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Snuff: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett

October 2011

Terry Pratchett has enthralled millions of fans worldwide with his hilarious satires set in Discworld, a universe remarkably similar to our own. In this latest installment, Lady Sybil has finally lured her husband, Sam Vimes, on a countryside vacation away from Ankh-Morpork. But it’s not long before a body is discovered, and Sam must rely on his instincts, guile and street smarts to see justice done. 

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When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

October 2011

In a distant American future, Hannah Payne awakens after being infected with a virus that has turned her skin red. Chroming is her punishment for her crime of murder --- for terminating the pregnancy of her unborn child. Because of her refusal to identify the father or name the abortionist, she is forced to live in permanent disgrace.

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October 2011

October’s roundup of Cool & New Books includes MASTIFF, the long-awaited final volume in the Beka Cooper trilogy, in which Tamora Pierce draws her fans back into the magical Realm of Tortall; THE SCORPIO RACES, a stand-alone novel from Maggie Stiefvater (author of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series) that finds two competitors swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff --- with more than just their lives at stake should they lose; SEIZURE, the second installment in Kathy Reichs’s Virals trilogy, which continues the adventures of Tory Brennan and her friends as they fight to save the Loggerhead Island Research Institute; and MY NAME IS MINA, a prequel to SKELLIG that reintroduces readers to the perceptive, sensitive Mina before the events of David Almond’s award-winning 1998 novel.

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If you had less homework or extracurricular activities, what would you do with your time?

October 1, 2011, 86 responses

If you had less homework or extracurricular activities, what would you do with your time?

October 1, 2011

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

October 2011

In THE SCORPIO RACES, a stand-alone novel from Maggie Stiefvater, two competitors are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff --- with more than just their lives at stake should they lose.

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Halloween Roundup 2011

With All Hallows’ Eve looming around the corner, we at Kidsreads.com bring you an assortment of our favorite spook-worthy stories this season. Reaching far into the cobwebs of imagination are not just ghoulish tales, but also zombie games, haunted hamburgers, killer pizzas, scary schools, sleepless little vampires, and pumpkin-carving contests. Feel free to add a few of these books to your shelf of memory-making Halloween activities, right next to the leftover trick-or-treat candy.

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Interview: Chris Raschka, author of Seriously, Norman!

Oct 1, 2011

Chris Raschka’s debut work of fiction, SERIOUSLY, NORMAN!, follows Norman and his friends in their wild adventures as they try to figure out why grown-ups are so insane.

October 2011

Writing this on a beautiful fall afternoon as we head into a long weekend. Lovely!

I got a note from a reader about her book club this week with a problem that she would like some feedback on. It seems they are bursting at the seams in membership, which is why they now meet at a library instead of people’s homes. They had 26 members as of June, and now members are asking friends to tag along. At this month's meeting, some hadn't even read the book and some never verbally participated. It appeared they enjoyed some refreshments and listened to others discuss a book. The group was so large that little side discussions were going on here and there, and the leader had to use her “schoolteacher voice” to ask them to wait their turn and share what they had to say with everyone. They almost needed a microphone for some of the participants. Do any of you have any suggestions on how the group leader can handle this? All ideas are welcome. Please send them to Katherine Tandler at Katherine@bookreporter.com.

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October is National Reading Group Month! How old were you when you *first* joined a reading group?

October 1, 2011, 619 voters