Books for Young (Geeky) Readers
It’s November, which means the holidays and their requisite gift giving are fast approaching. If you’re shopping for the young readers in your life, here are two fresh, fun titles you may want to check out:
If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late
Pseudonymous Bosch
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If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late, by Pseudonymous Bosch is the second installment about the life of geeky, young Cass and Max-Ernest, and their many adventures.
Told in a style that breaks the “fourth wall” and talks directly to the reader, this is a rollicking adventure about magic, secret societies, pirates, and whether or not science teachers can be trusted. It’s also full of bad puns and snarky asides that make the reader feel as though he or she is in on a very special secret.
The two young heroes are joined by a third, new kid Yo Yoji, an Asian-American who looks like an anime character, and throws a bit of complication into the close friendship enjoyed by the original pair.
This book is aimed at the older elementary / middle school set, but is amusing enough for adults to read as well. The first book in the series, The Name of This Book is Secret, was released in paperback earlier this year, but the two don’t have to be read in order.
Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut
Paul Feig
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Also of appeal to young readers, especially those with a decidedly geeky bent, is Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut, by Paul Feig.
In this book the title character, who goes by the name “Iggy,” is fed up with being teased all the time, so he decides to build a rocket and leave the planet. When something goes wrong, he ends up in another Frequency (read: alternate universe) instead, and must rely on the help of Karen, another trapped earthling, to get back home.
This book is part science fiction, part comedy, and part action-adventure, and appeals to the childlike dreams in all of us – especially the ones where we wish we could step outside our own realities for a while.
Both novels are offered by LB-Kids, a division of Hachette / Little, Brown.
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