We used this for a program last week-- we are doing a Library Arcade-ish thing over the summer, one program a week, and something different every week. The kids who came fell pretty well into two camps-- those who thought this was a super-fun game, and those who couldn't be persuaded to try a dancing game of any sort. The game also has a pretty wide range of songs, both in terms of release date and song styles, so it could appeal to a wider group.
Year Million: Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge, edited by Damien Broderick. I tried this for my Nonfiction Survey (003.2), but I only got to page 95. The science was too far above my head, or, at least, too far above what I'm capable of understanding while lying in bed after 10 pm. Certainly an interesting book but I didn't feel I was getting enough out of it.
Mad Dogs, by Robert Muchamore. This is the last volume I'll be ordering for a while, as I'm just about the only person reading them. It's a shame, because there is a good deal of action, some good thinking or conversation topics, but I just can't sell them to my teens.


Changeless and Blameless and Heartless, by Gail Carriger. My heart weeps that the next title won't be out til March 2012! Authors who want to write series should pitch the idea to publishers, then write all the books and get the printing and release done within a month. This is so frustrating.
These are really great books, but not great mysteries. The second and fourth of the series (Changeless and Heartless) have the most mystery elements, so it was the most noticeable in these two installments; I had guess the two of the three major "twists" in Heartless well before the revelation. This would be a major drawback, except that the books are so engaging. The author has done a phenomenal job of creating a world that sticks to traditional lore and rules for supernaturals, but adding or reinterpreting details in a way that makes the world unique.
I cannot speak highly enough about the language. I force you by the power of my will to read these books.
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