Title: The Boys, Vol. 1: The Name of the Game
Author: Garth Ennis
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 152
Keywords: graphic novel, science fiction
Reading period: 27–29 January, 2010
Title: The Boys, Vol. 2: Get Some
Author: Garth Ennis
Rating: ★ ★ ★
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 192
Keywords: graphic novel, science fiction
Reading period: 29–31 January, 2010
Title: The Boys, Vol. 3: Good for the Soul
Author: Garth Ennis
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 192
Keywords: graphic novel, science fiction
Reading period: 1–3 February, 2010
Title: A Hat Full of Sky
Author: Terry Pratchett
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Publisher: HarperTeen
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 407
Keywords: humor, fantasy
Reading period: 25–26 January, 2010
Sequel to The Wee Free Men.
Tiffany Aching, now 11, becomes a trainee witch.
But an ancient evil, the hiver, has noticed her and possesses her.
Her Nac Mac Feegle friends, the diminutive and indomitable blue pictsies,
come to her aid.
She may only be eleven, but she’s as tough as nails.
Recommended.
Title: Nature Girl
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ½
Publisher: Grand Central
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 304
Keywords: humor
Reading period: 30 December, 2009–1 January 2010
Hiaasen drags a motley cast of characters to a remote key in the Everglades
and lets their various lunacies duke it out.
An entertaining romp.