Great Books for Kids and Teens: It's Monday 10/29! What Are You ...

An unusual Monday here, as we wait out Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm.? It is a HUGE storm, with another storm front coming down from the north to meet it, and it is heading straight for us in northern Delaware.? We are a bit inland so don't have to worry about coastal flooding, but the heavy rain and high winds are supposed to last for a few days, at least.? Roads are closed.? Schools were closed for Monday and Tuesday back on Saturday, so we have both kids at home (plus an extra one!).

On the plus side, if we lose power, I will have an excuse for more reading time!? Here's what we have been reading here:

• I spent the week engrossed in a spooky read by one of my favorite teen/YA authors: Everfound by Neal Schusterman, the conclusion to the Skinjacking trilogy that started with Everlost, about kids caught in a sort of limbo (aka Everlost) in between the worlds of the living and the dead.? Our whole family has loved this series, and the final book is just as good - I just have a few pages to go!
• Next up for today is another Halloween read, Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian.
• I am really enjoying the audio book, The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman, about a girl in 1960's Louisiana who time travels back 100 years.? It is excellent so far, though I won't be listening much with the whole family stuck on the house with me this week!
• My husband, Ken, finished In the Woods by Tana French, and wants to read more of her novels.
• Next, he read another Neal Schusterman teen/YA novel, Unwholly, the sequel to Unwind, another spooky novel that we all loved!? It's a dystopian series about a future world where parents can choose to "unwind" their children between ages 13 and 18 (but it is considered ethically acceptable because every bit of them is used and transplanted).? Yeah, very creepy!? The first book was about a few teens who managed to escape on their way to being unwound.? Can't wait to read this one - Ken said it was great!
• Last night, Ken started The Twelve by Justin Cronin, sequel to The Passage.? Both of us are excited to read this one!
• Jamie, 18, finished City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (for the 3rd time!), but he left book #2 in his dorm room when he came home for the storm!? So, he will have to switch to another series while he is here - that shouldn't be a problem as we just received a bunch of teen/YA books from a publisher.

I didn't write or post much last week because I was sick all week, but I managed two posts late in the week: some exciting news on the adaptation of The Book Thief for stage and screen and a Weekend Cooking Post.

What are you and your family reading this week?

(What are you reading Monday is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, with a kids/teen version hosted at Teach Mentor Texts.)

Source: http://greatbooksforkidsandteens.blogspot.com/2012/10/its-monday-1029-what-are-you-reading.html

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