Cirque Du Freak, Vampire's Assistant (Darren Shane) Ironman by Chris Crutcher

I finished reading the first two books in the Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan. I was curious about this Vampire Series because so many Hadley students have been reading it. I really liked them! The protagonist is an eleven year old boy. So far, the second in the series, The Vampire's Assistant, was BETTER than the first one! It is nice to have the vampire excitement without the romance. Ha! I will be reading the rest of the series throughout the summer--I think there are about 13 in all. We have them all in our library, and I have ordered some that were missing from our collection. They should be on our shelves by October! Here is a link to his site: http://www.darrenshan.com/index.html

I just finished Chris Crutcher's Ironman. Crutcher's books are often on banned lists because of the content. And, frankly, most of them are not really appropriate for a middle school library. But, I do like every one of his I have read! We have a couple in our library. Often they have to do with a sports theme...plus often the kids are in abusive situations. Here is a link to all his titles...I checked Ironman out from the public library. http://www.chriscrutcher.com/

I am reading another Dune series book. This is a science fiction series. It is very good and very involved. The title for this one is Hunters of Dune. Except for the first in the series, Dune (yes there is a movie), the books are adult books. If you are curious, here is a link to the site: http://www.dunenovels.com/

What are you reading?