Shadow Children Series

I read an interesting interview with Margaret Peterson Haddix about the end of the Among... books. Since we all read and love those!
My brother and I drove to a used bookstore today to sell some books; we made over $50 so it was worth it, but on the way home a small town library was giving away books on the lawn! We managed to contain ourselves to one bag, but I ask you, what is the point of trying to pare down our collections when we can't resist any books that come our way?

Heiress for Hire by Erin McCarthy

I just started this book because I had a really slow day of subbing today, and I am halfway through already. I didn't expect to like it at all, but it is very cute. The main character, Amanda is a spoiled heiress who learns to depend on herself when her father cuts her off, and she takes a job as a sitter in the small Ohio town where she is stuck. Along the way, Amanda and the girl's father fall in love. The whole plot outline sounds hackneyed, but McCarthy gave the plot new twists and the characters dynamic, complex personalities.