Recently I wrote a post about a couple of books I took a look at while browsing around the bookstore. I really wanted to purchase them, but luckily for my sagging bookshelves and wallet, I showed a little restraint. Here is the second installment on my “on the bookshelves” series, but instead of visiting my local bookstore, I’ve done a little virtual shopping on other blogs.
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - I first read about this book on Booking Mama’s blog and thought the premise sounded sweet. At just 128 pages, this looks like a quick, fun read.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - When Kim at Bold Blue Adventure wrote “Forget everything you know about chick-lit and Young Adult Fiction. Read this book as the primal “I-Am-Woman-Hear-Me-Roar” of a young heroine with the knowledge that she is not only more than a pretty face, she is in every way superior to the boys at her exclusive prep school” I knew that this book was right up my alley. Plus, I like the simple book cover. It was also mentioned recently at Books & Other Thoughts.
The Case of the Missing Books - Again with the really great cover art, The Case of the Missing Books was mentioned in a post at Bookmark My Heart. 
From the Booklist review on Amazon: In a field crowded with unlikely sleuths, Israel Armstrong–chubby, nervous, clumsy, headache prone, underachieving–stands out. Jewish and vegetarian, he stands out even more when he accepts a job in Tumdrum, Northern Ireland, where it’s assumed that, if he’s not Protestant, he must be Catholic. Hired to be a librarian, he arrives to find his library closed and his position retitled “Outreach Support Officer”–driver of the decrepit mobile library. Worse, the books he’s supposed to fill it with have disappeared. Worse yet, his new boss will accept his resignation only if he finds the missing books first. Between Israel’s inept sleuthing and the general unhelpfulness of the locals, it looks as if he’ll be in Tumdrum a long, long time. The plot here is an excuse for the scenes, but what scenes! Begging to be read aloud, they unfold with a rollicking blend of dry humor, slapstick, and sheer farce that is nonetheless anchored by a strong sense of place and a sobering sense of the place’s troubled history.
Sounds pretty funny right? Apparently the above mentioned blogger thinks so too, since she wrote “I laughed out loud (and made other embarrassing noises of glee) several time while reading this book.”
The Girl with No Shadow - Just take a look at Leslie’s great review to find out why I want this book. Enough said.
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