What Should I Read? Book Talks and More

Bruchac is one of my favorite story tellers. Noticethis story is based on a Native American story. After her parents disappear and Molly is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle." She must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.

The book that started it all! Pete's precocious little brother, Fudge, drives him crazy. Was life better without Fudge? It sure was easier...

Had to read this one, too! Fudge goes money crazy!

Here is another very funny book--my 7 year old thought so, too. Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.

If you have never read this book, you really should. I read it a long time ago and reread it with my seven year old daughter. She loved it, too. "A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling."

The protagonist in this book is a very angry teen girl. Her parents have both died. She is remanded into the custody of her biological father--a man whom she has never met. This is a book you'll need to check out from the public library or at your high school--it is not in our library.

Am I way into vampires? Not really, I just like to read, especially what kids are reading. So, I have lost count of how many vampire books I have read this year!! Peeps treats vampirism as an ancient, invading parasite--what an interesting idea. "Cal Thompson is a carrier of a parasite that causes vampirism, and must hunt down all of the friends he has unknowingly infected. "