Recent Returns

Wow, it's been wayyyy too long since I posted.

Here's a quick update of a few recent returns, with a bit of a scifi theme. If I get the chance, I'll do a list of new books later today or Monday.

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith: IdaMae is a girl with a dream; she wants to be a pilot. But in 1940's Louisiana, a black girl has no chance at such a thing - so when she gets the opportunity to hide her race and join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at thebeginning of WWII, she jumps at the chance. And of course, she discovers that life isn't always as easy as it seems... 4 circs for this new title.

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott: When Alice was 10, Ray took her away from her family, and made her his toy. Now she's 15, and her life has become even more difficult, as she's growing too old to please her captor. And then he decides it is time for her to find him a new little girl. Alice views herself as "living dead". Will she allow another child to undergo her experience? Even if it offers her a chance to escape? 9 circs for this intense thriller.

House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer: Matteo Alacran is a clone, raised as the pet and eventual body-replacement for El Patron, a wealthy, corrupt drug-lord in a world where clones are despised as animals. Can he escape his eventual fate, and find his own life? 32 circs.

The Awakening by Michael Carroll: Ten years ago all the Superheroes disappeared. After a final battle with one ultimate villain, they all vanished. Were they killed? Were they kidnapped? And now, ten years later, a new generation of superheroes is emerging, and discovering that old mysteries still linger...7 circs for this first in the Quantum Prophecy series.