What are you currently reading?
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
When two kids discover that the milk is all gone, their father runs down the street to buy some. He returns several hours later with a wild story of why it took him so terribly long just to buy a little milk.
I've been wanting to read this new Neil Gaiman book for some time now. With time travel, dinosaurs, pirates, aliens, and more it reminds me of To Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street crossed with Doctor Who.
What did you recently finish reading?
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Dover Graphic Novel Classics) Adapted by John Green
Holmes and Watson investigate a family curse in this graphic novel adaptation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is probably the most commonly retold Sherlock Holmes story. This version is fairly solid. The illustrations, while nothing spectacular, are solid and occasionally capture some excellent Holmes expressions. Not the best adaptation of Sherlock Holmes I've ever read but a good thrift edition of you're looking to save some money.
What do you think you will read next?
Niles Wormwart, Accidental Villain by D.M. Cunningham
Niles is determined to make waves at the science fair with his time travel wristwatch. No cliched experiments for this kid. Unfortunately, his experiment goes wrong and blows up the science wing of his school. In the wake of the destruction, Niles is sent of to Camp Mayhem. His father thinks it is a role-playing camp. In reality, it is a training camp for future villains.
This could be an interesting twist on the "kid finds out he is a superhero" plot.
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