Looking Forward…

Once I finish a certain Swedish Novel I’m planning on going through my stacks of YA. I’m kind of behind the times, but here are a few that I can’t wait to start:

I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies #1)
by Pittacus Lore

So I don’t know much about this one except that when I went to go see the Social Network there was a preview for the movie…. um dudes, the book has been out for maybe a month and there’s already a movie?! And the movie has Quinn from Glee in it…so I have to go see it. Which means I should read the book first. It’s something about aliens…dude is the fourth alien to come to earth and the three before him have been captured. Something like that. I’ll let you know.

 

The Knife of Never Letting Go
By Patrick Ness

I heard that they should change the title to “The Book of Never Putting Down.” This is the first of a trilogy that has gotten a TON of hype.

Stolen from Goodreads:

Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Machee – whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not – stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossib …more Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Machee – whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not – stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden – a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.

But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?

Sounds good, yes?

Ship Breaker
By Paolo Bacigalupi

Set initially in a future shanty town in America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being dissembled for parts by a rag tag group of workers, we meet Nailer, a teenage boy working the light crew, searching for copper wiring to make quota and live another day. The harsh realities of this life, from his abusive father, to his hand to mouth existence, echo th …more Set initially in a future shanty town in America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being dissembled for parts by a rag tag group of workers, we meet Nailer, a teenage boy working the light crew, searching for copper wiring to make quota and live another day. The harsh realities of this life, from his abusive father, to his hand to mouth existence, echo the worst poverty in the present day third world. When an accident leads Nailer to discover an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, and the lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl, Nailer finds himself at a crossroads. Should he strip the ship and live a life of relative wealth, or rescue the girl, Nita, at great risk to himself and hope she’ll lead him to a better life. This is a novel that illuminates a world where oil has been replaced by necessity, and where the gap between the haves and have-nots is now an abyss. Yet amidst the shadows of degradation, hope lies ahead.

This one was just nominated for the National Book Award, and I want to read his other book–The Wind Up Girl, which was the Nebula Award Winner. Go Paolo!

So dear readers (all…2 of you?) what are you looking forward to?

xoxo,

Book Shop Girl

 

 

 

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