Ozark Ghost Stories by Richard & Judy Dockrey Young, 186 pages

My youngest had requested this book because she wanted to read some local ghost stories. She kept trying to tell me all about them because she was so excited about. After reading these stories reflecting the stories told around fires and family get-togethers, I'm thinking about having a storytelling event around Halloween. I especially liked the use of local lingo in these stories.

Big Nate Goes For Broke by Lincoln Peirce, 216 pages

Both of my kids love the Big Nate books, fighting over them anytime I bring a new one home from the library. I enjoy the strip in the newspaper, but wasn't sure the books would be that great. I finally picked one up after listening to yet another fight over who got to read the book first. I have to say I really found it to be good, with the story humorous and the drawings perfectly suitable to the book. If you've like the comic strip at all in the paper, you should really pick these books up, and if you've not seen Big Nate at all, you're in for a treat.

The Phantom of the Post Office by Kate Klise, 136 pages

I got hooked on these books last year when Kate Klise came to the library. They may be children's books but they are well-written, really sweet and the illustrations really add to the story. I have to beat my 10-year-old off to get first dibs on them, they're that good.

Elizabeth's Secret Diary Vol. III by Kate Williams, 325 pages

This is diary entries of Elizabeth Wakefield covering the Sweet Valley Books #71-82. All I can say is these sisters don't have a boyfriend that the other doesn't end up dating, usually secretly.

UnWholly by Neal Shusterman, 402 pages

I was a huge fan of Unwind when I first read it, and became a Shusterman fanatic after he came to the library and gave one of the best author visits I'd ever attended. So I've been eagerly awaiting the sequel to Unwind for ages. Our director was nice enough to pick up an Advanced Readers Copy at ALA for our teen librarian, and she was nice enough to share it with me after she'd finished it. I got it yesterday morning and finished it last night. It was terrifying, enthralling and outstanding. It really makes you wonder how much of our political and moral beliefs are shaped by the government, business interests and the media spin doctors. This will be one book that I know I'll have to buy for my 16-year-old, and I will continue to recommend Unwind and now UnWholly as a must read book.

Eat Slay Love by Jesse Petersen, 279 pages

One of the saddest things about this book is getting to the end and finding out Jesse Petersen hasn't written another to follow. If I became wealthy (lotto wealthy) I will pay her to write a book just for me.

Flip This Zombie by Jesse Petersen, 261 pages

I'd reviewed this book before about a year ago, but I'm reading the series before Jesse Petersen gets here on Friday. Reading them a second time just reminds me how much I really like these books, they are some of the funniest zombie books I've read. If you haven't picked any of them up, DO SO.