The Book Search

 The publishers have been busy and suddenly there are a kajillion books laying in my inbox.  Happily, there was time to read this weekend, YAY!!!  Here are two great new ones. The first one is called Almost There and Almost Not by Linda Urban.  I love Linda Urban's work.  She wrote some of my favorites including Milo Speck, Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect.  She has such a great way with characters.  This one is no different-it's about Callie (her given name is California Poppy) and she has been struggling with behavior at school.  She finally had a teacher who understood her and gave her some great coping strategies, but when your mom dies in a car accident and your dad decides to drop you off at an aunt you never met and go to Alaska, things can get a little hinky.  Especially, when Callie starts to see ghosts.  She's not really sure at first that they are ghosts, but they're talking to her and no one else can see them, s...

I do love me some fantasy fiction!  I found this new one on Netgalley, although according to it's publication date, it came out last year.  Oh well, I just found it this week and it's going to make a great addition to our elementary school library.  It's called "The Red Sun" by Alane Adams.  It starts off with a mom and a dad who are really excited to welcome their first child.  At first, I thought I was reading a grown ups book, but that changes with the first chapter.  Sam is a regular kid who likes video games, burgers, and his friends but has a hard time controlling his temper.  He's gotten in trouble for fighting and is trying to figure out ways to channel his anger.  Some pretty weird things happen, like his favorite teacher is out one day and the substitute is really strange.  And then he meets a boy named Leo who says it's his job to protect Sam.  It turns out that Sam is a son of Odin, the Norse God and his mom is a witch and ha...