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In My Mailbox is run by The Story Siren. You can read about it/link up here . This week I picked up a few books I have been very excited to read. I bought: Across the Universe by Beth Revis Warped by Maurissa Guibord From the Library: Mistwood by Leah Cypress The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-Stone Nothing by Janne Teller A small, but important haul. I read Across the Universe already. See my review here .

Across the Universe by Beth Revis Out 1-11-11 Goodreads link here I had such high hopes for this book and it does not disappoint. ATU is very enjoyable. The real star of the novel is not Amy, who is okay or Elder (who is wonderful) but the world that they live in. First, the world is a ship-one that is racing across the universe to a new planet. I found myself getting more and more uncomfortable as the story evolved, and I am not usually claustrophobic. They (the inhabitants of the Godspeed ) are truly cut off from EVERYONE. No calling Houston with problems, that's for sure. And there are some major problems in this world! So much of the story is layered-secrets piled on secrets. Some of them are shocking, others you can kind of see for yourself, and the pages just could not turn fast enough. This is an excellent read and I could not believe it was a debut novel. Revis has chops. I have two teeny tiny issues. Really, they are minuscule, but I have to mention them. One, the book fea...

Okay, so I only subscribe to Family Circle magazine because I get it for free, but I admit to loving the human interest stories....anyway, I just opened my mailbox and found this inside: First, Across the Universe is a reader's pick! Imagine all of the mother/daughter book connections that will be made over this. Or for people like me who are a little older than YA but not yet, you know, moldy oldy, think of how many will see this! Second, my mag came with a free sheet (and it is poster-sized) of wrapping paper designed by Eric Carle for a charity. How cool is that? If you are like me and know a million youth services librarians, this will come in handy. Or wrap a book as a gift for your favorite kid (or child at heart). Or just use it as a poster. I love this! I just had to share! Now, back to school work (only 27 more articles to read!). Sigh. As soon as my work is caught up, I plan to 1. share with you the first award I have ever won as a blogger (squee!) and 2. whip up my fi...