Just finished...
how i live now by Meg Rosoff--It just one the 2005 Printz Award. Daisy travels to England to live with her cousins there because she does not get along with her step-mother and father. While there, a war begins. Daisy's aunt is stuck in another country so the kids must survive on their own. The novel follows Daisy and her cousins' survival through being separated and reunited.

I was slightly confused and disappointed by the book, but also impressed by the quality of the writing. I can't wait to hear what others think of this book. I think this would be a good discussion book, however, because I didn't like I think I would have a hard time trying to convince others to read it.

The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (Audio)--Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.

I enjoyed this look at an alternative afterlife scenario, although it goes against what I personally believe. I found it very interesting to imagine what would the characters looked like. I think Colfer did an amazing job describing Belch (I may have spelled that wrong, I didn't see it in print--audio book) and making him come to life. I would love to see this one made into a movie.

Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis (Audio)--Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.

I like this book, but I didn't think it was great. I think the audience is a little bit younger then what I originally thought. I also thought it was a little far fetched. Who wouldn't notice a thirteen-year-old running and old folks home and driving? Could the Sarge really get away with all that she does?

I will continue this post later, I must have been busy reading this past month because I have at least one other book that I just finished and I need to mention the books I am currently reading. Happy Reading!