Robin McKinley's Web Site .:. Robin McKinley's Blog

Robin McKinley

Official Web Forum

Members Members   Search Search   Help Help   Register Register   Login Login   Home Home
Home » Discussion Forums » Pollyanna's Booklist » Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread
Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #20327] Wed, 09 September 2009 14:10 Go to next message
Maren is currently offline Maren
Messages: 1332
Registered: October 2008
Location: Louisiana
Senior Member
[Moderator]
Here is the Pollyanna's booklist recommendation thread for September. Any books recommended here will automatically be added to our LibraryThing catalog.

[Updated on: Sun, 01 November 2009 11:57]

Report message to a moderator
Re: September 2009 recommendation thread [message #20487 is a reply to message #20327 ] Sat, 12 September 2009 18:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Beauty/Anna is currently offline Beauty/Anna
Messages: 481
Registered: November 2008
Location: America
Senior Member
Does any of you recommend any of Sherwood Smith's books? Such as A Posse of Princesses

"You are your best resource for success"
Report message to a moderator
Re: September 2009 recommendation thread [message #20580 is a reply to message #20487 ] Sun, 13 September 2009 18:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jmeadows is currently offline jmeadows
Messages: 3149
Registered: September 2008
Location: Virginia, USA
Senior Member
[Moderator]
I haven't read that one yet, but I enjoyed her first, CROWN DUEL.

Smooshes!
Report message to a moderator
Re: September 2009 recommendation thread [message #20665 is a reply to message #20327 ] Mon, 14 September 2009 23:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
librarykat is currently offline librarykat
Messages: 566
Registered: October 2008
Location: Redneck Riviera
Senior Member
Kat and Mouse was a cute manga-style series of mysteries suitable for younger readers, published by Tokyopop. They stopped after the third volume, leaving things hanging. Now, finally, Tokyopop has published the fourth (presumably final) volume, so I can recommend the series. It's written by Alex de Campi (femme), illustrated by Federica Manfredi, and stars two school misfits: Kat, the daughter of the new science teacher at prestigious Dover Academy, and Mouse (real name, Mee-Seen Huang), who's more of a punk skateboarder than preppy rich kid. Very soon after Kat's father starts teaching at the school, a mysterious thief calling himself (or herself) the Artful Dodger, causes trouble at the school; the two girls decide to investigate, at first to save Kat's father.
Report message to a moderator
Re: September 2009 recommendation thread [message #21218 is a reply to message #20327 ] Wed, 30 September 2009 10:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Beauty/Anna is currently offline Beauty/Anna
Messages: 481
Registered: November 2008
Location: America
Senior Member
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontė. Very good as I am sure many of you know. The language I enjoyed to.

"You are your best resource for success"
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21261 is a reply to message #20327 ] Thu, 01 October 2009 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Maren is currently offline Maren
Messages: 1332
Registered: October 2008
Location: Louisiana
Senior Member
[Moderator]
Note: this is now the Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread. I'm going to try bi-monthly threads for both this and What Are You Reading since they've slowed down a bit and it's just silly to lock a thread with 4 messages. Smile
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21279 is a reply to message #20327 ] Fri, 02 October 2009 05:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sequoia_sempervirens is currently offline Sequoia_sempervirens
Messages: 12
Registered: June 2009
Location: California
Junior Member
My new favorite non-McKinley book is Graceling by Kristin Cashore. The fantastically kick-ass Katsa grapples with her humanity while she saves the seven kingdoms from a very twisted villain. The love story on the side adds to Katsa's strength, rather than stripping her of anything. I was amazed when I found out that Graceling is Cashore's debut novel. I would have expected Graceling to have an experienced, decorated writer behind the pen.
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21282 is a reply to message #21261 ] Fri, 02 October 2009 08:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
L.R.K. is currently offline L.R.K.
Messages: 1080
Registered: October 2008
Location: Sweden
Senior Member
Maren wrote on Thu, 01 October 2009 16:51

Note: this is now the Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread. I'm going to try bi-monthly threads for both this and What Are You Reading since they've slowed down a bit and it's just silly to lock a thread with 4 messages. Smile


Good idea! Smile (Wouldn't it be fun, though, if - by the rules of contrariness - this brought out a rash of new recommendations? Of course, you might think of that as a mixed blessing! Smile )

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21329 is a reply to message #20327 ] Sat, 03 October 2009 22:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
librarykat is currently offline librarykat
Messages: 566
Registered: October 2008
Location: Redneck Riviera
Senior Member
Fire by Cashore is coming out in hardcover on Tuesday. It's a companion novel to Graceling, with basically an entirely new cast of characters. I loved Graceling, and I'm looking forward to Fire.
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21330 is a reply to message #20327 ] Sat, 03 October 2009 22:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
librarykat is currently offline librarykat
Messages: 566
Registered: October 2008
Location: Redneck Riviera
Senior Member
This is another book for kids, but I think adults will enjoy it. GROWN-UPS ARE DUMB! (NO OFFENSE) is written by Alexa Kitchen, who calls herself "The World's Youngest Professional Cartoonist." She's got a pretty good claim: her parents have published her work ever since she was about 5 years old. In 2007, she published DRAWING COMICS IS EASY! (EXCEPT WHEN IT'S HARD). Gotta love her titles! That book was nominated for an Eisner Award. She's now 12 years old.

GROWN-UPS ARE DUMB actually focuses on several preteen characters who appear in Alexa's stories; they deal with everyday stuff such as school, homework, pesky little brothers, messy rooms, and the like. Her art is still quite primitive, but her panel design and plotting are quite sophisticated; these cartoons were drawn when she was 10. I think, if she continues to develop her work, she will be a formidable force in comics.
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #21797 is a reply to message #20327 ] Sat, 17 October 2009 14:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Beauty/Anna is currently offline Beauty/Anna
Messages: 481
Registered: November 2008
Location: America
Senior Member
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Just finished it. Fantastic!

"You are your best resource for success"
Report message to a moderator
Re: Sept-Oct 2009 recommendation thread [message #22472 is a reply to message #20327 ] Sun, 01 November 2009 11:58 Go to previous message
Maren is currently offline Maren
Messages: 1332
Registered: October 2008
Location: Louisiana
Senior Member
[Moderator]
This thread has now been locked for archiving. Look near the FAQ for the current month's recommendation thread.
Report message to a moderator
Previous Topic:Sept.-Oct. 2009 What Are You Reading?
Next Topic:Nov.-Dec. 2009 recommendation thread
Goto Forum:
  

[ Generate printable PDF ]

Current Time: Wed May 22 06:46:02 EDT 2013

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.10682 seconds
.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Powered by: FUDforum.
Copyright © FUD Forum Bulletin Board Software