The Renaissance of Marikin's Blog

Hello to all my readers who have been patiently awaiting an update of my blog. I appologize for the wait, so to make up for it, I am posting not one, not two, not even four, but FIVE Featured Books for you to vote for your favorite. These are a few of my favorite reads (channeling The Sound of Music on that one) that I have been wanting to Feature but couldn't decide. Take a look and make sure to vote for your favorite!

The Girl Who Could Fly- Victoria Forrester
Piper McCloud's ability to fly sets her apart from the other kids, so her mother sends her to an exclusive school for children with exceptional abilities, but even there she does not fit in with the other students. A novel for fans of The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman, with a super powered twist!

An Egg On Three Sticks- Jackie Moyer Fischer
In the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970s, twelve-year-old Abby watches her mother fall apart and must take on the burden of holding her family together. A great coming of age debut filled with dark humor and brilliant sarcasm.

A Mango Shaped Space- Wendy Mass
Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the death of her beloved cat, Mango. This book, by the author of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, makes you wish that you had the ability to see colors with letters and sounds like Mia does!

Bloody Jack- L.A. Meyer
Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, thirteen-year-old orphan Jacky Faber disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates. Jacky takes the British Navy by storm with her clever plans and Cockney ways. First book of an amazing and adventurous series.

Scrambled Eggs at Midnight- Brad Barkley and Heather Helper
Calliope and Eliot, two fifteen-year-olds in Asheville, North Carolina, begin to acknowledge some unpleasant truths about their parents and form their own ideas about love. When Cal and Elliot meet by chance, they feel an immediate connection. Together they must face their isolation, the threat of yet another move, and the deepening of Eliot’s father's obsession. In their case, love just might be everything it's cracked up to be.

Please vote for your favorite title to be Next Week's Featured Book. See you next week!