Welcome. I would like to add some new titles to my school's "Wish List". If you have read a children's book published in the last three years that you would recommend, please post the title, author, and a brief summary. I'm familiar with all the award-winning books and South Carolina nominees. I'm especially looking for titles that may have escaped the notice of the literary critics, but that kids are crazy about. If you are a student at my school (you know who you are), please recommend books that you have discovered at the public library, a bookstore, or that you received as a gift.
I'm currently listening to the audio version of 100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson and it is wonderful. I'm to the 4th chapter and completely hooked. It is a fantasy novel, set in present day Kansas. Twelve-year old Henry, living with his eccentric aunt and uncle and their three daughters, discovers dozens of doors hidden beneath the plaster of his bedroom walls. That's as far as I've gotten and I can't wait to continue.
Looking forward to your comments.
Col. Peel in the Library with a Book
