The Sign of the Beaver
#5 The Case of the Missing Books
#6 London Calling
So, let me tell you briefly about the last two books I read. They were both pretty great, by the way.
The Case of the Missing Books was kind of silly. It was about a guy who moved to Ireland to be a librarian, but ended up hunting for all the books. What I found annoying was the really neat and kind of unbelievable ending. I won't give it away, but it was kind of silly. I was surprised by where the books had gone, so that was great. It's hard to keep the ending a secret when writing a mystery, but then it was like the author decided he needed a sweet, predictable ending. And I just didn't buy it. Which was a shame and also probably why it was on clearance. The rest of the book was totally worth it, though!
London Calling by Edward Bloor was a very strange book that I thoroughly enjoyed. The characters were great and believable and...I loved them. The plot was creative. The writing was great. I was hooked from the first page! What was a little annoying was how the main character went from non-religious (at least that's the feeling I got) to uber-religious at the end. I was also a little put-off by the way the character could just get whatever he wanted. Whose father flies them around the world just because they ask?? Nope, not buying it. It's a shame, because the rest was WONDERFUL. I cried and cried (probably only due in part to being over-tired and emotional)! Definitely pick it up!
Also pretty cool, I passed it on to one of my favorite students today! I hope he enjoys it, too. I fully expect he'll have it read by Monday!
Okay, now I'm off to post summaries!
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