The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

Last seen in Saving Francesca, Tom’s world fell apart after his uncle died in a terrorist attack in London. His family is destroyed with his father drinking, his mom off in Brisbane and the love of his life in East Timor. Tom has left university and stopped playing music seeking solace in oblivion. As the book opens, he has been brought to hospital after a fall requiring stitches and Francesca picks him up to bring him back to his Aunt Georgie where he will have to start dealing with family.

Marchetta's writing is a real treat. It's not easy and her characters are complex, but you'll feel like you've lived in their shoes for a time.

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve -

Fever Crumb is a prequel to the Mortal Engines series and takes place hundreds of years beforehand. Fever is the youngest member and lone girl living with a group of eccentric engineers, having been found by Dr. Crumb, a member of the order of Engineers, in a basket with a note around her wrist, “Her name is Fever Crumb.”

At the age of 14 she is sent to work for an archeologist,Kit Solent, but on the way she attracts the attention of a tram passenger who accuses her of being a Scrivener. A mob starts to chase her until her employer finds her, but Bagman Creech is determined to find her. Scriveners were eliminated years ago and any that are found are to be killed. When she is at her employer's house, weird memories come to her, but she knows they are not hers. Whose are they and what is the secret about Fever Crumb?

New and Soon to Arrive CDs

All things Bright and Beautiful / Owl City

Bon Iver / Bon Iver

Finally famous / Big Sean

Fly from Here – Yes

Harry Potter & Deathly Hallows Part 2

If Not Now When? / Incubus

Speed of Darkness / Flogging Molly

SBTRKT / SBTRKT

Suck it and See / Arctic Monkeys

Time of My Life / 3 Doors Down

New and Soon to Arrive CDs

New CDs - May 2011

Born This Way / Lady Gaga
Codes and Keys /Death Cab For Cutie
Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 / Beastie Boys
Rome / Danger Mouse
Turtleneck & Chain / The Lonely Island

New CDs - April

Awesome as F**k / Green Day
Belong / Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Fall / Gorillaz
Femme Fatale / Britney Spears
How to Become Clairvoyant / Robbie Robertson
Lady Soul / Aretha Franklin
Lasers / Lupe Fiasco
Nine Types of Light / TV on the Radio
Songs for Japan / Various

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Growing up in Prenticetown, Todd Hewitt could hear the thoughts of all the people in town. It just so happened that all of them were male, and when the story begins, except for him, men. Todd has a month to go before he is to become a man when his brothers force him to flee their farm with his dog by way of the swamp. He has no idea why he has to run or what danger he faces.

Earlier that morning Todd had encountered a silence in the swamp which turned out to be a girl, Viola, newly landed on the planet of New World, and the crazy preacher, Aaron. Todd and Viola manage to escape him, but never for long. And Mayor Prentiss pursues him calling loudly, "Todd Prentiss," a call that is really creepy in the audio version of the book. An amazing start to the Chaos Walking trilogy.