"Saga", the sequel to "Epic" by Conor Kostick is about to come upstairs. If you haven't read Epic, now would be a good time. It's a sci-fi tale of a young man (Erik) and his friends who discover that the computer game they play is much more than they ever believed. Their whole world's government and economics are managed by the game, but in an inherently unfair way. Erik sets out to challenge this unfairness, and as you can imagine, discovers that there are those who are NOT pleased with his actions.
In "Saga", Erik and his buddies meet a girl named Ghost who lives to break the rules. But she needs help to defeat the Dark Queen...
Another New book I read recently is called "Bone by bone by bone" by Tony Jonston. David and Malcolm are best friends in 1940's Tennessee, a time and place where a white boy and a colored boy should not be friends. David's father forbids them to play together, but David breaks the rules, figuring that if he's survived one bootlace-lashing, how bad can another be? But in this coming-of-age tale, nothing is as simple or easy as it seems. This book is fun, scary and moving - also a quick, short read. Perfect for that summer car trip!
"The Thirteenth Tale" is a longer, more involved tale, set in some unnamed time in England, perhaps between WWI and WWII. It involves a young woman, Margaret Lea, who is commissioned to write the biography of a famous but secretive novelist, Vida Winter. Their stories of life, loss, identity and personal history become closely intertwined in this mysterious double plot. I read this book in one long gulp, and had to turn around and read it again, it was so good.
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