The Best Book I read in JULY/AUGUST was ...

[Jemima]

Add the book you enjoyed most over the summer/winter holidays, and tell us more about it.

It's a hard call for me - I think it's a tie between Secrets of Black Water Creek and Frankie Dupont And The Science Fair Sabotage. Very different books, but both will keep MG readers going through to the exciting end!

[S.W.]

I've been mixing my genres up lately, but an MG book that I did enjoy was

[Jemima]

S.W. wrote: "I've been mixing my genres up lately, but an MG book that I did enjoy was
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I liked that a lot. I wonder when the author's sequel to it will be out. She's very prolific!

(edit) Ooops. A Quill Ladder is already out - since last November. Book 3 is on its way!

[Jemima]

Melissa the Shelf Stalker wrote: "My favorite would be The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and a close second would be the sequel to that [book:The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and L..."

Reading this and the start of the some of the reviews, and I added it to my To Read list. How I'm ever going to get to the end of that I have no idea.

[Cheryl has hopes her life will calm down soonish]

I just finished two paranormal/horror books, which I normally don't read, and was surprised by how much I liked them:

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein

The first reminded me a bit of Neil Gaiman, and the second was so engaging I'm going to read the next in the series.

[S.W.]

Jemima wrote: "S.W. wrote: "I've been mixing my genres up lately, but an MG book that I did enjoy was
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I liked that a lot. I wonder when the author's sequel to it will be o..."

Thanks for the tip, Jemima. Ive added book 2 to TBR.

[Lea Ann]

Hands down

I can't believe it took me so long to read this book!

[Gabrielle]

Lea wrote: "Hands down

I can't believe it took me so long to read this book!"
Ooh, I loved this! Read the 2nd and eagerly awaiting the third. Tim Burton is currently working on the film, so that should be interesting!

[Gabrielle]

I've mainly been re-reading Roald Dahl this month, but one new read was by Abi Elphinstone. I loved her feisty main character, Moll.

[Lea Ann]

Gabrielle wrote: "Lea wrote: "Hands down

I can't believe it took me so long to read this book!"
Ooh, I loved this! Read the 2nd and eagerly awaiting ..."

My daughter (13) forced me to read this. She's waiting on book 3 also and is eagerly anticipating the movie.

[M.G.]

Lea wrote: "Gabrielle wrote: "Lea wrote: "Hands down

I can't believe it took me so long to read this book!"
Ooh, I loved this! Read the 2nd and..."

I have this sitting on my shelf . . . . hope to get to it eventually!!

[Barbara]

The best book I read in August was The Wizards of Mickey. Yes, this was a comic book. What made it so special is that a nine-year old boy wanted to improve his reading skills and asked me to help him read while he was waiting for his mother, and I, my sister during a doctor's visit. After answering some of his questions, we finished the book together. It was a wonderful moment.

[Jemima]

Barbara wrote: "The best book I read in August was The Wizards of Mickey. Yes, this was a comic book. What made it so special is that a nine-year old boy wanted to improve his reading skills and asked me to help..."

That's wonderful!

[Cheryl has hopes her life will calm down soonish]

Sweet. Thank you for the warm fuzzies, Barbara.

[Susan]

I recently read the teen paranormal I Belong to the Earth. It was a well-written, mysterious, and creative read!

[Rebecca]

For mine, I might pick Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir and Listen, Slowly