Happy birthday Gabrielle & Ted~

Gabrielle Zevin - happy bday!

After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.  (Haven't read, want to)

After fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is hit by a taxi and killed, she finds herself in a place that is both like and unlike Earth, where she must adjust to her new status and figure out how to "live." (Haven't read!  On my list too!)

In a future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family. (This will probably be the first one I read by her since I love books set in the future.  Plus, CHOCOLATE.  Who could resist?)  OH ONE MORE THING: the sequel, Because It Is My Blood, came out last month.  You can request it, since we don't have it yet.  We will soon. 

AND!  Happy birthday to Ted Dekker!