The Books of Ember written by Jeanne DuPrau

This a series of 3 books.
the first being The City of Ember; people are living in the city. The city is running out of resources, some thing needs to be done to fix the problem before ember goes totally dark forever. The people of ember realize they are under ground in a 'shelter' kind of thing.
Once they are above ground that is where The People of Sparks begins. The people of Ember need a new life to begin over above the ground. The people of Sparks and Ember together create a 'new' village. The final book is The Prophet of Yonwood. In this book Crystal and her niece Nickie travel to Yonwood. There purpose was to clean out and sell the house Crystal's father lived in. The prophet supposedly is telling the citizens how to live, what to do because sinners are the problem. Nickie is receiving postcards from her father. He is on a job that is secretive. Her Dad is sending her clues where he is at, but what was he doing for all this time. In the end what does Nickie find out, Crystal does she move from NJ, does Grover graduate from high school. This last book in the series answers all your questions.
But wait I read the fourth book of Ember The Diamond Of Darkhold. In this last and final book Doon and Lina travel back to Ember. Doon was able to get a book from a roamer that sparked his interest in returning to Ember. Ember had stuff that the people of sparks could use to survive and also to trade but there was something else but what was it? Doon and Lina found this special item that changed the people of Sparks. Read the final book and revisit with Hoyt McCoy.

13 Little Blue Envelopes written by Maureen Johnson

13 envelopes got delivered to Ginny. Ginny doesn't know who sent the package but she knows she needs to fulfill her aunt's dream. Ginny needs to go on the adventure. First by opening the first envelope on the plane to London. Ginny's first stop is London to find a friend of Aunt Peg's. Each envelope will lead Ginny to a situation she must act on.
Take the adventure with Ginny. Meet the people with her some are interesting others captivating.

The Woman Warrior written by Maxine Hong Kingston

When I picked this book up to read, it was because my son needed assistance with a class assignment. So I dreaded reading the book. I read for pleasure not because I have to and there are genres I don't like to read.
This book I really did enjoy. First it is about women in China; how they are treated, what their value is in the Chinese culture and coming to America. Each of the 5 chapters are related but probably could stand alone. No Name Woman, she commits suicide because she is pregnant with another man's child. No Name was shunned by family because of her pregnancy. Shaman, Brave Orchid trains as a midwife (doctor), she is strong and rids the dorm of 'ghosts'. White Tigers is the telling of Mulan (Disney film). The bravery of her to fight the Warlords. At the Western Palace, Brave Orchid is in America. She and her family own a laundry business she brings her sister over from China, Moon Orchid. Moon Orchid is frail not as strong as Brave Orchid. Its sad Brave orchid has a husband in the States but he doesn't recognize her, wont accept her as his wife. He wants her to go away, he has new life and new wife. Moon Orchid cant accept her fate and needs to be committed to a home. The final chapter A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe, this has the daughter's skin near the tongue cut so she wont get tongue tied. The daughter picks on a shy Chinese girl because she doesn't speak.

I enjoyed the book, I had read a book like this in along time. I am glad I did.

the Last Knight written by Hilari Bell

Do you need a hero? This book has 2 heroes. Fisk the squire and Knight Errant Sir Michael. They liberated a damsel they both thought was imprisoned wrongly. Sir Michael is summoned home and reluctantly realizes he help to release murderer. He must bring Lady Ceciel back to justice. Sir Michael and Fisk have many adventures being heroic trying to find Lady Ceciel. They find her, she is a herbalist. She has been cooking up herbs to find the right potions. In the end did she murder her husband? Is she killing the children that are different and no one wants? Is Sir Michael and Fisk once a heroes?


This is Book 1- A knight and Rogue Novel

Book of Shadows written by Cate Tiernan

This is Book 1 in the series. Cal Blaire is the new senior guy at school. He is gorgeous. Cal is in a couple of Morgan's classes. Cal asks a few of the kids to join him in creating a circle to celebrate Moban. Morgan, Bree, Raven, Robbie, Chris and a few more are asked to join the circle. Over the course of a few weeks more circles are created. Morgan has an affinity for the circle magick. Cal notices that Morgan has this affinity. Bree drops Chris as a boyfriend wanting Cal as her new boyfriend. But Cal in his way keeps Bree at a distance. Morgan's parent have raised Morgan to be Catholic and demands she have nothing to do with Wicca, witches and covens. Morgan likes Cal wants him as a boyfriend but Morgan is a good friend and tells Bree to go for Cal as a boyfriend. As time passes Bree accuses Morgan of taking Cal and their friend hits a difficult time.
Everyone realizes that Morgan has an affinity for magick. Once Morgan acknowledged her affinity as a blood witch she didn't question what it meant for her and Cal to be together.

Book 2 is The Coven

Dead is the New Black written by Marlene Perez

Everyone in the Giordano family is psychic except for Daisy. Her mother uses her power to help solve crimes in Nightshade. Daisy's sisters Rose and Poppy are enlisted to investigate a teenager girl's mysterious death. Daisy feels useless because she is a 'norm'. Daisy takes matters into her own hands and begins her own investigation when she learns a vampire is stealing from the cheerleaders. What is this vampire stealing? With help from Ryan a friend or possibly more Daisy reveals the vampire's identity but she also discovers powers that she never knew she had.

Distant Waves written by Suzanne Weyn

This is a novel about 5 girls plus their Mom who follow the life path of being mediums, psychics, looking into crystal balls, talking to the dead and possibly foretelling the future.

Their life takes them from Spirit Vale, New York to London. In London the girls and their Mom attend a conference. With the conference over the girls accidentally get on board of the Titanic. The girls have had seen the sinking of the Titanic. Do the girls survive the sinking, do they reunite with their Mom in New York? does Jane's 'boyfriend' survive the sinking with her sister Mimi?

It is a good read, lots of details of people who lived at that time, and romance.

Its a good story but not certain how much of it deals with the Titanic, except for the foretelling of the future.