From Amazon.com

"Twelve-year-old Henry York wakes up one night to find bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have broken through the wall above his bed and one of them is slowly turning . . .Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room–with a man pacing back and forth! Henry soon understands that these are not just cupboards, but portals to other worlds."

From Me: I bought this book last night. I got home around midnight, read a couple chapters and then picked it up again about 3 hours ago. I'm (sadly) over 1/2 way done.

I love this book! The author's style is engaging and beautiful. The descriptions of everything are unique and ... just right. And, even though I worried that it would be cliche and maybe a little boring, it's anything but. Somehow, Wilson has made the tired concepts of doors to other worlds seem interesting and new. (How much of a cliche review was that?)

Anyway, I can't wait to read more. But I had to take a break. Too many boys in my house are talking.

I'm not flying like I was but 1/2 way through March and I'm 16/50ths (that's 8/25ths) of the way done!

#15 was Tunnels. Not sure I liked it. It creeped me out more than it should have.

#16 was The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie. That one was pretty awesome. Maybe I'll even tell you more sometime!



For now... onward!

This blog thing is kind of getting left in the dust. I guess I'll spend some time on it one day soon.

For now, I've read a book and 3/4 of another. I finished the 11th grade Vlad book. I think it's (#14) Eleventh Grade Burns. It was really good. The end was a little predictable in a way, but I'm still hooked! Hurry up with that next book!!

Now I'm most of the way through (#15) Tunnels. I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It's one of those "character ends up in another world with an isolated civilization" books. It's a lot like First Light actually. It kind of creeps me out, actually. At the moment, the main character, Will, is underground and not allowed to leave. Even though everything is cavernous and huge, it still makes me feel claustrophobic just thinking about it. And the people there are creepy. Still, I may read the next one if this one has a good enough ending. We'll see.

ETA: I forgot to add that I'm also reading a book called (#16)All of the Above with my 2nd block. So far, it's pretty decent.