the bandwagon
Well, I have jumped on the Harry Potter bandwagon recently. Several years ago I read the first two Harry Potter books. After being disappointed with the second book, I’ve had no desire to pick up the third one until now. Our library is having a Harry Potter party and I’m working the circ desk that night. I can’t help but get caught up in the excitement of all of the anticipation. I’m slowly working my way through the book only because I’ve been working on my baby quilt and other sewing projects. If I plan to be a young adult/teen librarian after finishing school, these are must-read books for me.
This has been the summer of YA/teen books for me again as they are the perfect summer reading books. They have great stories and don’t get really hung up in some of the stuff that adult books get hung up in, plus they are quick reads. Two other books that I’ve really enjoyed in the last few weeks are American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang was the winner of the Winner of the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, which is the award for excellence in young adult literature. It’s a graphic novel and one of the best graphic novels I’ve read. Bryan and I really enjoyed it and both highly recommend it. 
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. A great vampire love story between a normal human girl and a vampire that she meets at school. Books like these really make me excited that there are such great books out there for teenagers. It really gives me hope that we won’t have a generation of kids that are so plugged in that they can’t enjoy the pleasure of sitting down and reading a book in a quiet room.
Have you been reading a lot this summer? What have you been reading? Do you have books that you specifically save for summer reading? I’d love to hear about what you’ve been reading this summer.
