(Scroll down for the first and second of these little teasers)
The other kids in my family are getting Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke and Kirsten Meyer (illus.), and Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen respectively:
My dad is getting a few books from his wishlist, including Charles de Lint's The Blue Girl:
