Latest novels and happenings

In the last two weeks, I finished Stephenie Meyer's The Host. If you are looking for a good romance in the sci-fi genre, this is the book for you. In addition, it is full of adventure and suspense. In spots, it is also a real tear-jerker. Enjoy!
Another romance recommendation is Eva Ibbotson's A Countess Below Stairs which touches on history--World War I and the Russian revolution--painting a wonderful picture of what happened to Russian nobility after the fall of the Tsar.
I really enjoyed both of these books which were squeezed in between a trip to Utah and trainings at the Regional Service Center. I am looking forward to Stephenie Meyer's next book in the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn, which comes out in early August just after I return from a trip to Arizona and finish more trainings in July.

Learning about Web 2.0

Today I am in the Regional service center learning about the Web 2.0 tools and how to use them. Since I last wrote, I have finished the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. If you like to read James Bond type stories this would be a good series. The Young James Bond series by Charlie Higson is also good.
Other books which I have enjoyed were Princess Ben by the author of Dairy Queen and The Book Thief, a holocaust era story.

Books I have read recently This is my first time to use blogger, since I created my own blog. I hope my students and others will be able to access my blog to help them to communicate with me about what experiences they would like to have in a school library. What kind of library experiences are meaningful? I would also like them to let me know about young adult and children's books they have read and enjoyed. I would like to communicate with other school librarians about their libraries.
Here are a few of the books that I have recently enjoyed. Of course, I have read the final Harry Potter novel and now have the complete set. I also read latest novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and am anxiously awaiting the next chapter in the life of Bella and her vampire boyfriend, Edward. I love fantasy, but I read widely from all genres.
I completed the Cirque du Freak novels by Darren Shan and could not stop reading until I had read the final book #12. I have them all to put in my school library.
I recently read a graphic novel of Beowulf by Gareth Hinds. The story is told in words and pictures and begins with the introduction of the Danes and ends with the last battle of Beowulf. It was an interesting version of the old legend.
I found it very accessible to readers of various ages.I also finished On Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. In the story, Naomi, the daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother who lives with her handicapped younger brother and great grandmother, confronts many obstacles and grows as a result of facing them. It was a believable story set in modern times.