New Books, Good Reads

So, has anyone read any good books lately? If you want to recommend any titles or just discuss any of the books you've read recently, comment here.

Since I work in a library, I have daily access to lots of great books! Feel free to comment on/discuss anything I've read. Some of my most recent reads are:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

First Light by Rebecca Stead

The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas

Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley

Dingo by Charles de Lint

Madapple by Christina Meldrum

Paper Towns by John Green

Envy: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen

Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey

Wrath of the Bloodeye by Joseph Delaney

The Bone Magician by F. E. Higgins.

I can't wait to hear about what you've been reading!

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Congrats to Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book
for winning the Newbery Award!

I recently read The Graveyard Book, and I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it but feel that it is geared toward older audiences. Like, Coraline this book has a very eerie, dark, creepy feel to it. I was hooked from the very first sentence, and I couldn't wait to solve the mystery-- why did Jack want to murder Bod's entire family?!

I enjoyed the descriptions of everyday life in the graveyard and Bod's ghost family. Gaiman set the atmosphere and developed the characters well. I really liked Silas and Liza Hempstock. And, I found that I had quite the soft-spot for Miss Lepescu even though Bod did not particulary like her at first! I totally saw that "Jacks of all trades" thing coming...

Overall, it was a really quick and enjoyable read. Have you read The Graveyard Book? If so, share your thoughts on it here!

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Jurassic Park Movie Screening on Saturday, March 21st at 2:00 p.m. in the Children's Program Room at Grapevine Public Library. See you there!