FINISHED:

Klages, Ellen. (2006). The green glass sea. New York: Viking/Penguin.

[Liked it a lot. Didn't LOVE it like I thought I would, but it was a good read and will certainly pick up the sequel when it comes out. The setting (Los Alamos, during the development of the atomic bomb) was a fascinating one.]

STARTED:
Pullman, Philip. (1997). The golden compass. New York: Del Rey/Ballantine.

[Reading it again before seeing the movie - which I'm VERY excited for!]

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