Great Sciene-fiction Selection

I finished Erratum by Walter Sorrells on Sunday. An erratum is a writer or publisher’s error in a publication. In this story, the error is in the universe, and it is up ten-year-old Jessica Sternhagen to make corrections. One day, Jessica stumbles into a bookstore that she has never noticed before. There she is handed a book titled Her Lif, which turns out to be a page by page account of everything Jessica has ever done in her life. (But Her Lif is an erratum, a printer’s error; the book should be titled Her Life.) The words in the book change with each choice that she makes in her life. And things get really crazy when Jessica realizes that she has the ability to save the universe by altering present events to change the past. Sound confusing? It is, to some degree, but it’s also fast-paced and exciting as Jessica, along with her friend Dale, face nonstop action, danger, and even alternate dimensions as they make choices that will have very long-lasting consequences for themselves and the entire universe. Will they have the courage and the intelligence they need to understand how to use this powerful book? Check out Erratum for yourself and find out!

I’ve started The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. I picked up the book when I was looking for books with great beginnings for an activity I do with 5^th grade at the beginning of each school year.  Who wouldn’t love a book that begins, “WARNING: DO NOT READ BEYOND THIS PAGE!”? Which reminded me that several other books I’ve blogged about have great beginnings as well. Fifth-grader Jim L. pointed out the great first line in Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates:  “Mr. and Mrs. Gordon liked it when people died.” And Stormbreaker had a nice first line as well: “When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it’s never good news.” Don’t you love it when a book has a great beginning and then backs it up with a terrific story?! Let me know if you find other books with great beginnings. . . and I’ll let you know if the rest of The Name of This Book is Secret lives up to its first line.

Oh, and don't forget to give me suggestion on what to read next.