Washington Avalanche 1910 by Cameron Dokey. A little piece of historical fiction. It was a fine book. A little slow at times but not slow enough to make you put it down. A girl runs away from her wicked step-brother, catches the train, then gets stuck in the mountains because of an avalanche. The avalanche really happened in 1910 and trapped the trains for days, gotta love historical fiction!

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Wow. Loved this book. It is set in Denmark and I felt such a conection with the characters from Denmark because so many of my ancestors came from Denmark. I loved learning a little more about the character of the country. The main character is a young girl whose friend is a Jew, the story takes place after Germany had taken over Denmark. Sad times. Anywho, the book was fabulous! I like to think that I would have been a part of the Resistance fighters.


Specials by Scott Westerfeld. The Tally Youngblood saga continues. I didn't like this one as much as the others. I think the problem was that I kept thinking of a student in BC, Tim, that was into hurting himself. He eventually committed suicide, very sad. So, with that memory it was hard to separate myself from the story and I just kept hoping that the book wouldn't influence teens to be dumb. Rather the story should empower people to know that no matter what happens in their lives the ultimate control of who you are lies within. We control our own destiny. By the by, I didn't really like the ending either. But it is still a definite must read.