Traveling into the future, Julia has recently read the second and fourth books in the "Books of
Ember" series, The People of Sparks (2005) and Diamond of Darkhold (2010). In the first book of this series written by Jeanne DuPrau, City of Ember, the two main characters, Lina and Doon, are part of an am
azing underground city called Ember where people have lived underground for so long they don't remember anything about the world on top of the earth. Lina and Doon must figure out a way to lead the people of Ember above ground because resources and food are, after 200+ years, running out. Can Lina and Doon solve the mysteries left behind by the Builders of Ember, and if they make it out, can the Emberites survive in a world above ground!? Julia gives both The People of Sparks & Diamond of Darkhold a rating of "fantastic."Heading back into the past instead of into the future, Julia also recommends an exciting historical fiction book by Avi, The Secret School (2001). Julia
summarizes this book by saying, "Ida is 14 and she is excited to do her exit exam until the school closes. She is only 14 so she can't teach, or can she?" Set in the 1920s, a one room school house is about to be shut down, keeping Ida and Tom from being able to take their 8th grade exams and go on to high school. Without high school Ida can't be a teacher, something she wants desperately, but can she juggle being a student and secretly being the teacher to keep the school open, while still caring for her responsibilities on the farm in order to realize her dream? Come on into the library and find out! Julia says this is now her favorite book!If you want to share your book thoughts with us like Julia has, click on the following link to fill out a book review online. Or, stop by the Youth Reference Desk for a Book Review Form. (Remember, for every qualifying review you submit, you are eligible to enter a raffle for a free iTunes or Amazon gift card!)
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