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Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
The latest Thursday Next adventure has it all: literary silliness, time travel, trips in and out of the fictional world and an England struggling to address the stupidity surplus. Definitely start with the first book--The Eyre Affair--and embark on a fun, fantastical voyage.
Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
Four children travel on their own to the home of their Great Aunt, caring for each other and braving the kindnesses and cruelties of strangers on their way. Their trek is a journey of discovery about themselves and their families, with a weaving of folk songs and East Coast geography. Although it is shelved in the children's room, it has broad appeal. Its high reading level and fairly gentle content make it a great book for precocious readers.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Part memoir, part advice column, all blunt, funny and true--in this book King is down to earth, practical and suffers no fools. I particularly recommend the audio book. In general I believe it should be illegal for an author to read their own work for an audio book, but King is an excellent reader. Listening to the book on tape or CD is time well spent.
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