Books Coming Out in 2009

I'll try to update this post as I find out more information:

January 13th: 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows (3 Willows (Hardback)) Popular author Ann Brashares brings readers another tale about girls who must learn the true value of friendship.

January 13th: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw The latest installment in the Wimpy Kid series. Previous books in the series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules

January 20th: Princess of the Midnight Ball I can't wait to read this one! Jessica Day George did a wonderful job with Dragon Slippers and Dragon Flight, I can't wait to read this re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

January 27th: Happenstance Found (The Books of Umber) After re-telling so many fairy tales, I can't wait to read his latest book.

January 27th: Scat The biology teacher is supposedly gone taking care of a family emergency but two students suspect foul play. It will be most interesting to see how Carl Hiaasen's latest book compares to his first two.

February 1st: Tia The Tulip Fairy (Rainbow Magic) Pippa The Poppy Fairy (Rainbow Magic) Louise The Lily Fairy (Rainbow Magic) Charlotte The Sunflower Fairy (Rainbow Magic) February is an exciting month for all the Daisy Meadows fans. The Petal Fairy Books finally come out in the U.S.! The mini-series is as follows: Tia the Tulip Fairy, Pippa the Poppy Fairy, Louise the Lily Fairy, Charlotte the Sunflower Fairy, Olivia the Orchid Fairy, Danielle the Daisy Fairy, Ella the Rose Fairy.

February 10th: Wild Orchid: A Retelling of "The Ballad of Mulan" (Once Upon a Time) The Once Upon a Time series continues with the Ballad of Mulan. I'm worried that the legend of Mulan will somehow be ruined in the re-telling of it. However, I am pleased that Cameron Dokey is doing the re-telling as I think she is the best author involved in the Once Upon a Time series.

February 10th: The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor (Pellinor Series) The fourth in the Pellinor series. Previous books in the series: The Naming, The Riddle, and The Crow.

February 10th: Seekers #2: Great Bear Lake The second in the Seekers series. The first one is called The Quest Begins.

February 10th: Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) I think this is one of the most exciting Spring releases as it includes some short stories never before seen by Rick Riordan.

February 19th: Snow White and Rose Red I think this also is one of the most exciting Spring releases. Finally this book is coming back into print! Yes!

February 24th: Starclimber The third book in the Airborn series. I am a bit skeptical as it is an adventure in space and that doesn't seem to quite fit the original time period of the first book. Previous books in the series: Airborn and Skybreaker

March 2nd: A reissue of many of Shannon Hale's books. Hooray! Although I don't believe this new cover art is as good as the original art, it is much better than the photographic pictures used on the paperbacks you see in stores today. The Goose Girl Enna Burning Princess Academy The Book of a Thousand Days

March 3rd: The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief. The third of the 39 Clues books written by an author skilled in writing Star Wars stories. The first two books are The Maze of Bones and One False Note.

March 3rd: The Amaranth Enchantment First time author Julie Berry has all the great elements of a princess story in this book--balls, revenge, romance, and evil spells.

March 5th: The new Puffin Classics come out! I don't know if any of you have had the pleasure of holding these books in your hands but they are so portable and the covers are so vibrant and lovely! The Jungle Book (Puffin Classics) Peter Pan (Puffin Classics) Heidi (Puffin Classics) A Tale of Two Cities (Puffin Classics)

March 5th: Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction YAY! I've been waiting for this glorious collection of short stories for many months now! Hooray!

March 10th: Alligator Bayou Donna Jo Napoli's latest!

March 10th: Best Friends And Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls) The third Allie Finkle. The first two are Moving Day and The New Girl.

March 17th: Emma Vol. 8 Although the plot is somewhat unbelievable, Kaoru Mori's Emma is a delightful heroine, thoughtful, grave,and brave. Will Emma ever find happiness? Let's hope so!

April 1st: The Glass Maker's Daughter This sounds like a really intriguing novel all about magical glass making in a city very like Venice.

April 15th: Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic Book) A new series from the author of the wonderful Enchanted Forest Chronicles.

April 28th: The Princess and the Bear I had heard that Mette Ivie Harrison was intrigued with the character of the dog in the first book, The Princess and te Hound. I'm so glad she is continuing on with the story line!

April 30th: Wishes on the Moon More genies from Michael Tunnel! The first two books in the series: The Wishing Moon and Moon Without Magic.

May 1st: The Sisters Grimm: Book Seven: The Everafter War (Bk. 7) It sounds like this may be the last in the series. Although I've only read through book three, I imagine the seventh book will be just as good as the first. Yes, Sabrina can be a bit annoying, but I find the author's different, snarky take on the various fairy tale creatures to be interesting and sometimes refreshing.

May 1st: Bethany The Ballet Fairy (Dance Fairies) This date ushers in the U.S. release of The Dance Fairies by Daisy Meadows. The books are as follows: Bethany the Ballet Fairy, Jade the Disco Fairy, Rebecca the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairy, Tasha the Tap Dance Fairy, Jessica the Jazz Fairy, Serena the Salsa Fairy, Isabelle the Ice Dance Fairy

May 4th: The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm The fourth book in the Sorcery and Cecelia series. While enjoyable enough, I found the second book to be the least enjoyable book by Patricia Wrede that I have read so far. I must admit that I haven't yet read the third. The first three books are as follows: Sorcery and Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician.

May 5th: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Book 5: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) This book is one of my top five anticipated books of 2009. I can't wait to find out what happens to Percy and all his friends! Previous books in the series: The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse and The Battle of the Labyrinth.

May 12th: Seekers #3: Smoke Mountain The third Seekers book. Previous books in the series: The Quest Begins and Great Bear Lake.

May 12th: Winter Wood: Book 3 in the Touchstone Trilogy. After reading the Various, I cannot help but be interested in what book author Steve Augarde will write next.

May 12th: Dragon Spear Yet another book I am really looking forward to! When Dragon Flight came out I was skeptical that Jessica Day George could write a sequel that was as good as her first (Dragon Slippers). However, I was pleasantly surprised by how wonderful Dragon Flight was! I eagerly await her third in the "Dragon" series!

May 14th: The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery Hooray, another Enola Holmes mystery! I'm sure this one will be just as good as her previous four (The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, and The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan)!

May 28th: The Reluctant Heiress The lovely month of May continues with another book from the exquisite author, Eva Ibbotson. OK, yes, this one sounds entirely too gushy and highly unrealistic but the writing is just so wonderful!

Sometime in May?: 12. I'm not sure what this is about. Perhaps it is a sequel to the much talked about Hunger Games?

June 2nd: The Diamond Secret (Once Upon a Time) This is supposedly a retelling of Anastasia. I don't even know where to start regarding my apprehension about this book. First of all, I am curious as to why the Once Upon a Time series has decided to depart from fairy tales to feature a historical person, second, why did they not continue the lovely cover art courtesy of Kinuko Craft? One thing is for sure, it will be interesting how the author and publishers choose to retell poor Anastasia's story!

June 2nd: The 39 Clues: The Card Pack 2 The next card pack for the 39 Clues series.

June 11th: Dracula (Puffin Classics) Oh reissued Puffin classics, how I love you!

June 23rd: Septimus Heap: The Magykal Papers Possibly the final Septimus Heap? I honestly am not entirely sure what I'm going to do with myself once this series is over. It's just so fun to read and the books look very nice on a bookshelf (not that I'm shallow or anything...)

June 25th: The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen The second book set in the intriguing other world of New York City. I like the concept of these books but felt that her short story CATNYP from The Faery Reel was better than her novel. However, I think Delia Sherman has some of the more original ideas when it comes to reworking fantasy creatures/settings.

July 1st: Trixie The Halloween Fairy (Rainbow Magic) Another Daisy Meadows special.

August 4th: Treason's Shore: Book Four of Inda The fourth book in the Inda series.

August 6th (possibly): The Red Badge of Courage (Puffin Classics Relaunch) Another Puffin Classic

August 25th: Sent (Missing) The second in the Missing series.

August 25th: Violet Wings The newest Victoria Hanley novel.

September 8th: Winter's Child: A Retelling of "The Snow Queen" (Once Upon a Time) A retelling of the Snow Queen and the next in the Once Upon a Time series.

October 14th: The Underland Chronicles Book Five: Gregor and the Code of Claw Gregor's last book finally comes out on CD. Oh Gregor, how I wish you weren't over!

2009 PAPERBACKS
1) January 1st: Elijah Of Buxton
2) February 3rd: Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls)
3) February 10th: Seekers #1: The Quest Begins
4) April 3rd (perhaps): The Dragonfly Pool
5) May 1st: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
6) May 4th: Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber,Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West
7) May 4th: Sir Lancelot the Great
8) May 18th: The Wednesday Wars
9) May 26th: House of Many Ways
10) July 7th: King's Shield: Book Three of Inda
11) October 15th: Thirteen Reasons Why

2009 BOOKS FOR ADULTS

April 28th: The Language of Bees Possibly the next in the exquisite Mary Russell series. I highly recommend this series for the wonderful language, evocative setting, and well-developed characters.

June 9th: The Actor and the Housewife: A Novel Shannon Hale's next adult novel about a woman who meets her favorite actor.

July 22nd: Shades of Grey: A Novel This new Jasper Fforde book sounds very intriguing. He has created a world where seeing color is a privilege (yes, it initially reminded me of the Giver); the more colors you see, the better your social position. Described as "[p]art social satire, part romance, [and] part revolutionary thriller," this book is sure to be original.