FINISHED:

Heiligman, Deborah. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwin's leap of faith. New York: Henry Holt.

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STARTED:
Mull, Brandon. (2006). Fablehaven. New York: Aladdin/Simon & Schuster.

[Was drawn in by the cover art the very first time I laid eyes upon it.]

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FINISHED:

Baccalario, Pierdomenico. [trans. Leah D. Janeczko]. (2009). Ring of fire (Century quartet: Book 1). New York: Random House.

[.]

STARTED:
Heiligman, Deborah. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwin's leap of faith. New York: Henry Holt.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Stead, Rebecca. (2007). First light. New York: Wendy Lamb.

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STARTED:
Baccalario, Pierdomenico. [trans. Leah D. Janeczko]. (2009). Ring of fire (Century quartet: Book 1). New York: Random House.

[I think that I may be the only one who got into the Ulysses Moore books - and I just found out today that there are MORE than the ones that got published by Scholastic in the U.S.! Unfortunately, the remaining titles in the series are only available in Spanish. I really like this guy's plotting, sense of environment, and use of faux scrapbook items (i.e. photos, receipts, maps, ticket stubs, etc.) to tell his stories. I just hope that they don't stop translating this series into English mid-way through...]

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FINISHED:

Kilworth, Garry. (2006). Attica. London: Atom/Little, Brown Book Group.

[.]

STARTED:
Stead, Rebecca. (2007). First light. New York: Wendy Lamb.

[Had heard great things about this one when it came out. Now that she's won a Newbery - for a book I thoroughly enjoyed - I thought I'd try this one.]

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FINISHED:

Law, Ingrid. (2008). Savvy. New York: Walden Media/Dial/Penguin.

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STARTED:
Kilworth, Garry. (2006). Attica. London: Atom/Little, Brown Book Group.

[I have a whole shelf at home FILLED with books that I've had checked out for months which I've been waiting to read... and this one I heard about a couple of days ago, found it on the shelf at the library, and am bumping it to the front of the queue. Why do I even have the queue shelf at home?]

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FINISHED:

Park, Linda Sue,... [et al.]. (2007). Click. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.

[Maggie and her brother Jason receive presents bequeathed to them by their recently deceased grandfather, Gee, a renowned photojournalist. Maggie's is a box of shells which she is instructed to return to where they were found (thus helping her to "see the world"), and Jason's is one of Gee's old cameras (also, providing him with a way to "see the world"). I thought this one started out quite strong... but then just got a little incomprehensible. A great way to tell a story, with different authors covering different events which then all come together like a puzzle, but does this really have to do with multiple realities? Or is it really about being able to peel another version of someone off themselves which then has a life of their own?? Maybe this one should go back in my queue for rereading one day...]

STARTED:
Law, Ingrid. (2008). Savvy. New York: Walden Media/Dial/Penguin.

[Newbery Honor winner that's been sitting on my shelf for quite awhile.]

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