Some great winter reads!!!

With winter now upon us what better than to sink into a comfy chair, cozy up to a warm blanket and read, read, read

This snowy weekend I did just that. 

Here are two books I loved and hope you do too!

Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney: The latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid is hilarious from cover to cover.  Be sure to read the front page Dear Reader (on scholastic versions only) explaining how Jeff came to write this book caught between two storms which included an extended stay in Vancouver, BC. 

Cabin Fever starts just before Christmas when Greg is trying to be on his best behaviour so Santa will be good to him.  Of course things go array when Greg and Rowley inadvertently damage school property.  The excitement continues through a nasty blizzard, police chase and Manny taking control of the house.  This laugh out loud installment does not disappoint.  Get caught up in Cabin Fever over the holidays.  The library has 3 copies :)  

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick:  This is my second time reading this wonderful graphic novel. With the movie just around the corner and a new book by Brian called Wonderstruck just released, I thought it was a great time to re-read one of my favourites.  The Invention of Hugo Cabret follows the life of young Hugo who looses his parents, then his uncle whom he was living with.  Hugo lives in an abandoned apartment above the Paris train station in the 1930's.  He is a clockkeeper ensuring all the clocks in the station run exactly on time.  Hugo is fascinated by automation and mechanics.  Finding himself at the wrong end of a shoplifting adventure, Hugo begins to unravel the mystery of his father and embarks on uncovering secrets of the past. 

Told in black and white, as in the style of a 1930's movie, Selznick blends fiction with history as he weaves through the life of renowned French filmaker Georges Méliès.  Like all graphic novels you must 'read' the pictures as well as the text to progress the story.  Don't let the size of the book turn you off....it is a quick read with wonderful illustrations by Selznick and photographs of black and white films from history.  The Inventions of Hugo Cabret has been one of the best youth books I've read in the last few years.  Let me know what you think.