Benold Book Blog

I just received a bit of news about Harry Potter #7 the title …well see if you can figure it out. If you have never visited J. K. Rowlings’ website www.jkrowling.com you have missed a treat. Go there to play a game that she has set up for her readers. If you need hints try accessing this link. http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20061221/D8M5B81O0.html

One of the library aides did her display on Books in a Series and it got me thinking about some of my favorites and some I am waiting to be published.

 Like a whole lot of people I am wondering when the last Harry Potter book will come out. However, in the meantime, I keep thinking that I want to check out some new series. First, the Charlie Bone books sound like they are “Harry similar.” The series title is Children of the Red King.

Next is the “Pure Dead” series by Debi Gliori. The covers look like the Addams family. Another set is by Charles Ogden whose characters Edgar and Ellen are “sinister twins.” The first book is Rare Beasts and has two holds on it so it must be good!

Another book I am waiting for is Christopher Paolini’s final book in the Inheritance series. With Eragon the movie coming soon, both Eragon and Eldest are never on the shelf. I have read these two and have great expectations for the final installment. I also wonder about the color of the dragon on the cover. Surely there will be another dragon…

Speaking of dragons I also need to read the books by Chris D’Lacey that start with the Fire Within. The main character is a writer researching dragons.

And, speaking of writers, I have read two books by John Feinstein…Last Shot and Vanishing Act. The main characters Stevie and Susan Carol are middle-schoolers with a talent for sports-writing. They have press passes to the biggest sporting events and are getting awfully good at solving mysteries.

One last series that I am curious about is the Chet Gecko mysteries. I have them here because I heard that they were quick reads, funny, and besides who wouldn’t want to read about a gecko in a trench coat, right?

What else should I add to my wish list?

Jennifer wants us to know about a new book. We don’t have it in the library so I’ll have to see what I can do about that. I looked it up and it sounds like it is a fantasy lover’s delight. Tell us more, Jennifer!

Hey Mrs. Huba! I just read this awesome book called Endymion Spring by Matthew Skeleton. It is a good book (I read all 389 pages in a day) and I recomend it to everyone.

I love Christmas books and this one caught my eye because one of my favorite movies is Miracle on 34th Street. I wondered what the similarities might be.

Molly has always believed that her dad is dead. But it turns out that her mother was keeping a big (and I mean BIG) secret and just before she dies she tells Molly about her famous father.

For me the difference between an old movie and a new book is that one is about a girl her refuses to believe and the other about a girl who believes in spite of the odds. By the way, for sports lovers, this is a great basketball book!

I’d love to hear what you think of this book or tell me about your favorite Christmas books or movies.