Sonnenblick, Feddor and Martin Just In

There are a few new books trickling in. This batch includes the following:

Notes From the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick, the author of Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie. When 16-year-old Alex is assigned community service at a nursing home, he befriends a crotchety old guy, who teaches him about jazz guitar, love and forgiveness. I just love the cover - a picture of a garden gnome in the driver's seat of a car.

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, is a twisted re-imagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Birdwing by Rafe Martin is a continuation of the Grimms fairy tale the Six Swans. In the Six Swans, six brothers are turned into swans. In this story, a sister sacrifices to save them from the curse but one brother isn't completely transformed. This is his story.