They're all over the blogosphere!
Occasionally, I join in the fun, too.
So this is my Monday book, and it's a good one.
No, it's a GREAT one.
I met Karen Cushman for the first time last weekend in Houston at the fabulously fun event, TWEENS READ.
But from my librarian days, I've been a fan. I didn't buy her book there because my suitcase would hardly close as it was. (I pack small.)
Imagine my delight when I realized I actually already own a copy, buried on my To Be Read shelf. Sent by her publisher.
Thank you, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books!
CLICK HERE to see what the folks at Kirkus say, besides that it's star-worthy!
Here are some things I love about this book:
The language, oh the language!
"Grayling felt her face sag like an empty feed sack."
That image will be with me a while.
One secondary character, Desdemona Cork really cracks me up.
Desdemona Cork twitched her shawl, and Phinaeus Moon blushed.
Grayling rolled her eyes. "Can you not leave it for a moment?" she hissed to Desdemona Cork. "Must you enchant everyone?"
Desdemona Cork pulled her shawls tightly around her. "'Tis not something I do, but something I am."
Yes, the book takes place a while ago, in the days of magic and spells and mice who change into goats. But that Desdemona totally reminds me of somebody I know.
I'll leave you with some words of wisdom, advice the travelers learned on their journey, your thought for the day:
Do no magic you cannot undo.
Perfectly apt for a Halloween Monday, no?
Now rush right out and buy the book, request it from your library, fire up the Kindle, however you prefer to read. You'll totally love this one!
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