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This Week's Books May, 9, 2008

It's been a week filled with great books again. I did read some adult books including Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren, a nice wholesome romance that didn't get preachy, Manhunter by Jennifer Crusie, a humorous romance, and Spider Mountain by P. T.Deutermann, a page turning thriller.

The True Meaning of Smekday is another great book for all ages. Looks like science fiction is really making a comeback.

I was so excited to see that Jean Ferris penned a sequel to Once Upon a Marigold, a book that hits me just right. Readers who enjoy it and the sequel reviewed this week will also enjoy the classic novel The Princess Bride by William Goldman or one of John Moore's hilarious fairy tale type fantasy novels. It must be the sequel season as I just received a copy of the sequels to Skulduggery Pleasant and Eighth Grade Bites. I can't wait to dig in.

Happy reading,

D

Check out Good Reads to see some of my other recent reads. Lots and lots of wonderful books have been coming my way lately so expect to see more here in the next few weeks.

I have a lot of workshops and programs coming up so that is consuming a lot of my time. I hope to see some of you on my trips to Massachusetts, the Mountain Plains Library Association/Utah Library Association meeting in Salt Lake, and later this year in Denver, Atlanta, and Toronto.

Remember there is a search box at the bottom of this page. If you click on Genrefluent it will search this site. Check for reviews and teen comments on your favorite books or for suggestions of good reads.

My new book, Fluent in Fantasy: The Next Generation (co-written with fantasy diva Bonnie Kunzel) came out in January.

Some of the reviews written by "my" teens and some of my own reviews are included in The Ultimate Teen Book Guide. It's pretty thrilling to be in a book with so many of my heroes.

Happy reading.

Last week's note.