Dairy Queen, Off Season and Front & Center by Catherine Murdock
Mad magazine (in fact most magazines!)
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney
Series make comfortable reading. You know the characters and just want more stories from them. For instance, The 39 Clues, books 1-5 (click to watch the book trailer.)
Graphic Novel series like Naruto and Kingdom Hearts.
High Heels (it's a party):
Spend time with the Casson family--Read the books and read the blog by author Hilary McKay. "My name is Rose Casson. I have a brother named Indigo, two sisters, Saffron and Caddy and three best friends. No five. Actually six (counting David). My favourite things are drawing and mobile phones and a book called 'The Once and Future King' which was the first book I ever read on purpose. My worst thing is being on my own. I was named after the colour Permanent Rose when I was a very unhealthy baby. I think it is a good name because I am now eleven years old and STILL HERE!"
The Clique series by Lisi Harrison
I'd Tell You I Love You but then I'd have to Kill You and Cross Your Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
Hiking Boots (inquiring minds want to know!):
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: the extraordinary true story of Shackelton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong
Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice by Phillip Hoose
Cowboy Boots (I love my horses and country life):
The Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
Moonrunner by Mark Thomason (A boy. A horse. An unbreakable bond. And it happens in Australia)
The Kingfisher Illustrated Horse & Pony Encyclopedia by Sandy Ransford
Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids by Cherry Hill
Slippers (to sleep, to dream, perchance to have nightmares):
The Demonata, book 1: Lord Loss (Give yourself nightmares!)
Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer (Asteriod hits the moon and causes tidal waves, volcanic eruptions, climate change leading to death and starvation. Would I be able to survive if this happened????) I am sooo not prepared--no groceries in the pantry, no wicked survival build a fire with sticks skills,...oh!
Running Shoes (exercise for the brain):
Mighty Robots: mechanical marvels that fascinate and frighten by David Jones
