Friday, December 16, 2011

Our Top 10 of 2011

Once again Mrs. Wilson and I have selected the top ten books that we read this year. Some are from the Caudill 2012 list, some are by favorite authors -- some are old, some are new. If you have a top ten list, please share it with us. Have a happy holiday season and see you in the new year.



Mrs. Wilson's Top Ten Reads of 2011



1. Wild Things, by Clay Carmichael


2. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin


3. Three Black Swans, by Caroline B. Cooney


4. Every Soul a Star, by Wendy Mass


5. Powerless, by Matthew Cody


6. Greetings from Nowhere, by Barbara O'Connor


7. The Limit, by Kristen Landon


8. After, by Francine Prose


9. Project 17, by Laurie Faria Stolarz


10. The Accomplice, by Eureann Corrigan



Miss Hagensee's Top Ten Reads of 2011



1. Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld


2, Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare


3. Crunch, by Leslie Connor


4. One-Handed Catch, by M. J. Auch


5. Matched, by Allie Condie


6. The Water Seeker, by Kimberly Willis Holt


7. Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper


8. Mockingbird (Mok'ingburd), by Kathryn Erskine


9. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies, by Mick Cochrane


10. Night of the Howling Dogs, by Graham Salisbury

Friday, December 9, 2011

HIGH FLYING ADVENTURE




Starclimber is the third book in Kenneth Oppel's Airborn Adventures series. If you like adventure and suspense, these books are for you. In an alternate reality where airships have taken the place of our world's airplanes and cruise ships, the first book Airborn introduces us to Matt Cruse, a cabin boy on such an airship, and Kate de Vries, a wealthy passenger. These ywo young people survive air pirates and a crash landing to discover a mysterious creatures that live hundreds of feet in the air. The second book Skybreaker shows Matt as a student at the Airship Academy teaming up with Kate again to discover a long-lost airship that may have a treasure abroad. Now in Starclimber, these two young people are aboard a new ship that literally climbs its way into outer space. The ship is soon surrounded by strange life-forms and plagued by mechanical failures possibly caused by a saboteur. Non-stop adventure and suspense as well and some romance make this series fun to read. And don't be turned away by the length of the books, the stories will keep you reading.