Incredible world building

This past year has been a year of debuts, in my opinion.  Worthy debuts, I should say.  Hush by Dylan Farrow is an incredible debut. 

I was drawn in instantly, and loved every minute of this incredible book.  The world building is incredible, the characters engaging, and the protagonist so worthy of a reader's hopes and expectations.

It is a story dealing with finding our truths, and story-telling itself. How propaganda works, and how to fight it, in a beautiful told allegory.

It won't be on the shelves until October, but I suggest all put it on your TBR lists.

entertaining

I read Let Sleeping Dragons Lie, by Ty Burson primarily because the author is a fellow ACPS teacher, and I was impressed to hear he won a writing contest due to this novel.

It is an entertaining read, geared towards upper elementary. There were a few lines that seemed unrealistic for an 11 year old boy to say, one being when he compares a river's widening out to,"a beautiful woman's smile" but for the most part, the characters ran true to their age.

It is clearly a debut novel, but it is a worthwhile read. I think boys in 5th or 6th grade will particularly enjoy it.