Life is good \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a three-day weekend, and a huge pile of books waiting to be read.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the books are a bit dry (asthma books aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exactly thrilling reading, but they are necessary reading), but most of them are pretty exciting to me.\u00c2\u00a0 I splurged just before leaving work on Friday, and checked out two new books in our advanced reader section.\u00c2\u00a0 These two books have received great reviews, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been anxious to read them, but wanted to give the library patrons first shot at taking them home.\u00c2\u00a0 But heck, they were fair game for me when they were still on the shelf at closing time!\u00c2\u00a0 So here is one of the books on my agenda for this weekend:<\/p>\n
Larklight<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 by Philip Reeve<\/p>\n I\u00c2\u00a0first heard of this book through the Booksense flyer that I picked up at Nantucket Bookworks in September.\u00c2\u00a0 Since then, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read many enthusiastic reviews of Larklight<\/em>, and Philip Reeve is the featured author in the November issue of School Library Journal.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the reviews I read said that this book is difficult to place into any one genre (wish I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d realized that before I slapped the SciFi\/Fantasy sticker on the spine), which I love.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m always intrigued by books that push conventional boundaries.<\/p>\n The book flap describes Larklight<\/em> this way:<\/p>\n “Art Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in a huge and rambling house, Larklight, which is traveling through space on an orbit far beyond the moon.\u00c2\u00a0 When, during an ordinary sort of morning, they learn that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a frenzy of preparation ensues.\u00c2\u00a0 But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, and a dreadful, terrifying and marvelous adventure begins.\u00c2\u00a0 Art, Myrtle, and the extraordinary space pirates they encounter journey to the farthest reaches of known space, where they desperately attempt to save each other \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and the universe.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Utterly unique and devilishly witty, Larklight<\/em> is a fantastic Victorian space adventure with a gravitational pull all its own.”<\/p>\n Tomorrow:\u00c2\u00a0 the other book…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life is good \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a three-day weekend, and a huge pile of books waiting to be read.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the books are a bit dry (asthma books aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exactly thrilling reading, but they are necessary reading), but most of them are pretty exciting to me.\u00c2\u00a0 I splurged just before leaving work on Friday, … Continue reading Books galore<\/span>