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The Odyssey Bookshop is one of five independent
bookstores participating in WAMC's Roundtable on Tuesday mornings,
just after the 10:00 news. People from the Odyssey will be on about once a
month, talking about our favorite books. The Odyssey Bookshop 413-534-7307 email odysseybks@aol.com
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Sara's Picks Click on any title to order. Back to staff list
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment and Maximum Ride: School's Out – Forever, by James Patterson.
This series is GREAT! but don't judge the books by their covers. I have no idea what the publisher was thinking. And it is really too bad. The covers completely misrepresent the books. For example, there is a lot of humor in them. Often I chuckled and even laughed out loud. . . . The books remind me of Garth Nix's Abhorsen books--but not as gloomy--the writing is solid, and the books, full of adventure and excitement, are packed with great, strong, likable characters. While Will is our main hero--he's the ranger's apprentice of the series title--there are also other characters, like Horace, Alyss, Halt, Gilan, and others, who get attention and whom we come to like and are keen to know more about. I read the two books back-to-back within a few days, and I bet so will you. Down the Rabbit Hole & Behind the Curtain by Peter Abrahams
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, BOOK ONE by Rick Riordan  (age
10 and up). Percy, short for Perseus, is twelve years old when it
suddenly becomes undeniable that he is not your run-of-the-mill kid.
Well, he always knew he wasn't normal, but so far he had only been
pegged as "troubled." Now, it turns out that his trouble was
that he is a half-blood, that is, his father was a god, as in Greek god.
And as he tells us on the page one: "Being a half-blood is
dangerous. It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful,
nasty ways." But the book isn't scary, in fact, it is lots of fun,
even laugh-out-loud funny. And it is a great way to become interested in
Greek mythology. I recommend it highly and am looking forward to reading
Book Two.
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BIRD
SONGS: 250 North American Birds in Song edited by Les Beletsky
Get
ready for a maximum ride of a read with Max and her flock. These six
genetically engineered children try to figure out who they are, where
they came from, why they have been genetically engineered to fly –
yep, fly – and possess other special abilities, who is behind it all,
whom they can trust and whom not. All the while, they are hunted by the
Erasers, vicious human-lupine hybrids (also genetically engineered by
the same mysterious people that ‘created' them). I read the books
back-to-back over the weekend and loved them. The books are thrilling
with humor mixed in – just like I like 'em.
Ranger's
Apprentice: Book One: 
I
only knew Peter Abrahams's adult books and was a bit surprised when I
heard that he had started a mystery series for younger teens (10+). I
admit I was a bit doubtful, but they are really really good. Ingrid is a
great character and perfectly conceived as a young amateur sleuth. She's
real, plays soccer, chats with her best friend online, but also idolizes
Sherlock Holmes and is involved with the Prescott Players--Echo Falls's
amateur theater group--hence the title. Moreover she is a magnet for
things-not-quite-right while also possessing the necessary super level
of curiosity that makes her get to the bottom of the mystery. I really
really enjoyed these mysteries and look forward to many more books to
follow.