The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu September 21, 2010

The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu 2007 – Jump at the Sun/Hyperian Books Fiction – young adult The Shadow Speaker is Okorafor’s second novel and the first book I’ve read by her. Although it was written and marketed specifically for young adults, it is an excellent read for adults as well. Set in West Africa [...]

The Penderwicks January 5, 2009

The Penderwicks By Jeanne Birdsall Yearling (Random House) – 2005 I ran across this book in the youth section while trying to find interesting books for my twelve-year-old son whose preference runs to dragons. There are no dragons in The Penderwicks, but I plan to read this one with him anyway, and I think he’ll [...]