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December 15, 2005

Stop in for Some Winter Break Reading!

Since you'll have a week or two off, stop by the Library for some reading material. Here are a few plans of attack:

1. Adventure - Our teens swear by Capt. Hook, by James V. Hart and the new Kenneth Oppel Skybreaker looks to be a good one. Then go read some Anthony Horowitz or Cornelia Funke for old times' sake.

2. Mystery - Return to childhood - take on Chasing Vermeeer by Blue Balliett and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Then jump forward and try some adult mystery; Elizabeth Peters (historical mystery); Agatha Christie, or my personal favorite Arthur Conan Doyle.

3. Fantasy - I'm rather fond of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (vampire romance) and Spook's Apprentice (horror story) by Joseph Delaney. Then switch over to some old favorites and grab all the Tamora Pierce's or Patricia Wrede or some Robin McKinley or Garth Nix.

4. Eclectic Mix - Read new additions to the Library across genres. The Penderwicks is big this season. The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce is the newest in the Circle of Magic series. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (author of So Yesterday) is sure to be cutting edge. 47 by Walter Mosley is a tough account of slavery in 1832. And I've heard a lot of positive buzz about the Five Ancestors series by Jeff Stone about animal-morphing martial arts.

5. Comfort Reading - This would be all the books that have always made you happy. So, it's a different list for everyone, but I'm thinking The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, (okay, picking more modern ones) Because of Winn Dixie, So You Want to Be a Wizard. Oh, I could go on. Just a couple more. Something by E. Nesbit or Roald Dahl, Gerald Morris for those Arthurian fans, Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt. Okay, stopping. Done. Well, not really, but out of room.

Enjoy!

Oh, P.S. Audio I'm very partial to Peter and the Starcatchers (reader Jim Dale), Sahara Special (reader Phylicia Rashad), Wee Free Men, and The Penultimate Peril.

Posted by Caitlin at December 15, 2005 04:41 PM