New Westerfeld, Grant, and Hale

Only a few new things in today's batch, they look like really good ones.

Extras by Scott Westerfeld is the latest in the Uglies series. I loved the first one in this series (see What Mrs. N's Been Reading ) and the books are never on the shelf. I expect this to be the same.


How the Hangman Lost His Heart is by K.M. Grant who also wrote the DeGranville Trilogy which started with Blood Red Horse. I really liked that one as well (see What Mrs. N's Been Reading - Blood Red Horse ). This one is the story of a young girl, Alice, whose uncle was executed for treason in 1746 England. When Alice tries to reclaim her uncle's head from the pike on which it was displayed, to give it a proper burial, she ends up on the run from the king's soldiers with the help of the executioner. If no one has this one on hold, I may take it home. Looks good.

Book of a Thousand Days is by Shannon Hale who also wrote The Princess Academy (see What Mrs. N's Been Reading - The Princess Academy ) and the Books of Bayern series which started with The Goose Girl. This one is a retelling of a forgotten Brothers Grimm tale. I expect this to be a good one as well.