Rogue by Lyn Miller-Lachmann was the second Truman nominee that I've read for next year. It was a good book. The main character has Asperger's Syndrome and struggles in social situations. After an incident at school, she gets expelled and is being home-schooled. She desperately wants to make friends and her hopes rise when a boy her age and his little brother move in across the street. The new boys have family secrets, though, which threaten not only their friendship, but their lives. This was a great read--give it a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed!

I recently finished The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. It is on the list of Truman nominees for next year. It is the first book I've read from next year's list. It was good. It's a dystopian novel. If you like books like The Hunger Games, Life as We Knew It, or City of Ember--then you'll love this one. I liked it enough to read the sequel, but I want to read all of next year's nominees first.

Shiloh

So--how is your reading of Shiloh going? Do you like it? Did you read ahead?

I just finished The Shadow Throne, which is book three in Jennifer A. Nielsen's The Ascendance Trilogy.  I really enjoyed this trilogy. The False Prince was the first book and I read it because it was on the Truman list this year. I enjoyed it, so I read the sequel--The Runaway King. I don't always read sequels. I really have to like the story. Reading all three books in the trilogy says a lot about how much I like the story and Ms. Nielsen's writing. I tried to read the second book after Cinder--which is called Scarlet, but I lost interest a few chapters in and just couldn't make myself read it. I may pick it up again someday, though. Next on my list is actually another sequel to a book in this year's Truman list. The first book was called Shadow and Bone. The second book is called Siege and Storm.  I'll let you know how I like that one.

I just finished reading Unstoppable by Tim Green. Judging the book by it's cover, I thought it was going to be a "sports book" because it had a picture of a football player on it. Boy, was I ever wrong! Sure, it had football in it, but it was so much more than a book about sports. I don't want to give the storyline away, but this book is about fear and courage and perseverance and I would recommend it to anyone. This book has been nominated for the 2014-2015 Truman Readers Award and rightfully so!