Burke’s Books of Park Ridge
2 S. Prairie Ave.; 847-692-2300
1. Football Hero
By Tim Green
Harper Collins, 304 pages, $16.99
Inspiring story (suitable for ages 9-15) about a boy and his dreams, and the ability to overcome great obstacles along the way.
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson
Knopf, 480 pages, $24.95
Gripping story about the mysterious disappearance of a girl and the investigators who reopen the unsolved case decades later. First title in a trilogy.
3. (tie) Magic Treehouse No. 41: Moonlight on the Magic Flute
By Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Random House, 128 pages, $11.99
This offering in a children’s adventure series (ages 9-12) takes Jack and Annie to 18th Century Austria.
3. (tie) The Shack
By William P. Young
Windblown Media, 256 pages, $14.99
Spiritual fiction, a mystery based on a family’s pain and where its members find God.
