17 Oct 2013 ... Author Ron Roy is a man of mystery – or mystery series anyway. He's published
the A to Z Mysteries and the Capital. Mysteries and now he's ...
Thursday, October 17, 2013
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FALL FOR GREAT BOOKS
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he Yak just loves the fall season for so many reasons: colorful leaves, football games, Halloween, and maybe best of all, the full bounty of new stories that arrive at bookstores and libraries. Here are some of the Yak’s reading picks.
For Younger Yakkers
Can you imagine someone snatching your favorite book at bedtime? There’s a story stealer on the loose in Helen Docherty’s fun tale, “The Snatchabook,” with wonderful illustrations by her husband, Thomas Docherty (published by Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky). Another terrific book is a tiger tale, “Mr. Tiger Goes Wild,” by Peter Brown. After a day at school, following all the rules, young Yakkers might relate to Mr. Tiger’s desire to be a little wild (published by Little, Brown and Company). Frankenstein might make you think of Halloween, but “Crankenstein,” might remind you of a little brother or sister – or
maybe you? We can all be a little cranky at times and this funny book by Samantha Berger, with awesome artwork by Dan Santat sure made us happy (published by Little, Brown and Company).
For Older Yakkers
Author Ron Roy is a man of mystery – or mystery series anyway. He’s published the A to Z Mysteries and the Capital Mysteries and now he’s almost finished with a year of Calendar Mysteries for first chapter book readers. The Yak just loves a series to plow through – start with one and keep reading until you’re done! – and the calendar mysteries are fun, featuring younger family members to the characters in his A to Z Mysteries. Look for “Calendar Mysteries #9: September Sneakers,” and “Calendar Mysteries #10: October Ogre.” Mysteries #11 and #12 will be published next fall (from Random House). Speaking of mysteries, the Yak loves “Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things,” the first installment in a clever, engaging three-book series by awardwinning author Cynthia Voigt. In the story, 12-year-old Max, the son of rather theatrical parents (they are actors!) gets
left behind after his mother and father receive a surprising and mysterious invitation to create a theater company for the Maharajah of Kashmir in India. Resourceful Max, with the support of his dear librarian Grammie, has a lot to figure out (published by Random House). We have a pretty exciting mayoral race going on this fall, so why not check out a political page-turner? In this case, Kevin Spencer is running for class president in author Gary Paulsen’s “Vote.” This winning story is a companion to Paulsen’s earlier “Liar, Liar,” “Flat Broke,” and “Crush.” (Published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House.) By Janis Campbell Come back next week for more on fall reading fun – and save the date to meet the Yak at 1 p.m. at Leon & Lulu’s reading celebration at their Clawson store on October 27.
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