Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles

I have been trying to complete grad school and study for my state certification so I am off a bit in my posting of great books and fun tech ideas. But it shall continue soon.

I love Jo Knowles and I got to see her in person at the Austin Book Festival for Young Adults a couple of weekends ago.  She was incredible of course.  She really has a beat with teens and you can tell in her books how heart wrenching her characters become so real that you can really identify with them.

I will read all her books now.  I got a signed copy of this book and I am in the middle of it.  I will post more about it when I finish, but this continues the story of Jumping off Swings, with Josh's side of getting a girl pregnant as a jr. in high school and how he can't deal with the adoption, with his parents separate lives, and how can he even look at people at school since he caused such a nightmare to happen to one girl.  He is living with some serious issues and goes to finish school with his Uncle who loves Jackie Chan.  But he is learning to deal with life as he goes.

The Selection and The Elite by Kiera Cass

I read The Selection by Kiera Cass last weekend and it is new in our library.  This story is a cross between Hunger Games and The Bachelor t.v. show.  This story involves a caste system of society and certain girls are allowed to compete for a Prince if they are selected to represent the country. This is only allowed it the Prince likes you.  It is a very interesting read.  It has lots of 'swoon' worthy parts that will make girls really like the story.  I was hooked at the beginning.  It is a love triangle but a lot of history is repeated in this new society and this will entrance readers.   I could not wait to read the next one in the series, which is called The Elite, so I instantly downloaded it in my Overdrive account to finish reading the story for the weekend.   This one continues the story as the main character is voted to stay in the castle as one of the remaining 6 girls left in the competition.  I can not wait for the third book to come out in May 2014.