What are you reading in May?

JF(Just finished): Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause and The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
OA(On Audio): The Thirteenth Tale
CR(Currently Reading): What happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles
LF2(Looking Forward To): It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Daily Bible, Cicero: the Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, and in a couple weeks I start the Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill.

*mutters under breath* three more days of classes...only three more days....

Just finished Becoming Naomi Leon and A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl. Just started Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. After that, The Pull of the Ocean.

I have just read Caddie Woodlawn, and am currently reading Watership Down, The Black Stallion and All Creatures Great and Small.

I just finished Feed by M.T. Anderson and I have started re-reading Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

Here comes the braggart in me ---

I'm in the middle of Love, Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli! :D

As I dig out books to catalog on LT, I keep finding gems I haven't seen in decades. I'm currently (re)reading Daybreak 2250 A.D. by Andre Norton, An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott, and I Kid You Not by Jack Paar. Hmmm, I seem to be all over the map, don't I?

JR: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder and Diabolo vol. 1 and 2. and Lily's Crossing. my school library sux, it full of crapy reference books and the "just bc" books are so old that you cant even tell what the title is. oh, well, its better than the public library. they have a bunch of todler
picture books. and some biographys, but ive read most of them and the other ones are the dirty old lady romances. ewwwww..... anyway!
CR:Perer and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry. im rereading narnia and New Moon and anything else i can scrounge up from the black hole of dispair that is the school library. thats the thing that sux about living in a illiterate small town. you use a word like peruzal and they think your "showin' off them fancy word skills of yorn" grrrr. w/e, i will survive. pluse, we are celabrateing my b-day early so i should get some more books, YAY!

Currently: The Bermudez Triangle, which is quite enjoyable, and The Marlows and the Traitor by Antonia Forest, in my project to reread all her books. Next I'm supposed to read Shug by Jenny Han, assigned for my writing class. Hope it's better than Flashcards of My Life, our last assignment, which was dreary.

Oh, I really liked Shug -- I hope you do too.

I finished Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher last night. That is one compelling read.

LOVED Shug! Loved, loved, loved it!

CR: Vampirates by Somper, pretty good story, takes awhile to get going though.
OA: The Hobbit by Tolkien, one I have read several times and thought I would give a listen to. Enjoying as always.
LF2: Mort by Pratchett, not YA, but just discoverd Pratchett and loved it.

JF: The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
CR: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
LF2: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay and The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay

No YA planned for the next little bit.

I'd started Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix but got interrupted by an advance copy of Lottery by Patricia Wood. There's a lot of buzz out there about Lottery -- BELIEVE IT. It's fabulous. I can't even remember the last time I read a grown-up book that fast.

I've been on a YA kick lately and have read the following: Tamar Mal Peet; The Road of the Dead, Kevin Brooks; Candy, Kevin Brooks; Smack, Melvin Burgess; Useful Idiots, Jan Mark; Turbulence, Jan Mark; Claws, Will Weaver; Hard Ball, Will Weaver. Some are on my reading blog at http://lateatnightwhenthecat.blogspot.com.

Am still reading the Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.. one or two books in the series a month. I'm currently up to book 10 in the series.
Also picked up Deenie by Judy Blume since I haven't re-read any of her books in ages.

I've just borrowed The Last Days which I'm really enjoying. I'm planning to read 21 Proms and Blood and Chocolate, which I can't wait to read.

I had a slight panic attack when I saw you mention Love, Stargirl, sarahelizabethii. I thought, "How could I have missed seeing that one!?" Then I realized you have an AR copy, so , cool, now I have an excuse to re-read Stargirl before the sequel comes out.

I just finished Spelldown by Karon Luddy, which I thought would be another generic humorous school story, but turned out to be more mature and interesting than I would have guessed. I also just finished Games by Carol Gorman, which I liked. I've enjoyed everything Maureen Johnson has written, annamorphic, but The Bermudez Triangle is probably my favorite of hers.

I have quite a few books on my end table, including Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson and Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton's Little John?, a collection of nonfiction pieces by Gavin Edwards about music industry rumors.

I'm reading Blankets by Craig Thompson now (on ILL from the library so it gets bumped to #1 on the "to read" list, lol) and am really looking forward to Invention of Hugo Cabret.

>16 ShannonMDE: ShannonMDE: I remember finding Deenie on a bookshelf in the basement when I was about 11 years old and it blew my mind. I have such fond memories of that book! I'll have to try to find it in a couple of weeks when I visit my parents... :)

Loved Blankets! My book club read it in December and I think we all pretty much loved it. It was my first graphic novel.

I just picked up a copy of Messenger by Lois Lowry. I can hardly wait to get started!

Oh, I loved Blankets too, and I'm not much for graphic novels ususally. (Except for Maus.)

I've just started The Castle Corona, by Sharon Creech. That one's an ARC, too -- I'm evil that way! :D

Do re-read Stargirl d_rolambda. The sequel was quite good, IMO, but it had been a *long* time since I read the first book, and I felt a little rusty on my Stargirl-ology. There were a number of things I could have used a refresher for.

*19 Invention of hugo cabret is really good I read it about a month ago, and loved it.

This is in response to my own post #21 above. I just finished Messenger. *sigh* I don't want to say anything here that could be a spoiler so all I can do is sigh.

I'm reading....

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
Uglies, by Scott Westerfield
Archer's Goon, by Diana Wynne Jones
Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale (for the zillionth time)

And I've already finished:

The Wall and the Wing, by Laura Ruby
and
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo, by Obert Syke

Both of which were fantastic.

Lately, I've read Terrier by Tamora Pierce, Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison and Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Also The Game by Diana Wynne Jones. Next up: Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier and Looking for Alaska by John Green.

Re: #21 & 22 - Blankets was great! I really really enjoyed it and thought it was thoughtfully done.

#19 - I'm also loving Invention of Hugo Cabret so far, and I'm about halfway through so hopefully that bodes well. I've already ordered it for the elementary library where I work, so now I'm *dying* to get it in and rave about it, lol.

#26: How was The Game by Diana Wynne Jones? I saw it but wasn't sure if I wanted to read it or not... Did you like it?

#26: What did yyou think of Terrier. I've never read any of Tamora Pierce's work before, but I've become curious about this one.

Wow! Questions for me! :-)

#28: I enjoyed The Game -- it did remind me a little of Eight Days of Luke (other people have also made that comparison), so if you liked that one, you're likely to enjoy this. It's a quick read, more of a novella than a novel, but coming so soon after last year's The Pinhoe Egg, I was just excited to see another book by her, as I thought we'd have a couple years to wait until another book came out.

#29: As for Terrier, I definitely think that it's one of Tamora Pierce's better books. (I'd say that her writing has improved over the course of time -- her last four books have been very high-quality.) Though Terrier is set in Tortall (the same world as many of her earlier books) it stands on its own well -- I don't think you'll have any problem getting into it even if you haven't read her other stuff. It's pretty fast-paced, there's a (very) slight element of romance, and the mystery around which the plot centers comes together nicely.

I'm reading Firewife by Tinling Choong, and I was reading The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd earlier, which I haven't yet finished.

#30 Funny out of all of her Tortall books I liked Terrier the least! Maybe because I miss the other characters, but also it took me a while to read, I found it slower than the rest. Not sure I liked the journal idea....actually I'm not sure why I didn't like it as much, it just didn't resonate enough with me. However I love the rest of her Tortall books (they are probably the books I've reread most in my life) and I will keep reading the Beka Cooper books.

#30 and #32: I started Terrier but it really didn't catch my interest... To me it seemed like the same old Pierce books: feminist, heroines, girls-can-be-better-buffer-smarter-sexier-scarier-fiercer-and-braver-than-all-thy-men!, and all that jazz. It gets old...but at the same time, I like the Tortall series a bit and I especially like Trickster's Choice and Queen.

I am now reading A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter. Love it!

I just read Terrier by Tamora Pierce. I loved it, but I'm a Tortall-lovin' freak:) Non-YA: I'm reading the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton which were recommended to me by some of the teens that come into the library where I work. I haven't decided which YA book I'll read next, there are so many to choose from!

Now I'm reading Prom Nights From Hell. Aftre this it should be Elsewhere, possibly Tattoo and then either Maximum Ride or Blood and Chocolate.

I'm reading two anthropomorphics: Watership Down and Fire Bringer. Also reading James Herriot.

I just read The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson after hearing about it's banning in Oklahoma, and Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci. I am currently in the middle of The Grand Tour and up next is Cupcake (the last of the Cyd Charisse novels by Rachel Cohn , which is sad) and The Mislaid Magician.

I am reading the Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages. I haven't finished yet, but I am enjoying it so far. If you like historical fiction this book is for you. It is about an eleven year old girl whose father works at Los Alamos, but at this point in the book she has no idea what he is doing. It is a refreshing new point of view on the typical World War II book.

I heard Maureen Johnson wrote an excellent book.

Started to read the Maximum Ride series, but couldn't finish them because I felt like a two year old on caffiene pills after reading through all of the plot breaks.

Currently, I'm reading The Power of One.

I'm rereading Looking For Alaska by John Green... such a good book!

Finished those books I was reading back on May 3; now I'm reading Teach Me by R.A. Nelson (the touchstone for which is coming up with the utterly inappropriate "Lord, Teach me to Pray in 28 Days"--Not!). I just finished Stephanie Tolan's early book The Last of Eden which is not a great work and, as a book from 1980 dealing with lesbianism, feels somewhat dated--but interesting nevertheless. In my quest to reread all the books by the peerless Antonia Forest I am also reading Falconer's Lure.

I'm starting to reread all of the Harry Potter books in anticipation for the summer. I'm in the middle of a the post-graduation job search, and depending on how that goes, I don't know how much time I'll have in June. And I felt like I needed a reward for getting through finals :)

Finished Dream Factory last night, and I'm about to start on The White Giraffe.

I recently finished both What happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles and The sea of monsters by Rick Riordan. I really enjoyed both, Monsters for its adventure and humour (every time Riordan mentions Grover and the tunes he plays on his reed pipes I crack up), and Cass McBride for the fact that it created tension even though you knew from the beginning how things ended up - it was the process that was suspenseful. Both really enjoyable reads.

Finished this month
What Happened to Cass McBride?
On this Day
Shock Point
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Runaways: Pride and Joy (Graphic Novel)

CR: The Pursuit of Happyness

I'm enjoying the dissipation of rereading old favorites -- Anne of Green Gables right now (and probably the rest of the series, too), and then on to Harry Potter in anticipation of the upcoming release.

So far this month I've read Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin, The Coming of Dragons and The Book of the Sword by A.J. Lake, Montmorency's Revenge by Eleanor Updale, Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Sayres, and City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Currently I'm reading Soul Eater by Michelle Paver, and next up is Chandlefort by David Randall.

I've just finished Blood and Chocolate {so so so so so so good} and now I'm school library's gotten in The Silver Kiss, so that's up next.

I just read The Twenty-One Balloons and now I am reading Caddie Woodlawn. Next up is Bud, Not Buddy.

JskyC: what do you think of Caddie Woodlawn? I read it just recently and found it a solid, pleasant book.

Finished Wind Rider by Susan Williams before the month was over.

Finished rereading Looking for Alaska and am getting myself started on the www.teenreads.com Ultimate Reading List. Starting out with The House of the Scorpion - very enjoyable so far! SciFi really isn't my cup of tea, but this is a nice change.

The Alchemyst by Irish authot Michael Scott.
Young adult Fantasy. Lot's of action, magic and mithology.
I'm not a bug fan of the style though.Still reading it, almost at the end.

I've just finished Tattoo and I'm reading Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports.